Rick Ross has had enough of the violence, and he called on the city of Memphis to put the guns down.
In the wake of Yo Gotti’s brother Big Jook’s murder over the weekend, Rozay preached a message of unity for the city where Jook was killed.
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“We gotta empower the brothers. While I’m speaking on this: our brothers in Memphis, I need y’all to know there’s only one way to wisdom and wealth, and that’s through each other,” the MMG boss proclaimed.
“Put the ski masks down, put the guns down. Let’s embrace each other. Let’s show that love. Rest in peace to all our good brothers.”
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Yo Gotti‘s brother, Anthony ‘Big Jook’ Mims, was killed in a shooting in Memphis over the weekend, in what authorities believe to be a targeted attack.
The incident occurred outside of Perignons Restaurant & Event Center on Saturday (January 13), Fox 13 reports.
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Memphis police responded to reports of gunfire outside the restaurant near Winchester Road around 4:15 p.m., where two men had been shot. Big Jook, one of the victims, was swiftly transported to St. Francis Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
A second unidentified individual, transported to the hospital in a private vehicle, was later airlifted to Regional One Health in Memphis, where they remain in critical condition.
According to TMZ, the tragic shooting occurred shortly after the rapper’s older sibling attended a funeral for a friend who he had mourned publicly on social media.
Yo Gotti is yet to publicly react to his brother’s death on any of his social media accounts.
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Big Jook was said to have a close relationship with his famous brother and was actively involved with Gotti’s record label, Collective Music Group (CMG). Primarily contributing on the business front, he played a significant role in promoting artists.
Established in 2012, Collective Music Group has achieved notable success, signing artists such as Moneybagg Yo, GloRilla, 42 Dugg, Blac Youngsta, EST Gee, and Mozzy.
