Sadly, it is nothing new when people associate violence with hip-hop. The music is largely filled with street tales that reflect a tragic reality for some as well as some artists clashing with each other that the end result is death. Some artists feel they have nothing to fear, but for rapper Rick Ross, he now realizes he cannot escape the violence.
Early on Monday, he became the target of a drive-by shooting where Ross and his girlfriend were lucky to escape unharmed.
It was early Monday morning when rapper Rick Ross and his girlfriend went to the 24-hour diner “The Floridian” while out celebrating his 37th birthday. They stayed at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida diner and were getting ready to leave around 5 a.m. when he became the victim of a drive-by shooting. Someone unloaded roughly two dozen bullets into the gray Rolls Royce he was driving.
It was reported that Ross, in an attempt to escape the shooting, crashed his car into an apartment building that is near 15th Avenue and Las Olas Boulevard. Beth Balk, who lives in the apartment building, said that “A giant kaboom knocked me off the bed and I went to the front door and all I saw was a car.”
Luckily, no one was hurt during the shooting as well as the crash; however, a number of businesses that are located in the area had damage from stray bullets.
ABC News affiliate WPLG-TV in Miami talked with an employee from The Floridian who said that the police had questioned Ross and his girlfriend inside the restaurant following the shooting. Afterwards, they left in a black SUV and the employee said that “They looked disheveled. They looked like they had been through something.”
Ross is the founder of the record label Maybach Management Company and has over time released five studio albums. Despite this, he has been criticized for being something that he is not. For one thing, changing his name from Rozay and adopting real life drug figure Rick Ross for his name made many question his motives. His past occupation as a corrections officer has also brought down criticism from others. This criticism has escalated into threats that were seen in street gang’s videos posted on YouTube as well as online threats.
In one of the videos, someone who associated himself as a member of the Gangster Disciples said “We’re pulling up on you,” and that “Whatever city, whatever state, the pressure on.” Other videos from them appeared late last year on YouTube demanding that Ross should pay a fee to them because he was using the Star of David, something that is used by them as a gang symbol. They also said that it is a reference to one of their founders in his music and marketing.
Police are still looking for those involved in the shooting and anyone that has information to contact the Fort Lauderdale police. In the meantime, many feel that Ross should be careful and err on the side of caution.
Brian “B.Dot” Miller of RapRadar says it would be wise of Ross to focus on security and that there is no shame in having security since many celebs’s do. Miller also said that “It seems like there are a lot of people angry at him for unknown reasons, whether it’s in his own hometown or while being on the road. I guess that comes with being one of the hottest in the game.”
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