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The untold story of drug kingpin 'Freeway' Rick Ross
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Jul 8, 2014
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The untold story of drug kingpin 'Freeway' Rick Ross
Freeway Rick Ross was a cocaine kingpin in the '80s and early '90s, whose empire spanned across the U.S. Until it all came crashing down
Rick Ross, also known as Freeway Rick Ross
Rick Ross, also known as Freeway Rick Ross
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Freeway Rick Ross was a cocaine kingpin in the '80s and early '90s, whose empire spanned across the U.S. Until it all came crashing down

Defining what an American success story is can all depend on your perspective.

For some it's getting a college degree, finding a good job then maybe buying a house with a white picket fence. For others it can mean pulling yourself out a hopeless situation by any means necessary, legal or illegal. 

Freeway Rick Ross was a cocaine kingpin in the '80s and early '90s, whose empire spanned across the U.S. He was so powerful, that at one point, he controlled a vast multimillion-dollar operation. Until it all came crashing down.

Ross along with crime reporter Cathy Scott have written a new book that details all of it called "Freeway Rick Ross, the Untold Autobiography." Ross joins Take Two to talk about his life and his new memoir.