shaking madness made the U.S.
Supreme Court stand up for free
speech, gets as nasty as he wants
to be for Miami New Times. This
week, Luke writes an open letter to
the Bawse.
Dear Rick Ross:
As someone who survived several
rap beefs, I'm going to give you
some advice. You need to seriously
address the threats and attempts
on your life. You have worked hard
to become a big name in hip-hop.
You've paid your dues and you've
grown lyrically since the release of
your debut album, Port of Miami, in
2006. You've arrived, buddy.
But all this gangster bullshit is
jeopardizing your career. No club
or arena is going to risk people
getting shot. You can forget about
doing any tours or CD signings.
And if you can't make money,
watch how fast Warner Bros.
Records turns on you. I know from
experience how venues and the
music industry would like to black
ball you.
You have the Gangster Disciples
breathing down your neck because
you've named-dropped Larry
Hoover, the gang's founder, in your
music. Unlike the record and book
publishing industries, these bad
dudes don't understand the
concept of public domain.
They see you getting rich forever by rapping
about their leader, and they don't
like it. That's why they're on
YouTube talking about how you
need to go see them and cut a
check.
It's a shame you can't enjoy life
without spending part of your
earnings on heavy security or
risking your freedom by
purchasing an arsenal. Remember,
that's what landed T.I. and Lil
Wayne in prison.
You don't want
that to happen to you. However,
those are the consequences of
rapping about being something
you're not.
Hip-hop has a rich history of
college guys who never committed
a crime rapping about moving
kilos of cocaine and taking out
snitches.
Every gangster rapper
takes on the role of a real hood
legend to build up street cred. But
I don't want you to fall into the
trap of believing you are really a
gangster.
Trust me, you don't want to go out
like Biggie Smalls or Tupac. It's
time you squash your beefs.
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
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