What do Elvis Presley and Rick Ross have in widespread? Loads in keeping with the rapper himself.
In a sequence of Instagram Stories, the “9 Piece” rapper visited Graceland, Presley’s large Memphis property. “I simply went on a tour all through the crib,” Ross, 48, mentioned. “Very enlightening. Elvis was a legend, an icon.”
He took a peek at Presley’s 1958 Convair 880, an airplane he bought in 1975 and named after his daughter Lisa Marie. Ross, who owns a Gulfstream G550, mentioned, “As all of us might see, me and Elvis had lots of issues in widespread… His ranch is Graceland, my ranch is Promise Land.”
He additional goes on to elucidate his admiration for the late singer, saying, “I like the planes. I like he was a hustler. He was a person amongst the folks.”
The rapper launched the music “Elvis Presley Blvd.” that includes Challenge Pat in 2014. Within the music, he says he is “driving down” the long-lasting avenue in Memphis, and likewise shouts out Elvis’ ex-wife Priscilla Presley.
Ross is not any stranger to some straightforward listening. In an unique chat with PEOPLE for his collaborative album with Meek Mill, Too Good to Be True, the Florida icon shared a few of his playlist staples.
“Phil Collins, ‘Within the Air Tonight.’ That is that yacht music proper right here,” Ross mentioned. “So after I discuss that sound, I do know the place to attract from. I do know the place I would like inspiration from. I do know the place I want it. Timeless information. After I’m speaking about information that is 40 years previous, 30 years previous, what is the feeling I am in search of? I might simply maintain going.”
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He even boasted about his love for Gloria Estefan, saying, “Welcome to Miami! You’re feeling me? That is simply that high down, Miami s—. Let the highest down. Matter of truth, go away the highest at house. Do not solely let it down. Go away it at house. You’ll be able to’t even let it again up. F— it. That is Miami.”
Over the summer time, the hustler himself auctioned off a number of items from his assortment of avenue artwork, sneakers, designer garments and extra to profit the Boss Up Grant to assist entrepreneurs.
Ross additionally put up for public sale a formidable private assortment of Michael Jackson memorabilia, which included a sealed ONE by Cirque du Soleil light-up glove, which bought for $260, a sealed Dangerous twenty fifth anniversary vinyl, which went for $195, and a Thriller album-themed 1866 William Knabe & Co. grand piano, which went to the best bidder for $3,575.
