It’s all about the image, not necessarily the cash flow.
“They blast these guys out… You know, ’cause they say some of these guys are worth $600 million, but they have absolutely no footprint in the neighborhoods. You don’t see anything that they have done in the community. Like LeBron James. He built a school! You understand what I’m sayin’? He took some money and he actually went and built a school because the money that he’s made is more money than he know that he can ever spend, so he was willing to give something back.”
“You have these other guys who we all think are rich and they don’t have any money. ‘Cause it’s a difference between being famous and rich. See, I’m famous,” he said with a laugh. “And I just got rich.” Vlad mentioned that Suge Knight stated that “most entertainers just want to be famous and have enough money to pay their bills.” Freeway agreed.
“That’s what I say, too,” he said. “I would have to agree with Suge on that one.” Watch his clip below.