After the Snow
Every story has a legend. Now, for the first time, we'll hear from activist, entrepreneur, and former drug kingpin Freeway Rick Ross, the man whose real life inspired the hit TV series Snowfall. "After the Snow" is a new weekly after-show podcast that delivers its audience true tales of a world filled with ambition, empire-building, CIA conspiracies, and the multi-billion dollar international drug trade. Every Thursday, Ross and hip-hop mogul Dave Mays—along with special guests—break down Snowfall's latest episode in a compelling discussion, providing unique insight that only people who were there can tell you.
Episodes
September 9, 2022 • 44 mins
We’re back with another episode of After the Snow with Dave & Rick! This week’s Snowfall Episode 8 of Season 2, entitled “Surrender,” spawns a conversation about the moment when crack rock was having a long lasting impact on those addicted to it. It wasn’t an overnight realizationas many of us would believe, but rather a gradual one… somewhere around 4 years after it first hit the streets. According to Rick, even then it wasn’t a c...
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September 2, 2022 • 45 mins
Dave and Rick are back with another episode of after a pretty jam packed week. Dave was in Houston, TX with Bill Bellamy and the Breakbeat Media team for 50 Cent’s Tycoon Weekend. He shares his experience catching up with old friends and handling BIDNESS at the same time. While Dave was trekking around “H-Town” hitting the pool parties, brunches, celebrity basketball game, and comedy show, Rick was out in the “A” with the podcast t...
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August 18, 2022 • 45 mins
Relationships are at the heart of today’s episode as Rick talks about his decision to leave his bags and books behind to show up for an event in Indiana focused on providing resources to its residents—a decision highlighting his commitment to community advocacy and restoration. And when working hard, there’s got to be a balance of playing hard – which is his plan for his upcoming trip to Memphis, TN where he’ll be hosting a party w...
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August 12, 2022 • 35 mins
We’re back with another episode of “After the Snow.” Rick is celebrating some recent WINS in the boxing ring with his team of fighters after leaving Dallas, as well as the launch of new business ventures. Jumping right into this week’s Snowfall episode (Season 2, Episode 5), it’s a strong push forward for everyone. Dave points out how special this is given that we’re already mid-season, where a lot of shows tend to slow things down...
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August 5, 2022 • 41 mins
This week on “After The Snow,” Rick shares some exciting news about his latest success in the boxing world. He and Dave catch up on his most recent trip to Boston, which is where Dave got his start under the moniker “Go-Go Dave” as the host of the Harvard radio show, Street Beat. The conversation evolves into each sharing their experiences as entrepreneurs; the mindset required, and some of the decisions needed to maintain a succes...
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July 29, 2022 • 39 mins
In this week’s episode of After The Snow, Rick and Dave speak about the nuanced challenges experienced within the community that often forced the hand of hustling and violence. Many times the intention is to make a situation better, but that doesn’t always mean it gets better. It’s similar to what we see happening in this week’s episode of Snowfall, Season 2 Ep. 3 “Prometheus Rising.” Franklin and crew are divided on how to handle ...
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July 22, 2022 • 38 mins
In today’s episode, Dave and Rick find common ground as they share some of the unspoken challenges that come AFTER experiencing great success in the public eye. A sobering reminder as they both are celebrating recent wins; Rick exploring opportunities with new amateur boxing talent and Dave steering the Breakbeat Media brand into viral moments since the launch of its latest shows. It’s not often we get the opportunity to hear about...
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July 14, 2022 • 41 mins
This week on After The Snow, Dave and Rick take a deep dive into some of the realities of the criminal justice system here in the U.S. They speak on the oxymoron of how brainwashed society is about the incarcerated community, even though it houses some of the most brilliant minds. Rick expresses his gratitude of being able to have told his life story to various outlets in interviews while locked up - which was a privilege in its ow...
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July 8, 2022 • 41 mins
Rick is back from New Orleans, where he attended his first Essence festival and has nothing but great things to say. Community, culture, and celebration all wrapped up in one experience. In this week’s Season 1 finale episode of Snowfall, “The Rubicon,” our characters are brought into some hefty decisions. We learn that a rubicon moment is defined as having to “irrevocably commit to a course of action, make a fateful and final deci...
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June 30, 2022 • 43 mins
After another week of travel for Rick, he and Dave catch up on today’s episode to share more about the expungement clinics that he has been hosting in Chicago where he received visits from some really good friends. Unfortunately, Rick and Dave weren’t able to link up on this trip, because Dave and our deeply missed co-host, Brett, were out celebrating their anniversary… And we have a pretty good feeling Brett will always be at Dave...
