XXL Magazine has announced that none other than the biggest boss Ricky Ross, will be doing it big on the cover of their upcoming May issue. It has been quite a year for Rick Ross and it is only the third month. Rap beefs, diss songs and of course what has kept him in our interest this whole time, hit records, Ross has done it all this year. Riding high currently with his hit single “Magnificent” featuring John Legend, Ross took time to offer XXL insight into his mind state about what has been going on with him throughout all his turmoil and success.

This is actually the 2nd time Ross has been on the cover of XXL, as he appeared on a previous cover with fellow Floridian hitmakers Flo Rida and DJ Khaled. This however is his first solo cover. The issue hits the news racks April 7th but until then you can appease your appetite a little with these excerpts we uncovered below:

On His Street Credibility

“The stuff I talk about is real. The dope is real. The gun talk is official. Look up Kenneth ‘Boobie’ Williams. Look where he’s from. That’s not nothing to be proud of. I wish that on no man. But, just to let you know, that’s what I witnessed. It’s a reality. I cannot discuss certain people that’s still in the streets, and I will not. I took a street oath, and I’ma live by that, and I’ma die by that. And it’s not about a music career, ’cause that shit, I’m good. It’s about me and being in the streets.”

On His Feud With 50 Cent

“50 Cent made a statement [that he’ll] ruin somebody life. Where I come from, it takes a AK-47 to do that. Cartoons, we laugh—funny. You put on a wig, come out the closet—funny. At the end of the day, we in the streets finna drop another No.1 album, we pressing on.”

On Denying Being A Correctional Officer

“Me not answering or addressing that situation has nothing to do with my career. I’ve accomplished enough, and I’ve made enough money for me to be good… Yes, it was me in those pictures. But I’ma tell you this. Me taking that job, I was doing my job. You understand what I mean?”

Sounds like Ross is going Deeper Than Rap on this one. Be sure to check out the full feature length interview in the May issue of XXL Magazine.