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The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Life Advice With Rick Ross

The Bakari Sellers Podcast

The Ringer

Politics, News

4.8966 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Bakari is joined by rapper Rick Ross to talk about how he has had such a long and successful career as a rapper (1:00), some pieces of advice from his new book 'The Perfect Day to Boss Up' (11:49), and some guidance for this new generation of rappers (18:50). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Rick Ross Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Additional Production: Kaya McMullen and Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Press Box is here to catch you up on the latest media stories.

0:03.4

Hosted by Brian Curtis and David Schumaker, these guys have the insight on the biggest stories you care about.

0:08.6

Check out the Press Box on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. I won't tell you that it's gonna be okay.

0:26.6

My brother, this is a special episode of the Bakari Sellers podcast

0:29.8

here brought to you by the Ringer and Spotify. I got my brother Ricky Rosay the biggest

0:37.1

boss. What's happening my brother? The biggest boss man I'm happy to be here.

0:41.1

I'm happy to be here. Man look we start each episode by having our guests kind of walk us through their

0:47.2

careers so let's talk about how you got into the entertainment business

0:50.6

particularly how trick found you and signed you to slip and slide, which really

0:55.2

launched your career. How did he find you and what does he mean to your career?

0:59.8

Well, you know, Trick Daddy was most definitely always a local staple of Miami staple.

1:05.4

He was a legend, you know what I'm saying?

1:07.6

I was a fan of his.

1:09.2

I was actually introduced a slip and slide records through Tony Draper, the CEO of a Swive House.

1:15.0

I was a huge fan of 8ball and MJG.

1:19.0

And I was dedicated and I think now that I think back to it,

1:22.1

man, I made my way all the way to Houston, Texas,

1:25.3

what Swive House was set up at. I met Tony Draper. I told him my story. I let him

1:30.0

hear my music. You know what I'm said? I ran into Scarface out there because I felt like that was more the type of music I was making verses around the pool chicks and bikinis.

1:40.0

Go, go, go, go, I enjoyed it at the club. Go, go, go, go. I enjoyed it at the club go go but the shit that was on my mind was us getting to the money

1:47.2

You know what I'm saying? So man, I have that's why first of all first of all for the listeners who do not know

1:51.6

Swivehouse and eightball and MJG,

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