Drink Champs - Episode 168 w/ Rick Ross

Episode Date: June 28, 2019

N.O.R.E & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. On this episode the Champs talk game with Drink Champs Alumni - Rick Ross. The Big Boss talks about building his empire and learning from moguls like Jay-Z, J.Prince, etc. Ross also speaks on supporting Meek Mill through his criminal justice battle, dating Foxy Brown, the importance of saving money and diversifying his businesses, his new album PORT OF MIAMI 2 and much more! Follow:Drink Champs http://www.drinkchamps.com http://www.instagram.com/drinkchamps http://www.twitter.com/drinkchamps http://www.facebook.com/drinkchamps DJ EFN http://www.crazyhood.com http://www.instagram.com/whoscrazy http://www.twitter.com/djefn http://www.facebook.com/crazyhoodproductions N.O.R.E. http://www.instagram.com/therealnoreaga http://www.twitter.com/noreaga--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkchamps/support Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What up? It's DJ E-F-N. and this is Miami, New York's finest motherfucker make some noise Now we got the biggest boss that you think that you seen thus far goddamn buck what big boss you are The biggest boss. I have no idea what you have on right now. You have on three different leopard skins. You just a rich nigga. What do you have on, Ross?

That's a good way to put it. I'm gonna tell you. That is very good. Oh, shit. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. But, Ross, you looking very good. What is that you have on? Yeah, I'm on my bullshit, you know what I'm saying?

Well, what is it? What is it? Is it three different? How many animals we got sacrificed? I call this one the longhorn, you know what I'm saying? The what? The longhorn. Let's make some noise for the longhorn.

And what is that? That is, I feel like this is a cow slash sheep slash. This turned into a fashion show. Mink slash. Sometimes you just got to make it do what it do. Make it do what it do. Make some noise! Make some noise!

Now, Ross, you are the biggest boss. We love you. We've been in town. He's a Dream Champs alumni. He's a Dream Champs alumni. I believe it. And we're out here in North Carolina. One of the biggest things that I ever, I admire you.

I should have texted you. I should have called you. I should have told you that I admire you for this. But I'm going to do it in the front, public. I love the way you represent Meek Mill. I love the way you be there for him. When he come home, you there. And why are you the best CEO, rap CEO in the world?

Why? Because you been through it? Yeah, come on, you're the Meek Mill man. Why are you the best CEO rap, rap CEO in the world? Why? Because you've been through it? Yeah, come on. You're the best CEO rap nigga in the world. I wouldn't be a boss if I wasn't, first and foremost, give it up to the ones that came before me that I was able to absorb some game from.

You know what I'm saying? That was the Luke Skywalker's, you know what I mean? The Jay Z's, the Puff Daddy's, and the list go on. You know what I mean? Jay Prince's, the list goes on and on. But you know, I took my time to get here and I just made sure I built a true bond with the team. You know what I'm saying?

So you see my DJ Sam sneak over there, slamming the building. He's my favorite nigga in the world. I want that nigga to be my A&R for 15 years. I've been trying to kidnap him for years. All you got to do is go get him that new Porsche. A Porsche? He ain't got it. He's going to jump ship right now.

I'll be seeing him in front of the SLS. I'll be like, yo, Sam C, come on. That 911 will get him, though. No, but we've just been putting in work. You know what I mean? And we built it from the ground up. You know what I mean?

Nah, I'm so sorry because you being humble. Right. And you know what? Fuck that. Fuck that. I don't want you to be humble.

Fuck that shit, I don't want you to be humble. Nah, I don't want you, because you know why? You're the best fucking artist, CEO, that's ever invented.

Without a doubt. Without a doubt. Without a doubt. Biggest. God damn it, let's make some fucking noise for Wale. And I don't want you to be humble at all. So this time I'm gonna represent for you. So this time, listen, Wale, motherfucking Meek Mill. What's the other nigga?

Gunplay. What's the other nigga? Gunplay. What's the other nigga? Gunplay. Gunplay. Gunplay. Gunplay. Gunplay. Gunplay.

