Uncle Luke's letter to Rick Ross

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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 
bullsh*t 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.