Joe and Jada - Rick Ross ADDRESSES Drake beef & talks upcoming ‘Set In Stone’ album, Verzuz battle with French Montana & new book

Joe and Jada show, special edition energy. Today we’re talking with a friend and a boss’s boss—author, mogul, car show king—Rosé in the building.

Khaled put me on a lot of game in Miami, and I’ve always lived for the hustle. I bounce back from anything, crack a joke, keep it moving, and get back to work.

How did you and the author build this new book together and turn your life into pages?

With Ross it wasn’t interviews; it was immersion. I followed him, soaked it up, and we shaped a real-time story where the ending revealed itself as we lived it.

Book one introduced me beyond the music, book two was straight entrepreneurship, and this one is about keeping the fire lit and winning bigger than expected.

People were confused about the Drake situation. Where did the fallout start for you?

My name got mentioned, so I answered the call—simple as that. It’s sport to me, and I’m always ready to compete; SPEAKER_19 adds that real ones face it head-on.

Quick business check. Did you sell any of your stake in Belaire?

No sale. I’m still locked in with Brett Berish, building and keeping momentum.

I’m getting stage fright about buying a bigger house. What’s your mindset on that leap?

No ceilings. Miami real estate is heat, so buy the house, invest in the block, and let value stack; I’ve seen big buys get offers fast and neighbors spending wild money that lifts everything.

What’s new with the music and the live show?

Set in Stone is up for preorder with a June release, and I’m celebrating twenty years with an orchestra. Big music, big moments.

You might have the best ear in the game. How do you never miss on beats?

Beats decide careers. Even the right co-sign can’t save the wrong track, so I’m picky until it feels like money.

Studios want honesty, so I give it. Don’t call it real if you only want applause.

And when you keep it real, people call it hate. That comes with the territory.

I turned the mansion into a business, from the car show to massive events. Twelve thousand people on the lawn proves creativity pays better than comfort.

Miami talk: Joe was the one New York rapper I kept bumping into outside for real. Friendly smoke aside, we stay moving.

I’m outside in New York and took heat for moving to Miami early, but I saw the lane. On hoops, I’ve got the Knicks taking it, and Tim Hardaway gets a salute as an icon beyond the obvious picks.

Salute to survivors and second chances—we’ve seen friends make it through the worst. That’s why gratitude is non-negotiable.

On a personal note, therapy helped me climb out of grief by letting me hear myself think. This first Mother’s Day without my mom hurt, but talking it out keeps me steady.

That’s our time—love to Rosé for pulling up and lighting it up. Joe and Jada show, we out.