What's the other nigga? Don't leave Gunplay. What's the other nigga? Sally. Sally. Yo, Ross. I'm going to be honest. You deserve all the accolades in the world

because you know what the crazy shit is? When Meek Mill came home, I seen you humble yourself and just stand next to him and just was so happy. That shit, to me, should be, should be,

we all, are y'all motherfuckers here? We should all make sure we represent this man right here because he stood right there and said, yo, I'm going to represent my homie. I'm going to hold down my homie. And guess what?

We don't have that in the black community. We don't have that in the Latino community. We don't have that in the hip-hop community. So guess what, Ross? I want to show you that love in your motherfucking face. In your motherfucking face. Come on. Come on!

Yeah! But look, but look, it's only right. We gotta do this the right way. We couldn't free Meek Mill, we couldn't make the moves we making if it wasn't for us, we, the team, you dig? So that's what it's about. No, but, but, but, but, but Ross,

I'ma be honest, man. You are such a great guy. You stood there. When Wale and Meek was beefing. Right, right. You never, ever took a side. No, no, not at all. But, but why?

Because it was unnecessary. It's just like being a big brother. It's just like every day in the studio with my homies. It's always, we, you know, that's just the type day in the studio with my homies. It's always, we, you know, that's just the type of vibe we are, but that's not personal. But most definitely speak your mind and if you got to get emotional

to speak or make your point, you do that. You know, whatever it is. But this the squad, this the empire. It'll never go no further than that. You know, we'll never shed no blood. You know what I'm saying?

You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? Yo, this nigga's the nigga. For even remembering to even think like that. Sam C is one of my best niggas. I follow whatever the fuck he does. Sam sneak in the building. That's A&R in the game. In my opinion, when I follow

Sam Sneak, I'll be like, whatever he does, I know that's what's going to happen. Is that how you feel about, because Sam, I'm telling you, that's that nigga. I'm being honest. That's the best A&R in the game. Right, right, right. I don't even think he knows it. You know what I used to do?

I apologize, Ross. Because I don't want to cut you off. Right, right. But I used to go to clubs that he's... Right, right. What's it been at? It's been at... And I would be out there like this.

And I would just listen. And then this nigga, he'd be a foul nigga. He's a foul nigga. He'd be like, Norris in the building. Now I got to spend $10,000. Ah! I want... I want to spend... He you know what, he's in the building. Now I got to spend 10,000. Ah, I want to spend.

I want to spend. He showed me how you did it in the capsule. Yeah, I definitely want to spend one, like, a 500.

And then said, you know who's in the building? I'm like, damn, nigga, now I got to throw some money. But that's the best. So when I seen him down

with the camp, I apologize. I went three different ways. But when I see him down with the camp, I apologize, I went three different ways. But when I see him down with the camp and I call Spiff TV one day and I said, these niggas. I said, these niggas right here, they understand music, fuck, whatever else. Is that something that you are a credit to Sam Seed? Oh, no. I most definitely give it to him.

You know, that's my... One time for my one and only DJ Sam Sneak, you know what I'm saying? You know, he became my DJ when he was 14 years old. I wasn't even getting shows. She got a cover-up. Oh, yeah, yeah. I just seen his vision,

and he, you know, he was following me underground before anybody else was, so he just showed me. He had his ear to the streets. I pulled up on him. He ain't have nothing but a bunch of sneakers.

That's why he was like, yo, I'm Sam Sneaker. Oh, that's what it is. Okay, then, I got you. Boom. And then, you know, he just stayed down, and, you know,

he just plugging to his laptop 20 hours out of the day listening to beats, listening to this, synths, this, that, this, that. So I shout out to the homie, he hustling. And he, you know, he making his own music, so he an artist in his own right. So shout out to Sam Snake. Come on, make some noise.

Alright, now I need everybody to participate in this. Everybody, Black Bo, my nigga. Black Bo. I love this nigga. Listen, listen. Rest in peace, baby. So I need three seconds of everybody back there.

