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Sir, how did you get rich?
>> Did you just call me broke?
>> Yes, how did you get rich?
>> Talk to people like that, bro.
>> No, how did you get rich, man? I'm going all over Atlanta interviewing the richest people. What did you do?
>> I I learned about wealth and investment in the prison cell, bro.
>> So, you went to prison?
>> Went to prison when I was 16 for attempted murder and robbery, man.
>> Are you serious?
>> Did 10 years, man.
>> How old were you when you became a millionaire?
>> I'm 35.
>> What was the most amount of money you made in a single year?
>> Eight figures. I'm going to leave you with that. I still got people in the hood. I got to go to the hood all the time, man.
>> Can I interview you for 1 minute real quick?
>> Yeah, I know who you are, man. You good people, man.
>> You didn't come from a rich family. What's your number one actionable step anybody can take to get rich in today's world?
>> Frederick Douglass said something that I really love. Once a man gets information, it makes it hard for him to be a slave.
>> Information changes situations.
>> And it changes the conversation, the conversation changes your compensation.
>> This is gay right here, you know [laughter] that, right?
>> So, I have a saying, poor people live check to check, rich people live year to year, wealthy people live from generation to generation because they learn how to body time back.
>> the richest people in the world do with their money?
>> Invest in the best companies in America.
>> Like what?
>> Right now, we investing in Nvidia, Google, Palantir, and see these companies that we use every single day. But, why don't we own them?
>> You have ownership. Without ownership, you'll always be a slave to somebody else's dream. And listen, if you allow them to feed you, you give them permission to starve you.
>> So, do you think stocks are better than real estate?
>> that both are needed. I think stocks are good to increase your wealth, real estate is good to dump your taxes.
>> So, you pay a lot of money in taxes?
>> Man.
>> How much do you pay in taxes?
>> My biggest year in taxes, I paid $4 million in taxes.
>> paid $4 million in taxes. Freedom is the most expensive thing that you'll ever pay for, and it's going to always charge tax in the future.
>> What was the number one book that changed your life?
>> The number one book I read that changed my life was the Bible.
>> So, you believe in God?
>> Oh, man.
>> Deuteronomy 8:18 says God gives us the ability to produce wealth, man.