Rick Ross is feeling a little salty over losing his Reebok deal because of that date rape song  … but he’s  also bitter because he believes the shoe company owed him a second  chance.

Cues The Tamar Braxton:

Sources close to the rapper told TMZ … The FIRED BOSS will lose between  $3.5 million and $5 million … he was getting a check each time he wore the  shoes.  DAMN!

We told you earlier this week that  Reebok  dumped Ross for releasing the song U.O.E.N.O., which includes the  lyric:

Put Molly [Ecstasy] all in the champagne. She ain’t even know it. I took  her home and I enjoy that. She ain’t even know it.

Ross issued an apology via social media … suggesting the lyrics were actually misinterpreted.  He also made a point to apologize to Reebok! HMMMMMMMMMMMMM….

He also  pulled the song — which was only on a mixtape.

But that wasn’t enough  for Reebok, which was taking  heat from women’s groups for keeping Ross in its stable of  spokespeople.

Ross is telling people he was entitled to corporate  forgiveness because he did so much for the brand … bringing classic Reebok  back in style in the hip-hop community.

But Reebok was unmoved, saying,

We are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the  seriousness of this issue or an appropriate level of remorse.

In other  words … too little, too late, Rick.

Story via TMZ