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June 24, 2022 • 49 mins
RECAP: SNOWFALL SEASON 1, EPISODE 8 “BABY TEETH” Things have settled a bit for Rick and Dave as they’re both after several weeks of travel and impact. Rick shares insights from his most recent book “21 Keys of Success” and how it came to be. It’s the follow up to his first book, “Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Autobiography” which was released 8 years ago this month. He recalls having demo copies of his book around the same time tha...
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June 17, 2022 • 42 mins
Well things have definitely turned up in this week’s recap of Snowfall Season 1, Episode 7. In this episode, Franklin and crew travel to Oakland, CA where they discover a new trend on the rise in the cocaine world… ROCK. Crack rock that is. Rick and Dave take a deep dive into the unfolding of Rick’s introduction into the dope game. Rick gives us an update of his past weekend in St. Louis for his latest exhibition fights which turns...
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June 9, 2022 • 45 mins
Dave and Rick hold it down this week from Chicago and Atlanta. The hosts discuss S1 Ep6 of Snowfall and explore some interesting themes that come from watching this episode. Rick talks about how Franklin is sensing that some of his team may be dipping into the product and how difficult it can be to know when someone is using cocaine. They talk about the guest appearance by one of the hip-hop generation’s most iconic actors, Bokeem ...
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June 3, 2022 • 51 mins
The full After The Snow cast—Freeway Rick, Dave Mays and Brett Jeffries—are back together for this special episode. The crew are together in person for the first time while hosting After The Snow. They reveal that they are in the Inglewood section of Los Angeles and were on the set in Hollywood earlier in the day for the taping of the new Breakbeat podcast Top Billin’ With Bill Bellamy that will be launching in the next few weeks. ...
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May 27, 2022 • 47 mins
After The Snow gets into S1 Ep4 of Snowfall. Rick talks about his recent visit to Chicago where he was able to re-unite with an old friend from prison who was part of the Larry Hoover case. Rick recalls his determination to get free despite having a life sentence. Dave informs the audience about Breakbeat’s upcoming Larry Hoover life story podcast series and provides an update on Larry Hoover’s current legal situation. Rick visits ...
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May 20, 2022 • 33 mins
This week After The Snow covers Season 1, Episode 3 of Snowfall. Our co-hosts Dave and Rick bring the listeners up to date on the latest happenings in their worlds. After Franklin got robbed and beaten at the end of the last episode, Rick advises not to “walk around with all your savings in a backpack.” Franklin is out to get his money back and recruits Leon and a local gangster to help. Rick talks about what the gang structure was...
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May 12, 2022 • 33 mins
In this week’s episode our co-hosts delve into Season 1, Episode 2 of Snowfall. The show continues to pick up steam as Franklin begins to move more completely into the drug business. Rick compares his start in the game to what we see happen with Franklin. The hosts talk about the Israeli gangster Avi and if Rick ever came in contact with anyone like him. The character Oso is highlighted and the hosts make note of the sense of moral...
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May 5, 2022 • 34 mins
This week we take it back to where it all started. Our co-hosts Rick and Dave have watched the very first episode of Snowfall that originally came out in July of 2017. Created by one of Hip-Hop’s most legendary creatives, the late filmmaker John Singleton (RIP), Snowfall is absolutely one of the most authentically hip-hop tv shows the world has ever seen on a major network. Rick notes that he got his start with just a $50 cocaine r...
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April 28, 2022 • 31 mins
The After The Snow podcasts celebrates its first guest from the cast of Snowfall! Rick and Dave welcome actress Christine Horn, who plays Black Diamond, a dangerous female bounty hunter, on the show. Rick talks about some of the actual women in the game that he remembers, including a crazy story about one named Stacy who would fight in the street with men. The crew weighs in on the dramatic ending to season 5 that took place last w...
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April 21, 2022 • 34 mins
Our co-hosts convene to talk about the final episode of Snowfall Season 5. Rick joins from Boston, where he is busy promoting his cannabis company, LA Kingpin. Back in Chicago, where cannabis has also been legalized, Dave talks about the 4/20 cannabis event he attended last night, hosted by Vic Mensa, who just launched his own cannabis brand. The hosts share the big news: while the new season of Snowfall is over, After The Snow wil...
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