Rick Ross rang in his 50th birthday surrounded by some high-profile friends in Miami.
On Wednesday, the MMG boss marked the occasion at South Beach Brewing Company & Taproom in Miami Beach alongside DJ Khaled, French Montana, Max B, and Memphis Bleek, among others. Videos from the celebration show the group singing happy birthday to Rozay, while Khaled took a moment to address the crowd with a speech.
It appears that there was a white dress code that night, except for Ross, who wore black.
Ross also shared a clip from the night featuring himself and Khaled, where the two offered some words of wisdom to fans about success.
“Listen, when it came to us doing what we do, we never hit the licks. We used to hear n***as come up to us in the industry, ‘I hit a lick,’” Ross said.
“And nobody ever invited us to a lick. So, guess what we did? We made a whole lick,” Khaled added.
Ross went on to expand on the message, urging people to stay focused on building their own paths.
“I want y’all to understand that. When them n***as talking about, ‘I hit a lick,’ don’t even fuck with them. Don’t even ride in the car with them. Cause we ain’t hit no licks. Ain’t no licks in this shit, boy. Ain’t no licks. We came in this shit before 2000,” Ross said.
Khaled added, “What we trying to say is, we never got invited to get a lick. We made our own lick. So if you hit a lick, and I’m sure you made your own lick, keep going.”
“Don’t even look at it like a lick, n***a. You earned that,” Ross chimed in.
“That’s exactly what I’m saying. You earned it,” Khaled agreed. “You put in the work. You got to show up first. You got to show up. And that’s your own lick coming.”
“Iconic,” Ross concluded.