Please, please, please. Even the security back there, please. Three seconds of everybody being quiet. Rest in peace, Black Bo two three rest in peace black boat Love you That's one of the best niggas I ever met the realest the realest That's the realest any here what is not but most definitely that's somebody that, that it hurt to, you know, see him go.

God bless you, Ross. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, man. Because you know why? I know you love that nigga. And I know, let me tell you something. Everywhere I seen you, that was the nigga that, he would be like this. Sorry, EFN.

He would be like, come on, nigga. Come on, go say something to Ross. And I'd be like, looking like, and that, that's, come on, nigga. Come on, go save yourself the Ross. And I'll be looking like, and that's a real nigga, man. My nigga, man. So I apologize so much, my brother. It's as genuine as they come in. You know, I just, we keep his kids in his prayers, and we keep them close to us because that's what he'll want.

But you know, other than that, he here with us. You know what I'm saying? And we riding, WMG. WMG. Come on, make some noise right there. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States. Recipients have done the improbable,

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You know, we had a good time. It was always, yes, most definitely, it's always the conversations was always good. The moments were always cool. Should we make some noise for that? Or no? I'm not sure. Yeah!

Yeah! You take a shot? All right. I'm going to be all right. I'm going to be all right. You got the biggest house in America. Did you say in your rhyme, you said, tell Drake and Kanye, you got the biggest pool in the U.S.? Yeah. Was that how that line went? Yeah, that's exactly how it went.

Basically, you know, we can invite a few bitches over. You know, y'all can jump in and... Am I supposed to clap now or later? Uber reg, now? We're going to get a tea party. We're going to get a ring, baby. Uber reg, boom!

All right, so we're up. All right, so we're up. We also see your birthday party. Your birthday party, I don't know. I don't know what the... You had Meek Mill. You had Wale. You had everybody.

And this is your house. Yeah, this is the house. This is not Soho house. This, you know, this, no. This 55,000 square. This, you know, this, no. This, this, this 55,000 square feet of, you know, rosé steak. The most that you've finished. Yeah, most definitely. This, this something.

55,000. Yeah. This something. Are y'all ready? Toast to 280. One, two, three. Thanks. This thing is just saying said 55,000.

But the beautiful thing is there's so much more out here for us all to get. There's so much more for us to get. We just want to know. But let's look straight to the point. Let's do it. You did it. You had the people here. And then you was the first post that I seen that you said,

Nick Mill and Drake actually got together. But you was also the first person to say that you wanted them to put that together. Because I heard now, I'm an industry guy. I apologize for being an industry guy. But I heard that you was the guy that sat down with, I think it was not Ross. I was going to say Ross, what's the nigga name from Detroit? I'm not in Detroit. J Prince.

J Prince. And they said that J Prince had pulled up to a meeting and they said you came but Meek didn't come. Was that true? We most definitely, you know, worked out fixing that situation. And I feel we deaded, you know, the nucleus of it. You dig? It wasn't no nothing real. You dig? At the end of the day, I felt like it was some pussy behind it, whatever it was. But it's two genuine dudes who I watched break bread together.

I watched support each other and get money together. And I feel like that's the way it's going to get back to. It's going to take a little time. But, you know, a lot of times you just got to block out the negativity. I just kept my vision clear, you know, with both sides, you know. That's it. Now, let's make some noise for you. Let's make some noise for you.

Most people would pick a side, or most people would do something. You did nothing. You stood by your side. And when it came down to it, you always said, I'm with me. And that shit, to me, is honorable, bro. You got to understand, man, you know, that's what we're going to ride You know that's what we gonna ride for That's what we gonna stand for And at the same time

The type of individual I am Everybody that get money around me We all know we gotta do this the right way That's the only way we gonna get it the long way And if it ain't long money We talking short term So we just wasting our time Go smoke over there

Just the big boys at the table. You dig? And that's what it's about. So Meek always had a vision. He always had something to tell the youngsters. Coming from the streets, of course, and that's what his purpose is, and it's more exemplified than ever,

and I'm proud of the homie. Most definitely Wale the same way, you know, coming with his new shit as well. So, bro. Talk to me. Port of Miami, too. Now, I'm going to be honest with you, bro. I've been, I lived in Miami 12 years.

