Rick Ross hospitalized, put on life support

Rick Ross has reportedly been put on life support after being hospitalized. The 42-year-old rapper fell ill at his home in Davie, Florida, with someone calling 911 at 3.30am on Thursday to say the person in distress was ‘unresponsive with heavy breathing’, TMZ reports.


The caller said the man in distress had a history of seizures and that they tried to wake him but he was ‘slobbing out the mouth’.

According to TMZ, Rick is being treated in the hospital’s cardiac unit, and it is suspected the star suffered a heart attack which manifested itself in respiratory issues.

'We’re told doctors have put him on something called ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. It’s a technique used to oxygenate his blood outside of his body, before it’s pumped back into his body. It’s essentially a form of life support, and a clear sign of how dire the situation is.