This week, reports of Freeway Rick Ross getting arrested after being caught with $100,000 of suspected drug money made Hip Hop headlines. Elsewhere, journalist and author Kevin Powell released a snippet of a previously unheard Tupac interview that he conducted while the rapper was incarcerated on Rikers Island and lastly, Rick Ross revealed the advice he gave to Meek Mill amid the Philly rapper’s feud with Drake.
Freeway Rick Ross Arrested
Freeway Rick Ross was arrested recently after he was caught with $100,000 of money suspected to be related to the sale of a controlled substance.
Authorities caught up with Freeway Rick Ross in Sonoma County, California. According to reports, he was also arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit a crime.
The former drug dealer was later released.
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Snippet Of Tupac’s Rikers Island Interview Released
Kevin Powell, author and former Senior Writer for VIBE magazine, has released a snippet of a previously unheard interview that he conducted with Tupac while the rapper was incarcerated on Rikers Island.
Throughout the three minutes of audio released, Tupac detailed the night he was shot at Manhattan’s Quad Studios.
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Rick Ross Reveals Advice Offered To Meek Mill Amid Drake Beef
Speaking with MTV while on the video set for “Sorry,” the first single off his forthcoming album Black Market, Rick Ross revealed the advice he offered to his MMG artist Meek Mill amid his public rift with Drake.
“You do what you wanna do,” the MMG boss says when asked what advice he offered to the Philly rapper. “You express yourself with your music the way you want to do it whenever you’re ready to do it.”
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Horrible advise to give Meek Mill. Someone should have told him to respond. Or drop new music. Instead…Meek still out here looking bold. Great Job Ross.