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"&lt;img alt=\"1211-rick-ross-chicago-tmz\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/12/11/1211-rick-ross-chicago-tmz-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rick Ross&lt;/strong&gt; says he's not hiding from gang members who made death threats against him -- but the Chicago Police Department took the videotaped message seriously enough to launch an investigation ... TMZ has learned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll recall ... self-proclaimed members of the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples posted a video (&lt;em&gt;below&lt;/em&gt;) -- in which they demand Rick Ross cut a check for GD founder Larry Hoover ... or else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{{tmz_video_0}}&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The video went viral a few weeks ago, and Ross then cancelled the remaining dates on his tour. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the Chicago PD was made aware of the video, and will be taking a closer look at the YouTube post. &amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ross told Miami radio station WEDR the real reason he cancelled the tour was due to shoddy promoting -- and claims it had nothing to do with the GD threats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ross defiantly said he's not afraid to go to Chicago, and humbly added ... \"Ricky Ross is a boss. You can't cancel a Ricky Ross show without Ricky Ross's permission.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{{tmz_video_1}}"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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