>>> A SPECIAL EDITION OF FALL BACK, I’M JOINED TONIGHT BY
MUSIC MOGUL AND ENTREPRENEUR
PERCY MILLER ALSO KNOWN AS
MASTER P AND BET NAMED HIM ONE
OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL RAPPERS
AND BLACK MUSIC ENTREPRENEURS OF
ALL-TIME.
ALL-TIME. AND ONE OF HIS MORE RECENT
VENTURES RAP SNACKS BLOWING UP.
AND ALSO JOINED BY MARK THOMPSON
AND HE’S ALSO BEEN ON THE GROUND
AND HE’S THE HOST OF THE MAKE IT
PLAIN PODCAST.
PLAIN PODCAST. GREAT TO HAVE YOU BOTH HERE.
WHAT’S ON YOUR FALL BACK LIST?
>> I’M GLAD TO BE HERE WITH A
LEGEND.
LEGEND. I WAS REALLY TOUCHED BY THE
INTERVIEW MEGHAN MARKLE DID WITH
HER HUSBAND, AND IT REALLY MADE
ME KIND OF SAD.
IT SOUNDED LIKE EVEN A CRY FOR
HELP.
HELP. BUT SHE’S GOTTEN ON ALL THIS
CRITICISM.
CRITICISM. YOU KNOW, BRITS TEND TO HAVE
THIS IDEA OF A STIFF UPPER LIP
AND YOU’RE NOT REALLY SUPPOSED
TO SHOW YOUR EMOTION OR ANY OF
THAT.
THAT. SO SHE’S GOTTEN A LOT OF
CRITICISM FOR ACTUALLY SAYING
SHE’S GLAD SOMEBODY CHECKED ON
HER.
HER. AND I THINK THAT’S OUT OF ORDER.
SHE’S NOT A BRIT, SHE’S ONE OF
US.
US. >> MASTER P YOU’VE BEEN THE
PUBLIC EYE FOR A LONG TIME.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON’T THINK OF
YOU WHEN YOU’RE IN THE PUBLIC
EYE AS A HUMAN BEING.
YOU’RE JUST KIND OF CONTENT.
>> I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO
REALIZE PEOPLE ARE HUMAN,
EVERYBODY’S THE SAME, EVERYBODY
HAS EMOTIONS.
HAS EMOTIONS. I FEEL LIKE FOR HER PEOPLE DON’T
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT’S GOING ON
WITH HER, WHAT SHE’S DEALING
WITH AS A MOTHER.
AND I THINK PEOPLE FEEL LIKE YOU
HAVE TO BE ON 24/7.
SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS PROBABLY
AN EMOTIONAL TIME FOR HER, AND
SHE’S GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED
TO IT AND DEAL WITH THIS AND
KIND OF NOT WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE
PEOPLE THINK.
PEOPLE THINK. >> WHAT IS ELSE IS ON YOUR FALL
BACK LIST, SIR?
>> WE NEED MORE COMPANIES LIKE
RAP SNACKS.
RAP SNACKS. WE WANT TO OPEN THOSE DOORS UP
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF
THINKERS, MOVERS AND SHAKERS.
>> SO YOU’RE SAYING KIND OF FALL
BACK TO SO MANY OF THESE
COMPANIES THAT HAVE LEADERSHIP
AND BOARDS THAT DON’T LOOK LIKE
THE REST OF AMERICA.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. WHY WE CAN’T BE AT THE TOP OF
THAT FOOD CHAIN?
AND I FEEL LIKE WITH RAP SNACKS
WE’RE OPENING THE DOORS, BUT
THERE’S SO MANY OTHER GENIUSES
OUT IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE THESE
CREATIVE IDEAS THAT DON’T GET A
CHANCE.
CHANCE. IF YOU LOOK AT IT IN HOLLYWOOD,
IN HOLLYWOOD IT’S 5%
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LATINO THAT OWN
THE PRODUCTION.
THE PRODUCTION. A LOT OF US ARE STARS AND WE’RE
IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS, BUT WE
DON’T OWN THE PRODUCTION.
>> CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THAT?
WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE ROOM TO
DO THESE DEALS, ARE YOU RUNNING
INTO THE SITUATION STILL IN 2019
PEOPLE DON’T THINK YOU’RE A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN AFTER
EVERYTHING YOU’VE DONE?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I HAD A
SITUATION THE OTHER DAY WHERE I
MET WITH THE GUY AND HE WAS LIKE
I EXPECTED YOU TO BE A WHOLE
DIFFERENT PERSON BECAUSE I WAS
PREJUDGED BY MY MUSIC, NOT THE
BUSINESS I’M CREATING AND TO
BUILD AN EMPIRE AND TO BUILD A
GENERATION OF WELSH FOR YOUR
FAMILY.
FAMILY. YOU HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES.
NOBODY IS PERFECT.
YOU KNOW, I PUT MY TRUST AND
FAITH IN GOD.
AND I TELL PEOPLE YOU CAN’T
PREJUDGE SOMEBODY BECAUSE
EVERYBODY CAN CHANGE, AND
EVERYBODY CAN GROW.
EDUCATION IS SO IMPORTANT TO MY
GROWTH.
GROWTH. EVEN IF YOU LOOK AT GEORGE
FOREMAN, WE GO BACK AND LOOK AT
HIM AND LOOK AT HIM FOR THE
BOXING.
BOXING. HE CREATED ONE OF THE BIGGEST
BRANDS AROUND, THE GEORGE
FOREMAN GRILL AND YOU HAVE TO
RESPECT THAT.
RESPECT THAT. >> YOU KNOW WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT
THE GRILL.
THE GRILL. >> YES.
>> YES. >> WHEN YOU TIP IT, ALL THE
JUICE JUST RUNS RIGHT OUT.
I DON’T KNOW WHY NOBODY HAD DONE
THAT BEFORE.
THAT BEFORE. >> YOU KNOW, WITH RAP SNACKS, WE
PUT A DAB OF RANCH.
>> LET ME PUT MARK THOMPSON ON
THE FRONT.
THE FRONT. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN RAP SNACKS?
>> NO, I’M SEEING IT FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
FIRST TIME. >> YOU’VE GOT TO TASTE IT.
>> TRY IT.
>> WOW, OKAY.
DELICIOUS.
DELICIOUS. >> WELL, THERE’S AN OLD SAYING
IN THE NEWSROOM, MARK, I DON’T
KNOW IF YOU KNOW IT.
IF YOU’RE ABOUT IT, ABOUT IT,
THEN SAY YOU’RE ABOUT IT, ABOUT
IT.
IT. >> HE’S GOT IT.
>> MARK THOMPSON, MASTER P,