Port of Miami, one, that's it. It's so much of a, I'm so scared for you, because, boy, you did it... I'm so scared for you, because... What are you doing? I'm so scared for you. You know why? That's honest shit, though. That's honest?

That's honest shit, man. You know why I'm scared for you, bro? Because you're already a legend. You're already a legend. You don't... All right. That's a shot. You going to take the shot?

Yeah, I'm going to take the shot. All right. All right. I'll do it together. What's this? No, please. But listen. Let me tell you something. Let me tell you something, bro. You are a legend. You are a shot. You gonna take the shot? Yeah, I'm gonna take the shot. I'll do it together.

Let me tell you something. Let me tell you something, Ross. You're already a legend. When it comes to Miami... When it comes to Miami... When it comes to Miami, God bless Trick. I love Trick. Hold on, hold on. I love Trick. Hold on, hold on.

I love Trick. When Miami's in the building, I look at you. As you should. And when you told me, when you told the world that you're doing

Port of Miami 2, I got nervous. I'm going to be honest. That's, that, that, that, and that's exciting to me. And hopefully,

that's the feeling everybody will get. Because you should. Because I don't want you, I just, I just feel like, You take the expectations being so,

because it's, Port of Miami 1, That's right. It's so much of a classic. I'm so scared for you to like move

a little bit. Okay. I'm so scared. I'm scared. Hey yo, listen. You're one of my favorite artists. You're one of my favorite artists. And to me,

that's dope. Yeah. That's coming from a legend. You know, my favorite artists. You one of my favorite artists. And to me, that's dope. Yeah. That's coming from a legend. You know, that's dope. Thank you. And to me, that's the entire purpose of it. Because if you're not going to be here to do some great things, why even be here? You know what I'm saying?

If you're going to be somebody that's just kicking it and cool with niggas and getting beats to do shit Just chill just sit back fall back. Go hang out at checkerburgers What alchemist? Yeah, shout out. Holy moly. You got Justice League on? Yeah, shout out to Justice League. Shout out to Alchemist. We was on, you know, we did the three-way. I'm trying to make a class. DJ Permiss. You out here trying to make a class. What we doing?

You a foul nigga. Make some noise for this thing. What we doing is absorbing and appreciating all that, that love that came from that first album, because that's what I call it. You may call it whatever the fuck. I call it the love, and that's what I call it. You may call it whatever the fuck. I call it the love. And that's what I'm going to make sure we get this around.

You know what I mean? And that's what we did it for. We did it for the streets. Okay, but let me just tell you as a fellow artist, you made a classic, brother. That's why we scared. That's why we scared. You know why we scared?

We all sitting around like, you know, Port of Miami 1. What's that? Dang. So we sitting around like, the Port of Miami one. What's that? Dang. So we sitting back like, and you saying, you're going to make another one. Then you saying,

and you actually in the Port of Miami. The restaurant ain't tell you yet. I didn't tell you. You ain't tell us. I'm going to make it fucking better than the first. Oh. Now I'm here. Better than the first.

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That's my nigga. I ain't going to lie. I've been watching this nigga so much because you know why? Because I know that he has the best air in the game. Like, I swear to God, I'll be watching this nigga, I'll be like this. And I'll be like, whoever he tells me who's going to be the next nigga, I'm not watching. I'm so sorry. He don't even know that.

