Rick Ross stands as a titan in the Hip Hop world, and when the “$500,000 or dinner with JAY-Z?” question arises, the Boss has his mind made up.
In the realm of hip-hop, knowledge is often considered more valuable than gold – or in this case, cash. Rick Ross recently weighed in on the ongoing debate sparked by Jay-Z, where the mogul suggested fans would benefit more from $500,000 than a lunch with him. Contrary to this, Ross believes that the wisdom imparted during such a meal is invaluable.
“I’mma take the dinner, and I’mma tell you why. In ’08, before I turned in my second album, I had a meeting with Hov. We went to lunch,” said Rozay, in a video he posted to his Instagram Story this week. “He said, Rozay, versus writing to every beat you like, write to every record you could make work.’ He told me a quick story about ‘Big Pimpin.’ I said, ‘Okay, bet.’ I went from writing one record to every 80 beats I like, to writing 40 records out of every 80 beats I could make work.”
Rozay attributes his elevation in the rap scene and the groundwork for his prosperous business endeavors to Hov’s guidance.
“It took me to another level as a writer, another level as an artist,” he continued. “The amount of work I was putting out was next level. So you gotta ask yourself, are you ready to digest the knowledge or you just want to look at this watch at the table?”
The discussion about choosing between dining with JAY-Z or opting for $500,000 resurfaced following JAY-Z’s recent conversation with CBS News’ Gayle King.
Hov clarified his stance, suggesting fans should unequivocally take the cash, emphasizing that he has already laid out his roadmap to success through his songs.
“Because you got all that in the music for $10.99. That’s a bad deal. I wouldn’t tell you to cut a bad deal,” he advised. “Take the $500,000, go buy some albums and listen to the albums. It’s all there.”
“If you piece it together and really listen to the music for the words, for what it is, it’s all there. Everything that I said was going to happen, happened. Everything that I said I wanted to do, I’ve done, and there’s the blueprint,” he added, referencing the title of his iconic 2001 album. “The blueprint — literally — to me and my life and my journey is there already.”
The debate between immediate monetary gain and acquiring wisdom from an industry titan like JAY-Z highlights the balance between short-term rewards and long-term benefits. Rick Ross’s growth under JAY-Z’s mentorship emphasizes the lasting impact of guidance, urging us to weigh the real value of the opportunities before us.
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