Rick Ross and JAY-Z in New York City in August 2010. PHOTO:
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If Rick Ross had to choose, he would rather have lunch with Jay-Z than $500,000. (Of course, chances are strong that he’s got that type of money already.)
Following Jay-Z’s recent resolution of the viral controversy by suggesting that fans accept the money at a lunch meeting with him, Ross threw his own ideas to the mix, advocating the exact opposite course of action, motivated by his own life experiences.
“I’ll have the supper, and I’ll explain why. Before I submitted my second album in 2008, Hov and I had a meeting. We had lunch,” the 47-year-old Ross said in a video that he uploaded to his Instagram Story this week. “He said, ‘Rozay, versus writing to every beаt you like, write to every record you could make work.'”Ross remembered the 53-year-old rapper “99 Problems” telling tales about his personal experiences that inspired him to modify his approach to music. “So, I went from writing one record to every 80 beats I liked, to writing 40 records out of every 80 beats I could make work,” he said. “It took me to another level as a writer, another level as an artist.”
The “Hustlin'” artist claims that eating dinner with Jay-Z is a better choice, but only if you know how to spend the time. “So you gotta ask yourself — are you ready to digest the knowledge, or you just wanna look at his watch at the table?”
Rick Ross and JAY-Z. FILMMAGIC’s Leon Bennett and Rebecca Sapp’s GettyIn a subsequent video posted on social media, Ross addressed JAY-Z’s advice not to choose the meal. “I understand. You guys are familiar with Hov. “He’s modest,” he said, adding that it wouldn’t be worthwhile to accept the lunch in exchange for only inquiring about his experiences writing songs. “I would tell you get the money too, but if you ready to digest the knowledge that he gon’ give you… It’s priceless.”In an interview with Gayle King for CBS Mornings, which aired exclusively on PEOPLE earlier this week before airing on Thursday and Friday, Jay-Z recently discussed the viral topic.JAY-Z.
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He provided sound business counsel to end the argument, sаying, “You have to accept the money. What am I going to sаy?Speaking about the spirit of the argument, King, 68, said that many people believe that the rap icon’s “wisdom” would enable them to earn more than $500,000 on their own.Gayle King and Jay-Z.
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But JAY-Z would still accept the money if he had to make a decision. “Because the music has all of that for only $10.99. It’s not a good bargain. I wouldn’t urge you to make a poor bargain,” he said. “Take the $500,000, go purchаse some records, and enjoy the music.” Everything is available.”
It’s all there if you put it all together and pay close attention to the music to hear the lyrics and the meaning. All of the things I predicted really occurred. “I’ve accomplished everything I stated I wаnted to do, and there’s the blueprint,” he continued, alluding to the nаme of his seminal album from 2001. “The blueprint — literally — to me and my life and my journey is there already.”