Nah, it's good to bet on him. You know, he was raised in the strip clubs. Sam Sneak don't even know it. He was 15 in the strip club in the corner. Little skinny nigga you couldn't even see. He don't even know

that I be watching this nigga. I be watching this Sam Sneak. He know that sound like a motherfucker. Only thing is, when I went to the club, Sam Sneak, he used to tell me,

yo, Norris in the house, he's going to throw some money. I'm like, Stan Sneak, he used to tell me, yo, Norby's in the house, he's gonna throw some money. I'm like, Stan Sneak, you gotta relax. Bust that band down. Yeah, I didn't wanna throw no money. I see you put her right there over your shoulder for me, too. I'm being honest, you gotta go over here. She got it on the line.

No, she winning, she winning. She winning, you shoot your right. So, bro, so, bro, are we gonna take a shot? Let. Shoot your right. So, bro. So, bro. So, bro. So, bro. Are we going to take a shot? Let's take a shot. This is P Diddy shots. This is P Diddy shots. Shout out to my dog.

Salute. I love it. I'm going to take it there. Bro. Y'all saw that? Baby. Woo. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States. Recipients have done the improbable, showing immense bravery and sacrifice in the name of something much bigger than themselves. This medal is for the men who went down that day. It's for the families of

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The album? Yeah. Yeah, well, you know, Port of Miami 2, I'm really in the rosé final completion of this album. Rosé 2. Yeah, this Port of Miami 2.

This is most definitely, I'm in the final stages of this LP. And like I say, man, you know, I felt no pressure. I felt it was just all about us doing what we do best. Let me ask you one thing. Talk to me. I feel like Port of Miami 2,

but you've been in Atlanta. Is that something that... You feel like there's a disconnect? I'm asking. No, not at all, because I still own the same real estate I own in Miami, maybe more. Should we make some noise for that? Not yet, not yet, not yet.

Along with seven other states. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah. Yeah! No, but look, you know, Miami always been a crib, you know what I mean? But I just always had a few spots, other places, like to record, like to get away. When it's hurricane season in Miami, that's when I go everywhere. When it's freezing everywhere else, that's when I go. You got the biggest house in Atlanta. Is that, is that? Miami, that's when I go everywhere. When it's freezing everywhere. You got the biggest house in Atlanta.

Is that, is that? Yeah, that's the first. What did you tell Drake and Kanye? You said you got the biggest pool in the U.S.? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Y'all can come have a pool party and fit in anybody y'all want. Y'all can, all the chicks in the world

can just fit right in the pool. You know you can fit in this pool party? Shit, shit real. You can fit in this pool party. And you're coming in this pool party? Shit real, you can fit in this pool party. Are you coming to this pool party? Yeah! Let's go to the pool party. He's thinking something crazy.

He got me thinking crazy. Nah, I'm not gonna lie. We're gonna see somebody. Nah, I'm not gonna lie, bro. When I heard you say that, I said, what the fuck is this nigga? He said, I got the biggest in the whole US. Jesus.

The whole US? Yeah, just putting it down. This is real talk. So you took a man you, what's the biggest in the whole US. Jesus. The whole US? Yeah, just putting it down. This is real talk. He took a manu, what's the nigga name? Who? A manu, what's the nigga? My nigga say Emanuel. Emanuel Lewis? Who you talking about?

No, it's Emanuel, it's one of them bosses. The bossy niggas. Come on, Rich. Holy shit. Where'd he get Emanuel from? Evander. Evander. Evander. Oh, okay, okay.

You say Emmanuel. I apologize, bro. You took an Amanda Holyfield. Evander Holyfield. What? Yeah. What happened? I had to, I copped it.

Had to, you know what I mean? Put a bag in it, you know what I'm saying? Come on, nigga. Now we have a big deal. We have a big deal. We have a big deal. We have a big deal. We have a big deal.

We have a big deal. We have a big deal. We have a big deal. We have a big deal. We have a big deal. We have a big deal. We have a big deal. I copped it, had the, you know what I mean? Put a bag in it, you know what I'm saying? Come on, nigga! Now we have, you know, we have us some, you know, nice get-togethers, some shing-dangs. Nice get-togethers. Yeah, some soirees, you know what I mean?

Stickers that say soirees, I have no idea what that means. That's hard. Let's make some noise. Nah, but Russ, let me just tell you something. We appreciate you. We respect you. We honor you because you know why?

