Americans are facing higher prices, this gas crunch, plenty of questions about how to hustle in these hard times.

Well, our next guest is known as much for his artistry as his business acumen.

A hitmaker, Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur, Rick Ross has really defined the hip-hop soundscape with anthems you know or you've danced to at

weddings and bar mitzvahs, hustling, the boss, BMF. I'm Not a Star, the Wider Mayback

Music series. He's celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the debut album that changed everything. Port

of Miami, Florida boy, what's up? He has also led what has now become a really popular move where brand

name stars launch their own brands and businesses. He's got a fleet of wingstops, the spirits

business, a car show, a real estate portfolio. And here in New Zealand for political junkies,

I should mention Ross is an Obama level artist, joining then President Obama in the Oval. A great moment,

considering that Ross has rap thought it was Obama the way I came through. I'm talking different

commas from them lame dudes. That's the kind of Ross bar that, you know, sticks in your mind. In fact,

they come up often on this show so much that we played

a few to Ross the last time he joined us. My team was like, Ari, you do Rick so much, you got to at

least show them some of them. So you are one of our most, you're one of our most quoted artists

here. This is a little sampling of when we cite Ross to explain something happened in the world.

Take a look.

Was it not Rick Ross who said, I am flawed?

Walking in the courtroom, sipping on a beverage, I know the judge.

So I got a lot of leverage.

Every day is another opportunity to touch the paper.

Count the profits, you could bring them in a Nike box.

Griding in my Jordans, kick them off.

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