Most hip-hop stars can’t live without a mic, a radio, and (let’s not forget) a super expensive car. In this edition of rides, we take a look at a few hip-hop stars and reveal the stories behind their cars. –amir shaw
Lyric: “My President is black, my Lambo is blue and I’ll be … if the rims ain’t too.”–“My President is Black
Drake recently admitted that he leased his 2009 Rolls Royce Phantom because he simply didn’t have enough money to buy one. But you have to appreciate the hip-hop prodigy’s honesty. He even talked about the lease on his latest mixtape, So Far Gone.
Lyric: “My reality just set in, and even when the Phantom’s leased, them [girls] wanna get in.”
–“Successful”
Days after Lil Wayne received eight Grammy nominations, Bryan “Birdman” Williams (the CEO of Cash Money Records and Lil Wayne’s ‘daddy’) bought the hip-hop star a 2009 Aston Martin. The Aston Martin has a base price of $119,000 and reaches a top speed of 180 mph.
Lyric: “Because them [girls] go bonkers when they see me in tha Aston Martin.”
–Squad Up mixtape