I lived in Miami for 12 years, right? Almost 12 years. So, in my mind, I'm a half a Miami nigga and I respect you so much I honor you so much

because you are a real nigga you a real nigga you always been a real nigga when it comes to Miami when it comes to holding it down you're the guy it down you're the guy um it's you and then it's it's it's trick

but you i want to give you your flowers right here while you can smell them while you can inhale them while you can do whatever you do and um no one can take away from what you did for Florida. You got it on your head. You got it on right here. You got it on everything. And everyone loves you for it because you held it down. And I want you to know that we all respect you for it. Much love.

We all respect you for it. And guess what? And guess what? Once we release this for the Miami 2, and the streets get this classic, we gonna all . . . .

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. . . ..... Come on. That's what Uno Maus says? Let's do it. Uno Maus, come on, let's go. Let's go. Oh, that's another one. Come on, let's go. Come on, you ready? Uno Maus.

Come on, everybody. One, two, three. I'm still sorry. I'm still sorry. You got to relax. I'm being honest. You got to relax, bro. I'm going to be honest.

I'm trying to leave someone. You wearing the shadows? You wearing the shadows? You wearing the shadows? You wearing the shadows? You wearing the shadows? You wearing the shadows? You wearing the shadows? You wearing the shadows? You wearing to relax. I'm being honest. You got to relax.

I'm being honest. I'm trying to leave someone. You're wearing the shadows? I'm so sorry. I apologize. No, it's Valentine's Day. But Ross. But Ross.

It's the box. But Ross. I cannot believe. This is a totally different question, cannot believe how much you put it together, and then you and Jeezy squashed the beat. I couldn't believe it. Like, that shit was so dope when I seen it just now. And I'm like, damn. Can you explain that? Really, I like to simply call it grown man business.

You understand? That's really grown man business. Because you got to realize nine out of ten times when artists, hustlers come across each other, they've never had a problem personally with each other. So nine out of ten times, it's really a technical situation. And if you get to the bottom of it, you usually, two grown men

can fix it. You know what I mean? Right. At the end of the day, and that's what it was. It wasn't nothing technical. And we put it behind us. Well, the thing about it was, what, we didn't understand. So, when the things transpired,

we thought that it was other people in the situation, and it wasn't. Right? What's that? Like other people in the situation, like other people, like, just other people, this, when, when... Look at the crowd.

Look at the crowd. Like other people in a situation Meaning Instigating You mean like Someone instigating it Yeah someone instigating it That didn't happen

Well you know Really Really On the road In and out of cities In and around bitches In and around different motherfuckers You gonna hear a lot of things

But you gotta just know What's 1000 You know what's real You know what came from you You know what I'm saying And so You know I done heard so many things Rosé just know what's 1,000. You know what's real. You know what came from you. You know what I'm saying? I done heard so many things. Rosé, that's cool too. You know what I'm saying? Because that's my next question.

You'll get to the bottom of it. My next question was with the Jeezy thing. Jeezy thing is Jeezy came at you GZ thing is, um... GZ came back, you. Because of, you know...

You know, what we had. Well, you know, I heard a lot of different things, you see? And that's what come with the streets. That's what come with music. That's what come with all this shit. That's what come with entertainment. And you got to understand that. You can't just let that, you see? And that's why we was able to still get it to a point where we was able to turn back. Necessarily, there's some lines you cross, you may not be able to walk. And me and homie, we never crossed that line because it was, we never fucked up no money or nothing. It wasn't nothing real. You know'm saying if it's so much you said some room on the table we talked about something different now Come on, I'm not the only fucking person yelling. Come on. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Hold on, let's get into other problems. They gotta get live. I wanna get into the other businesses. True. Because you did something that a lot of artists

haven't been able to do, and shouldn't be doing, and are trying to do. So you're basically mapping it out. You can show all these artists, upcoming artists, how to diversify their business. Not just be stuck in one thing. Because this ain't going to last forever. Right, right, right.

