Uncle Luke's open letter to Officer Ricky

Say what you will about Luther Campbell, but the man has come a long way from his days with the 2 Live at Crew. He is definitely one of few OGs in the game that is not afraid to speak his mind and school the younger cats in the game. He recently wrote an open letter to Officer Ricky about his current situation. Hip Hop Wired reports:

After an attempt on Rick Ross' life was made on his 37th birthday, the rapper has kept a relatively low profile. 

Now a fellow Miami flag bearer, Uncle Luke, is speaking out on behalf of Ross and urging the rapper to settle his beefs peacefully with the gang to save his own life. In a weekly column titled "Luke's Gospel" in the Miami New Times, Luke gives friendly advice to stop portraying a life that he didn't live in order to not "go out like Biggie Smalls or Tupac."

The rapper's life has been threatened multiple times by the Gangster Disciples, a gang founded by Larry Hoover, who Ross has rapped about on songs like "B.M.F." It's also been widely reported that the Maybach Music Group boss cancelled the remaining dates on his tour because of the threats on his life.
Read the letter in full down below.

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 bull***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.