I THINK IT’S A CHALLENGE THAT IS SIMILAR FOR ALL SORTS OF
METHODS.
METHODS. >>> HE’S KNOWN AS THE FOUNDER ER
IN HIS NEW BOOK HE TOUCHES ON
GROWING UP.
GROWING UP. WE SAT DOWN WITH THE LEGENDARY
RAPPER TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT
SOME OF THE MORE PERSONAL
MOMENTS HE MENTIONS IN HIS NEW
BOOK.
BOOK. >> I’VE GOT TO SAY CONGRATS.
I JUST FINISHED YOUR MEMOIR,
MAN.
MAN. FIRST, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE
PUBLISHED AND BE AN AUTHOR?
>> IT’S MOST DEFINITELY
SOMETHING THAT I’M PROUD OF.
PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT.
SHOUT OUT TO MY PARTNER WHO
ACTUALLY WROTE IT AND PUT
TOGETHER ALL THE VISION, IDEAS.
>> WHAT WAS THE PROCESS?
DID HE KIND OF SIT YOU DOWN ON A
COUCH AND INTERVIEW YOU?
DID YOU COME AT HIM WITH A
COLLECTION OF STORIES THAT YOU
WANTED TO --
>> NO.
>> NO. IT WAS MORE LIKE HE WAS A
BACKPACK.
BACKPACK. HE WAS ON MY BACK.
HE ACTUALLY WENT BACK TO WHERE
WE WAS FROM.
GOT TO RIDE THROUGH MIAMI, GOT
TO MEET EVERYBODY THAT’S STILL
HERE THAT I GREW UP WITH AND
CAME UP WITH AND GOT TO REALLY
EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT
THINGS.
THINGS. >> THE TITLE YOU WENT WITH IS
"HURRICANE."
"HURRICANE." I THINK WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE
TELL THEIR STORIES THEY START
OFF WITH THE SEXY PARTS OF IT
AND TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY MADE IT
AND WHAT LIFE IS LIKE NOW.
FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST THIRD,
MAYBE HALF OF THE BOOK, YOU TALK
ABOUT THE TEN YEARS YOU PUT IN
THAT NOBODY TALKED ABOUT.
>> HURRICANE.
>> HURRICANE. >> YOU WERE WRITING FOR OTHER
ARTISTS, WATCHING OTHER ARTISTS
POP OFF, MAIN GAINYBE GAINING SO
TRACTION BUT NOT GETTING A
CHANCE TO REALLY BLOW.
>> THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO
REALLY DO IT, WHICH IS TO TELL
YOU ABOUT THE HURRICANE, WHICH
IS THE STRUGGLE, THE HARD WORK,
THE LESSONS WE’VE LEARNED.
ONCE WE GOT IN A POSITION OF
PAUFL
PAUFL POWER, WERE SUCCESSFUL, WE
WOULDN’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
>> YOU GREW UP IN THE AREA OF
PRESOCIAL MEDIA.
PRESOCIAL MEDIA. IF HUSTLING WAS ON SOUND CLOUD
OR INSTAGRAM --
♪
♪ >> IT COULD HAVE CHANGED IN LIKE
A WEEK.
A WEEK. >> WITHOUT A DOUBT.
I’M HAPPY IT HAPPENED EXACTLY
THE WAY IT DID.
YOU KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING, I
WOULDN’T CHANGE IT.
I’M A FAN OF SOCIAL MEDIA NOW,
I’M A FAN OF WATCHING THE
YOUNGSTERS HIT THEIR LICKS.
REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG I’M IN
THE GAME, I’M STILL A STUDENT OF
THE GAME AND A FAN OF IT.
THAT’S WHAT "HURRICANE" IS
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >> YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR ANKLE
MONITOR GOING OFF WHEN YOU WERE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE ONE TIME WHEN
THEY HAD THE SUMMIT ON SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE. >> IT MOST DEFINITELY WAS HUMBLE
HUMBLING TO BE AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. MY VERY FIRST ALBUM I HAD A
RECORD CALLED "WHITE HOUSE."
AT THE TIME I WAS OUT ON BOND
FIGHTING A CASE.
I FELT IF THAT ANKLE MONITOR
DIDN’T GO OFF, I WOULD HAVE
SHARED MORE WORDS ON A PERSONAL
LEVEL WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA, YOU
KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING.
MOST DEFINITELY THAT WAS A HELL
OF AN EXPERIENCE.
>> ONE HURRICANE THAT YOU KIND
OF DEALT WITH AND YOU TALKED
ABOUT IN THE BOOK IS HEALTH.
WE TALK ABOUT MULTIPLE SEIZURES
AND SO ON.
TALK ABOUT SOME CHANGES YOU MADE
JUST IN YOUR DAY TO DAY LIFE
THAT HAS MAYBE SUBSIDED THAT
STRUGGLE WITH HEALTH.
>> YOU KNOW, IT REALLY STARTED
WITH REST.
WITH REST. THEN OTHER THINGS, MY DIET.
THERE CAME A TIME WHERE I REALLY
HAD TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES
BECAUSE IT WAS LIFE OR DEATH AT
ONE POINT.
ONE POINT. >> I’M SURE IF WE TOOK A TRIP
OVER TO DELL FRISCO I COULD TELL
ME YOUR FAVORITE PIECES ON THE
MENU.
MENU. WHAT’S YOUR HEALTHY GO-TO MEAL
WHEN YOU’RE FEELING GOOD?
>> WHEN I’M FEELING HEALTHY, I’M
GOING TO GO HEAVY VEGETABLES.
AS LONG AS THERE’S HEAVY
VEGETABLES.
VEGETABLES. WHEN YOU’RE TRAVELING A LOT, YOU
CAN’T LOCK IN ON REALLY ONE
THING BECAUSE EVERY CITY YOU GO
TO IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
>> PROBABLY MY FAVORITE BOOK
EVER IS THE ALCHEMIST.
HE BELIEVES IN OMENS.
YOU TALK ABOUT OMENS IN THE BOOK
WHEN YOU WANTED TO SIGN MEEK
MILL.
MILL. YOU SAID THAT YOUR SISTER SENT
HIM ON A FLIGHT BUT YOU FOUND
OUT HIS GOVERNMENT NAME WAS
ROBERT WILLIAMS.
ROBERT WILLIAMS. ALSO TALK ABOUT YOUR FEELING
WHEN YOU SEE HE’S OFF PROBATION
AND GOT A NEW JUDGE APPOINTED ON
A CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEVEL FARCE
MEEK MILL AND HIS CASE?
>> I’M STILL CELEBRATING THAT
FOR THE BROTHER BECAUSE HE’S
BEEN GOING THROUGH THAT STRUGGLE
FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY I MET
HIM.
HIM. HE
HE I KNEW HE WAS A SOLID DUDE.
AND WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES BUT I
SEEN IT IN HIM THAT HIS
INTENTIONS WERE RIGHT.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HE WAS
CHARGED WITH, I KNEW HIS
INTENTIONS WERE RIGHT.
ONCE THE NAMES CAME UP, OF
COURSE MY NAME IS WILLIAM ROBERT