The Key to Miami Rapper Rick Ross's Heart Is Cheese

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Rick Ross drops his new album God Forgives, I Don’t on July 31 so you can expect all the Rozay press coming pretty heavy over the next couple weeks. Here, Ross links with Bon
Appétit to discuss a little bit of his food habits and such.  Read excerpts below…




The only thing hip-hop mogul Rick Ross loves more than exotic eyewear (and, well, yeah, private jets and fast cars) is food. He's cooked up a buffet of lyrical food references since debuting with the street anthem "Hustlin'" in 2006. His new LP, God Forgives, I Don't, will be the soundtrack for countless summer BBQs. Here, the Miami rapper discusses private chefs and his cherished recipe for tilapia and cheese.


You've rapped about "waking up to a bowl of lobster bisque." Is that a typical breakfast?


Rick Ross: There's a steakhouse in Miami called Prime One Twelve. I order three entrées that I know I'm not gonna finish, and save the lobster bisque for the following morning. 


You've got private chef. What are the benefits?


RR: It's a 24-hour menu. You can get something light. You can get something heavy. I love Italian, but I may wake up in the middle of the day and want some tacos.


Let's say your chef isn't available. What can Ross cook?


RR: I got one thing: I take the aluminum foil and I put a nice piece of tilapia on it, season it good, then put a bundle of broccoli and two or three slices of cheese over it. I fold it up and sit it on the grill. Voilà!


Do you have a strategy for eating on a plane?


RR: You keep it light. You don't want to use those little bathrooms. 


You also go by Ricky Rozay. We can guess what's in your fridge for a summer party.


RR: You know I gotta have some rosé in there. But I got everything.


You own a Wingstop in Memphis?


RR: I love it. I put it in one of my songs: "She's thinking Philippe [restaurant] / I'm thinking Wingstop." I know she wants fancy wine and all that, but boy, I'll get you a nice lemonade to go with those lemon-pepper wings.


Your lyrics have lots of food references.


RR: I remember when I couldn't afford to eat like this. It was ramen noodles and the San Francisco Treat [Rice-A-Roni]. Dessert? Get you a honey bun and put a slice of cheese on it. Put it in the microwave for 45 seconds and you had the gift of a lifetime. 


The common denominator seems to be cheese.


RR: I ain't gonna lie: I love that cheese.