Rick Ross has shared his skepticism on the technological advantages of sensible automobiles, saying in a brand new video that he’ll by no means drive a Tesla as a result of he believes it may autonomously drive him to a police station in opposition to his will.
In a clip shared final week by All City Central, Ross defined that whereas he’s not outright in opposition to the concept of in the future proudly owning a wise automotive, he’s by no means ridden inside a Tesla as a result of he has “all the time had, at the back of [his] thoughts, [the idea that] the federal government may faucet into the mind of the automotive”.
The rapper goes on to think about a situation the place a police officer asks, “The place’s Rick?” earlier than typing one thing on a keyboard and forcing his Tesla to reroute itself. When he’s challenged on his concept by somebody offscreen, Ross quips again: “What, you assume it might’t? That bitch self-drive[s]! They acquired items bringing you items, robotic automobiles, tacos… so when you get in that [inaudible] it’s gonna lock the door and take you the place it wanna go.”
Take a look at Ross explaining his concept under:
This isn’t the primary time Ross has made headlines for curious behaviour; final November, for instance, he spoke out to refute claims he’s a hoarder after a video of his cluttered mansion went viral. Defending his surplus of watches, automobiles and different costly items, Ross declared: “To me, it’s nationwide treasures. As soon as I personal it, it turns into a nationwide treasure.”
Ross’ newest music launch was his eleventh album, ‘Richer Than I Ever Been’, which arrived in December of 2021 through Maybach and Epic. It earned a three-star overview from NME’s Will Lavin, who wrote that “whereas disciples of Kanye West are nonetheless hankering for the ‘outdated Kanye’ to come back again, Ross constantly portrays the ‘outdated Rozay’, garnering profitable outcomes extra instances than not”.
Final August was a very busy month for the Mississippi rapper, showing on DJ Khaled‘s album ‘God Did’ and saying a present with the all-Black Orchestra Noir (which itself went down in November), but additionally being denied entry into Buckingham Palace and copping a hefty effective for labour regulation violations at a few of his Wingstop franchises.
