In an interview with Rolling Stone, Rick Ross opened up for the first time about his controversial past as a correctional officer in South Florida.

According to Ross, he became a correctional officer shortly after his friend was incarcerated for drug trafficking:

“This was my best friend, who I ate peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches with, and pork and beans with, my buddy, my partner, my number-one dude. Suddenly I’m talking to him over federal phone calls. Hearing the way it was building, I knew I couldn’t take nothing for granted,” says Ross. “My homey’s father was a huge influence on my life, too . . . He was the one who was like, ‘Yo, go get a job somewhere, man. Go be a fireman. Or go be a fucking corrections officer. Just go sit down somewhere.”

If you want to read more of the interview, check out Rolling Stone.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2012 at 11:40 am and is filed under News. Tags: correctional officer, Rick Ross, Rolling Stone, South Florida