Most definitely won't last forever, but I think the most important thing we can do is learn to save. Save money, period. Yeah, yeah. First and foremost. You got to learn to save. Start your shoebox today.

I don't care if you put $5 in. Right. Start it. But did someone teach you that coming up? Or did you just on your own? Yeah, somebody had to give me that. Okay. This real discipline right here.

Because it's real easy to get paper and go treat yourself, reward yourself. You know, I actually had a rose delivered at the crib today. But you gotta treat yourself here and there, but you most definitely gotta stick to the script. You dig? And saving is the most important thing you can do before investing, save. Run down some of the businesses that you're doing right now, that you're dealing with,

because you got some things going on. Who all love Lemon Pepper Wings from Wingstar? Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Ten piece. Ten piece. Oh, man. Oh, man. Oh, man.

Oh, man. Right on. Ten piece for the all star game You got something else Shout out to checkers as well Shout out to checkers and rallies Shout out to the red slushes You're on the theory

We don't ever say specifically You just on the theory. You're on the theory. Yeah, it's the theory. We don't ever say specifically what you just say, the theory. And we'll read between the lines and understand it's a vibe. It's the theory. It's bars. It's the vibe. The leader says it's the theory. It's the theory. The leader says it's the theory.

Because he just assumed you might have took a theory. And I was like, nah, it's the theory. It's the theory. To the yonder. The yonder. To the yonder. Assume you might have took a theory I got a question. I got a question. I got a question. Hey, Rick Ross. I got to check this out. A lot of people don't know how much influence MMG has had even on the Latin culture. For you, for Spiff being around you, he founded Gem, which was Amwell. And now he's like the biggest superstar. That's basically off your pipeline, if you're aware of what I'm talking about. Right, right, right.

Of course, of course. The kid is, he's like, the kid is like phenomenal. He's up, he's like, he on fire. And through Spiff being down with MMG and just the whole package, it's just crazy. Most definitely, you know, and that's something that I'm happy to see Spiff do because he earned it. He shot a lot of content for MMG. He came on the team.

He earned and carried all this weight. You know what I mean? He sat around, soaked up his game. He sat in the studio with Sam Sneak. And, you know, he brought Anuel around years ago before he called a case. And, you know, he came back at night doing his thing. So, you know, we hold him down. We support him. What do you think is next for the crib, like for Miami? Who do you think the next? You know what? I think just Miami's just just so diverse right now every time I go to the crib and I spent time in different places when I go to Wynwood when I see what's going on totally

changing it's totally changing you know you know you know most definitely it's most definitely getting diverse it's a lot of different resources coming into the city because Care of City is going to always be Care of City. You know, the city, Overtown, Miami is going to be Miami. But we're most definitely seeing a change, and I just want to see what comes of it. You know what I mean? Do you see anything artist-wise on the entertainment front?

Most definitely, it's always young dudes. You know what I'm saying? I like Lil' Cash. It's another Lil' Dude. Denzel Curry. I've been talking about last time he was here. Shout out Lil' Young Denzel.

He on the album as well. We did something special for the album as well. Yeah, Portamon. It's a, you know, it's a bunch of youngsters that's doing their thing. You know what I'm saying?

But I try to keep my head to the street and support all the little homies. You know what I'm saying? To see who next and whoever the homiest, that's who we give that one shot to. What other producers you got on the album besides the ones you mentioned? Well, you know, me and...

You got any upcomers? You got a good ear for music, man. Most definitely. It's always space for upcomers because a lot of times those are the ones that just find pieces that's filling those slots. You may go sit down with just Blaze and the Justice League and have an eight-piece band or orchestra out, but it's always them little young dudes pulling up, jumping out the passenger seat.

We're playing that heat and that's what I look for the most and we got a lot of those too. Hold on. Let's go. Let's go. We got a lot of those too. All right, hold on. Watch out, watch out, watch out. There's no acting up in here. I know a lot of cops. They get asked all the time,

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