Rick Ross is fighting fire with firepower … ’cause the rap mogul just hired 24-hour ARMED personal security to watch his back in the wake of Monday’s drive-by shooting … TMZ has learned.Ross — aka Ricky Rozay — was already using armed bodyguards for protection at major events like concerts and public appearances … but now he’s decided he wants a full-time security detail.
Ross was targeted in a drive-by shooting in Florida early Monday morning … when a car pulled up next to his Rolls-Royce and opened fire. Ross lost control of the vehicle during the incident and crashed into an apartment building.
Sources close to Ross tell TMZ … the rapper had been getting threats for a while … but he wasn’t too concerned. But we’re told Ross considers the shooting to be an “eye-opener” and will do whatever it takes to keep himself safe.
Ross lost control of the vehicle during the incident and crashed into an apartment building.