Rick Ross isn't taking anymore chances.  And despite the fact some folks believe he staged this assassination attempt that caused him to crash his Rolls Royce Monday morning, he's hired armed 24-hour security. 

He's been the victim of threats from gangs and such for a while now, but after his Rolls Royce was sprayed with 15 shots of gun fire Monday morning in Ft. Lauderdale, after his birthday party (pictured above), he's taking the threats more seriously.

Reports state that Ricky has hired a security detail that will be hovering over him for 24
hours a day.  In addition to the security he already had at shows and appearances.

But even with this move, people are starting to doubt his assassination attempt even happened.

There are unconfirmed reports that the car had no bullet holes, even though
the person who sprayed the bullets was in a nearby car.  And after the car
crashed, the passengers inside, including Rick Ross, reportedly ran away.

Former drug kingpin Freeway Ricky Ross is the latest notable entertainer to speak out on Miami's Rick Ross nearly losing his life after dodging gunfire and crashing into a Fort Lauderdale building 24 hours ago.

Rather than feel sympathy for the "Boss," Freeway Ricky Ross said the rapper's lack of street knowledge contributed to what went down miles outside of Miami.

"I'm not surprised that it happened given recent ongoings, when someone doesn't understand the street rules they get confused and incidents like this can take place," he said. "I'm still dealing with ongoing litigation about something as basic as using my name and identity, that should have been dealt with properly a long time ago."