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Freeway Ricky Ross Says Nick Cannon Will “Kill It” In Biopic [VIDEO]

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Nick Cannon‘s forthcoming dream role has been approved by the man he’s set to portray: Freeway Ricky Ross. In an exclusive interview with Hip Hollywood, the ex-con showered Cannon with tons of praise. Cannon’s portrayal of the former drug dealer is a far cry from his more comedic gigs, including creating Wild’N Out and hosting America’s Got Talent. Ross however believes that the 32-year-old will do an amazing job. “My gut feeling is telling me that Nick is going to kill it,” he predicted. “I believe that he is the next big star, black star coming out, it just seems so right to me right now.” Ross is said to have reached out to the likes of Jamie Foxx, Larenz Tate, Don Cheadle, and Denzel Washington about playing him. He believes that his story is different from films of a similar context, in that there “hasn’t been a drug dealer that has come out and put everything out.” Equally excited about the flick is Cannon. “I’ve been wanting him to play my role since ’96,” he said in a video posted online, further explaining his close relationship with Ross. “We family now, we are going to get this thing right. However long it takes, his story has got to be told.”

via:hiphopwired.com

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Nick Cannon To Star As “Freeway” Rick Ross In An Upcoming Biopic

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Nick Cannon To Star As "Freeway" Rick Ross In An Upcoming Biopic

The story of former drug kingpin “Freeway” Rick Ross may soon be brought to life in an upcoming film thanks to actor/rapper Nick Cannon. Appearing alongside Ross in a YouTube video posted on the “Freeway” Rick Ross Facebook fan page, Cannon revealed that a biopic may soon be in the works. Cannon made mention of telling the story of “the real Rick Ross” and even referred to the biopic as “history in the making.” “This is history in the making right here…We family now. We gonna get this thing right however long it take. The story gotta be told. The real Rick Ross. So we gonna get it done,” Cannon revealed. According to Ross, who met Cannon years ago, the actor may even portray him in the biopic. “I’ve been wanting him to play my role since ’96. We got hooked up, I met him I loved his personality,” said Ross. “You know what I’m saying?” No other details on the possible “Freeway” Rick Ross biopic were revealed during the brief video. “Freeway” Rick Ross gained notoriety in the early 80′s as a drug trafficker in Los Angeles and was later sentenced to life in prison in 1996.

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Gunplay Spoke With Rick Ross Following Drive-By Shooting, Says He’s “Good”

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Gunplay Spoke With Rick Ross Following Drive-By Shooting, Says He's "Good"
 Exclusive: Gunplay confirms that Rick Ross is in good spirits following an attempt on his life.

Rick Ross faced a life-threatening situation earlier this week after crashing his Rolls Royce into a building following a drive-by shooting attempt. While the Maybach Music Group honcho is yet to break his silence on the matter, Gunplay confirms that he’s in good spirits and says that he’s “unfuckwitable.” In an exclusive interview with HipHopDX, Don Logan said that he spoke with Ricky Rozay on the phone and that the situation didn’t faze him. “He good, he good. Rozay is good, man. He’s unfuckwitable, man. It’s the untouchable Maybach, man. You don’t understand. It’s for real, for real, though,” he said. Reports indicated that Ross had hired 24-hour security to protect him following in the incident, but Gunplay says he’s heard nothing of the sort. “Nah, I don’t know about details like that. I know my dog good, though,” he said.

Early on Monday morning, Ross crashed his car after an unidentified gunman or gunmen fired rounds at his vehicle. Pusha T said that his mix engineer, who the two share, confirmed that Ross is doing well, while “Freeway” Ricky Ross told HipHopDX that he’s “not surprised” the shooting occurred. Gunplay is currently on limited house arrest where he can only travel for shows. He most recently released his Cops N Robbers mixtape, and is planning to drop his Def Jam debut Medellin following a court date on February 25th.

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Pusha T Says He Checked On Rick Ross Following Drive-By Shooting

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Pusha T Says He Checked On Rick Ross Following Drive-By Shooting

Pusha T gives a status update on Rick Ross after an assassination attempt.

Following yesterday’s incident where Rick Ross crashed his Rolls Royce after a drive-by shooting, Pusha T has revealed that he reached out to make sure that he was doing alright. During an interview with MTV News, the G.O.O.D. Music rapper said that he and Ross share the same mix engineer and that he hit him up to make sure that the Maybach Music Group emcee was in good spirits. ”I don’t wanna hear about that with anybody. I definitely like hit him up like, ‘Yo just let me know you’re okay.’ We have the same mix engineer and I ended up speaking to him later on that day and he was like, ‘Yeah, he’s just laying back,’” said Pusha. “That was enough for me, but it’s tough out here. It’s tough out here for an artist. This is the only profession where you don’t really leave your core. You don’t really leave your upbringing. You don’t really leave that behind, you stay in it, lyrically and so on and so forth. You can’t really get out of it, you can’t get away from it. I don’t care how much money you have.” Ross is yet to comment on the matter. “Freeway” Ricky Ross spoke with HipHopDX earlier today, stating that “not surprised” that the assassination attempt occurred because Ross “doesn’t understand the street rules.”

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“Freeway” Ricky Ross Responds To Rapper Rick Ross’ Drive-By Shooting Attempt

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"Freeway" Ricky Ross Responds To Rapper Rick Ross' Drive-By Shooting Attempt
 Exclusive: “Freeway” Ricky Ross says that he’s “not surprised” that Rick Ross was the target of a drive-by shooting.

Following yesterday morning’s incident where rapper Rick Ross crashed his Rolls Royce into a building following a drive-by shooting attempt, “Freeway” Ricky Ross has spoken out on the situtation. Speaking exclusively with HipHopDX, the former drug kingpin said that he’s “not surprised” that the assassination attempt occurred because Ross “doesn’t understand the street rules.” As a consequence, situations like this take place. “I’m not surprised that it happened given recent ongoings, when someone doesn’t understand the street rules they get confused and incidents like this can take place,” he said. “I’m still dealing with ongoing litigation about something as basic as using my name and identity, that should have been dealt with properly a long time ago.  We covered it in more depth in the Power of the Name Rick Ross piece.” “Freeway” Ricky Ross plans to take the rapper and Warner Bros. Records to court this August in the continuing fight over his name. He previously explained that he was the Maybach Music Group leader has “exploited and misused [his name] since he went to prison” and “made millions off [of it].”

via: hiphopdx.com