Rick Ross May Have Been Extorted By Gangster Disciples, 48 Alleged Gang Members Arrested

(Photo : Getty Images/Paras Griffin) Rick Ross may have been extorted by the Gangster Disciples.

"I think I'm Big Meech, Larry Hoover / Whipping work, hallelujah."

Those were the words Rick Ross spit on his 2010 smash "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)," and while the song put him in another stratosphere of popularity, it might have costs him big in the streets.

According to the Chicago Tribune, members of the Gangster Disciples may have extorted Ross in 2012 for using Hoover's name in the song. For those who don't know, Larry Hoover started the gang in the Windy City back in the '60s, and in some circles he's a highly respected figure.

Earlier this week, 48 alleged members of the notorious group were arrested in nine different states on a host of serious charges, including drug trafficking, robbery, fraud and murder.

According to the indictment, the Disciples threatened one particular rapper with the initials R.R., and although Rozay's name was never mentioned, there's a good chance that he's the person in the documents.

That's because his tour bus was looted in 2012. Then in that same year he cancelled shows in North Carolina after the Disciples threatened his life. Eventually, he shut down the remainder of the tour down.

And who could forget back in 2013, when the Miami rapper's vehicle was shot up in his home state? Fortunately, Ross wasn't injured, but the signs that he had problems with the nationwide gang are all there.

In a recent press conference, officials explained just what the disciples were involved with and how much terror they caused in the states they were in.

"These charges show how a national gang like the Gangster Disciples really can wreak havoc on communities across the country with crimes that run the gamut from murder and extortion and robbery, to simple credit card fraud," said Atlanta's U.S. Attorney John Horn.