Nino Breeze: How I Survived Prison

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Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8 • 745 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Nino Breeze shares his story, from a million-dollar drug bust that led him to federal prison to securing a record deal with Rick Ross. He covers the events that shaped his life, the challenges he faced behind bars, and how he turned his struggles into a path for his music career. In this episode, Nino reveals insights into the realities of the drug game, the resilience needed to survive prison, and his journey to collaborate with one of hip-hop’s biggest names. #NinoBreeze #RickRoss #MillionDollarBust #DrugBust #FederalPrison #MusicIndustry #HipHopJourney #TrueStory Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Nino Breeze: https://www.instagram.com/realninobreeze/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUoGgHp96ZA https://www.tiktok.com/@realninobreeze https://x.com/realninobreeze Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 Escaping the Hurricane: Journey from Florida 00:04:58 Transition from Rap Passion to Street Life 00:09:54 Embracing the Struggle in the Pursuit of Happiness 00:14:53 Transformative Life Reflections 00:19:57 Street Mentality and Skepticism 00:24:53 Reflecting on Empathy and Socioeconomic Struggles 00:29:59 Navigating Life: The Good Guy vs. Bad Guy Dilemma 00:35:23 Going Viral After a Massive Drug Bust 00:40:33 Unexpected Consequences of Moving to California 00:45:55 The Challenges of Making Money in Creative Industries 00:51:04 Arrest and Surveillance Encounter 00:56:38 Experience in Federal Prison 01:01:17 Life-Changing Encounter in Prison with Rick Ross 01:06:11 Racial Profiling and Arrest Incident 01:10:55 Navigating the Music Industry Independently 01:16:04 Understanding Gun Possession Sentencing 01:21:03 Encouragement and Staying Focused Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nino, welcome to Lockton, man, straight from Florida, right?
0:03.2	You flew up from Florida.
0:04.1	St. Pete, Florida.
0:05.0	St. Petersburg, Florida.
0:06.0	That just got hit by the hurricane, right?
0:08.0	Yeah, yeah, yeah. Most deaf. They're going through it, I don't know. And you made it out of there, I guess, just in the nick of time or right after it hit? Like, I think a day before. Like a day before, we were supposed to be going to the BET Awards,
0:20.8	but we ended up rerouting the play.
0:22.8	I just did Widen Out of Chicago. Like the day before, we were supposed to be going to the BET Awards, but we ended up rerouting the play.
0:22.8	I just did Widen out of Chicago, did Widen out in New York.
0:26.2	We did the game one, you know what I'm saying, the WNBA Finals.
0:33.4	Oh, wow, that's awesome.
0:34.2	Yeah, we've been moving around, just working.
0:35.9	So did you perform there at the WNBA finals?
0:39.0	Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was on set for everything. That's great. And you have like a song with Rick Ross or music or something like that? Or your son to his label. Okay, that's awesome. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm like, the newest artist aside in the MMG. we kind of like, I don't know in a way like,
0:56.3	I don't know in a way like,
1:12.4	I don't know what the professional term is, but it's like, you know, it's like it's the new wave, you know what I'm saying? Like, you know, it's a lot of history associated with MMG, but we try to do, like, have a similar impact in this era, you know what I'm saying? So just me being familiar with, you know, the current wave, you know what I'm saying?
1:11.4	Ready being from the soil. We just like, it looks like a relaunch almost.
1:16.5	I think it's so awesome you built that after prison. That's very inspiring to a lot of people.
1:22.3	You know, I've been messing with the music for a minute and I had a buzz before I went in.
1:43.3	But, um, you know, like my situation had, my situation, the situation that led to me going in had a lot to do with my bus. So, you know, it comes with it. Yeah. I had to walk that time now, you know what I'm saying? I had to put that behind me and now we back out here getting to it. Did you grow up in Florida or out here in Florida? You're up in Florida.
1:44.1	We're in Florida.
1:45.1	St. Pete.
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