By Caesar, 07-21-2008 , 11:21 PM

Here is the story so far; Trick Daddy accused fellow Miami rapper Rick Ross of being a former correctional officer aka prison guard. Rick Ross denied the allegation on a video that you can watch here and said the image was Photoshoped. Someone then uploaded another video showing the negative of the photo proving the image was real.

Now infamous celebrity exposer TheSmokingGun.com has stepped in and recovered the rapper's pay slips, proving that Rick Ross, born William Leonard Roberts, was indeed a prison guard from late 1995 to 1997.

Here is what they uncovered about the matter:

Ross (real name: William Leonard Roberts) was appointed a prison guard in December 1995 at a salary of $22,913.54, according to the below personnel record, which was provided to TSG by Jo Ellyn Rackleff, a DoC spokesperson. The rapper’s social security number is identical to that of the jail guard. According to the official document, Ross was earning $25,794.34 when he left the department in June 1997. After graduating from the DoC training academy, Ross was assigned to the South Florida Reception Center in Dade County (the lockup is one of three statewide that serves as an intake facility for new prisoners).

Wow, that's gotta hurt his rep and album sales. I wonder how he's going to respond to this one, make sure to stay tuned to StreetHop.com for more as it happens. I can't wait to see how other rappers respond to this, and something tells me 50 Cent will involve himself somehow.

For now, here is a scanned image of his payslip so you can see it for yourself, and don't forget to check out the above mentioned video clips.

By Bank Robber, 07-21-2008 , 11:27 PM

lol lame

By LastVoice.com, 07-21-2008 , 11:40 PM

Rick Ross is a fat a$$ 'hustlin' to the front of the buffet line...

By SiGh, 07-21-2008 , 11:45 PM

I don't understand why making legit earnings via REAL job is looked at a negative shit.

Yeah so you were a correctional officer, so what? Nigga it was a real paying job and you did that and now you making millions, where's the negative shit in this?

Well I see it, the "image" these fake ass niggas wanna have of being tough guys selling rocks on the streets and running from the Police..

By westcoastin, 07-21-2008 , 11:45 PM

like i said this just shows how fake the rap game is today
how a nigga go from a prison guard to a rap star
damn only time a real nigga see the inside of a prison is when u doin hard time not when u a watch dog
i never really was feelin ricky neways so i cud giva fuck!

westcoast ya dig

By grdalrymple, 07-21-2008 , 11:56 PM

Who the fuck you think your fuckin wit, I'm a fuckin Cop!!

hehehehe

By Dogmatic187, 07-22-2008 , 12:17 AM

agreed, it's ridiculous. and more importantly who cares.

By Rukas, 07-22-2008 , 12:31 AM

I think the problem is; he lied about it.

By S O F I, 07-22-2008 , 12:44 AM

^Yep.

I've had friends lie to me for less so I don't expect millionaire rappers to tell the truth either.

By SiGh, 07-22-2008 , 01:02 AM

He lied when he was confronted or lied about his entire life and stuff? He graduated from college and all that good stuff right? Does he deny that he got a college education and etc too?

Details plx?