Rick Ross

Reid and Jay-Z, rest in peace to Shaquille Stewart, that's where I closed the deal at, Def Jam.

Did they pay more than anybody else or did they sell the dream big?

Oh, everybody had the, it was clear what I ultimately was going to stop at.

It was about the money, but everybody, I made it clear what I needed as in support wise and what my plan was music wise.

And I just wanted them to understand this is not just a one record, one off type of thing.

I'm finna have a classic album.

Then my second album is going to be this way.

So I need everybody to see the vision.

This ain't just one record.

I know how that shit go.

This is why I'm hot.

This is what, you know, all those records came and went.

No, this ain't that.

This big boy heavyweight shit.

And I made that clear.

No, I gave everybody that I sat around with, I had an open door, you know what I mean?

We having conversations, we talking business.

We talking just moves, you know, how we gonna make this happen.

Everybody did.

That's what I'm saying.