I've been fortunate enough to experience financial success on a large scale through both my music career and my many business ventures. With this type of financial success comes financial responsibility.
— Rick Ross
I'm fortunate enough to socialize with some of the greatest musicians around.
The rollout of a classic has to have the heart of all the people working it. There's no way they can have their heart in it if they don't believe in it.
Toomp produced 'White House' on my first record, and we made magic.
I'll always be a supporter of Reebok. That's a forever thing.
I believe I've always been so successful on the black market for a lot of different reasons.
When I make music and I'm talking on records, it's like I'm painting a picture. In my mind, I'm seeing a film.
When someone mentions my name because they're attacking someone that I'm close with, it's my problem now.
With me being an artist that took over a decade to get on, there's so many different things that I have in common with artists that's struggling to get on.
I do see a lot of young artists who write records or sacrifice records, because there are a lot of older artists who are preoccupied; they don't have as much time as they used to to be in the studio.
When I first came to Def Jam, in '06, all we ever did was win, put up big numbers.
What makes 'Maybach Music V' so special was, of course, I put the album out celebrating my daughter's birthday as well, and DeJ Loaf is her favorite artist. So 'Maybach Music V,' I wanted a real airy type of feel. Just a real slow vibe to it that's also going to surprise my daughter. So that's real special.
My kids love me. I'm blessed.
'Rather You Than Me' just speaks for my natural instinct to survive, but it's also me being a writer, me being a poet - there's also a beautiful side to 'Rather You Than Me.'
My father watched all the 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' that you could imagine, along with the martial arts. So I was into all that as a youngster, and I always rooted for the bad guy.
I live on an island, and it's difficult to find.
Being a big guy, you face certain challenges. Over time, though, women found excuses to find me attractive.
If you set a regimen up, you can lose weight. I grinded my weight off.
MMG for life.
I respect the Grammys, being a writer. But me being an artist representing hip hop? No.
Where I come from - it's nothing to glorify.
I always made a few records in the past - 'Aston Martin Music,' 'Diced Pineapples' - that the ladies would always be able to appreciate.
I've been wearing Reebok my whole life.
If you're a battle rapper on the block, the emcee battle challenger, not writing your rhymes could really hurt you. When you're an artist where maybe the focus is really the talent and the different things you bring to the game, I believe it's more understandable.
Capital Cities - the rock group - I'm a huge fan of theirs.
It's pretty much a given known fact in the industry that before I was successful, I wrote for other artists.
Def Jam is an iconic label.
I feel like I can make records where, you know, I can get in the alley and exchange bars with Styles P, but I can also get in the studio and create a classic with Rihanna.
I would never advocate violence on Trump or anyone.
What I did in '06 with 'Port of Miami' was classic for that era, for that time frame, and in 2017, 'Rather You Than Me' will be the same.
I love Adele. When I see her, I may kiss Adele.
I used to eat big meals at 2 A.M. and base it on my schedule. But I don't do that no more.
Blast my record out the windows of your Honda Accord. And if anyone gives you grief, you look them right in the eye and tell them Rick Ross told you wealth begins in the heart.
I eat the way I want to eat.
I created MMG years ago. My desire was to create a space where the most talented artists in the world could be nurtured and supported. With that came a commitment. I vowed to support these artists through the good and the bad.
Watching dudes come up is one of my biggest joys.
I come from Carol City. The city renamed it Miami Gardens.
When you listen to records like 'Foreclosure,' that's like me sitting in a room by myself just rapping about things that's running across my mind and things that have been bothering me.
Money doesn't make me - I make the money.
I've got a record titled 'Idols Become Rivals,' and it's basically me writing a letter to someone in the game that I looked up to damn near the most, and I hate what things have come to.
When I think of CeeLo Green, I think about previous collaborations, like 'Tears of Joy.'
John Legend is brilliant. I feel he may be my best collaborator when it comes to delivering that undeniable soulful sound, and he does it in such a classy way.
I'm extremely happy with 'Maybach Music V.'
When you face obstacles or go through different phases, I always relied on my music. I depend on my music, my teammates. So at the end of the day, having incredible music, for me, would keep me in the space I want to be as an artist.
When Rick Ross made 'Hustlin',' Rick Ross also helped those producers become some of the biggest producers in the world.
Every day, the approach to life changes. And that's what music is all about to me.
Some of my best friends are white.
I'm not trying to make a particular weight. I'm just working out and doing what's best for Rozay.
