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 common occurrence as many were still “functional” and others w...
Sep 09, 2022•44 min
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 trio, DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller, and Chico Bean filming an epis...
Sep 02, 2022•45 min
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 with five-division Boxing world champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather....
Aug 18, 2022•45 min
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. But that is not the case with our crew! Franklin is in a pinch ...
Aug 13, 2022•35 min
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 successful brand. Even with that, it always comes at a cost, which we s...
Aug 05, 2022•42 min
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 the two murders, which led their paths to cross with Lucia and th...
Jul 29, 2022•39 min
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 the moments that lead up to the big WINS so we’re glad to be alo...
Jul 22, 2022•38 min
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 own right, since that’s no longer allowed post 9/11. Dave introduce...
Jul 14, 2022•41 min
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 decision” — and we can see just how that’s panned out across all stor...
Jul 08, 2022•42 min
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’s side! Special reveal for our video subscribers. (wink, wink)As...
Jul 01, 2022•44 min
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 that his documentary “Freeway: Crack in the System” premiered. Rick ...
Jun 24, 2022•50 min
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 out to be somewhat of a full circle moment. He reveals that St. ...
Jun 17, 2022•42 min
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 Woodbine, who plays Knees, the OG who gives Franklin the lowdown ...
Jun 09, 2022•45 min
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. Rick reports on his recent trip to Washington, DC and his first t...
Jun 03, 2022•52 min
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 a vegan restaurant in Washington, DC and he and Dave discuss the ...
May 27, 2022•48 min
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 like at this time and runs down all of the major housing project...
May 20, 2022•33 min
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 morals that he brings to the show, stating that he doesn’t like that L...
May 13, 2022•34 min
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 rock, as opposed to the kilo that Franklin somehow manages to conv...
May 05, 2022•34 min
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 week, before getting into what’s being planned for season 6. Every...
Apr 28, 2022•32 min
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 will be continuing to do podcasts every week, going back now to Seas...
Apr 21, 2022•34 min
First up, Dave and Rick update the audience on what’s been going on in their lives the past week. Rick has been to Atlanta and Houston, while Dave is in DC. The hosts jump into the 9th episode of Snowfall, where the fallout after Louie and Jerome’s wedding is taking place. Buckley’s hit on Kane has gone badly and he’s being suspended from the force and drug tested. The double cross has come into full view now, with Leon and Franklin learning that Louie paid Buckley to take out Kane and also has ...
Apr 14, 2022•57 min
This week’s episode (#8) of Snowfall, entitled “Celebration,” takes an interesting turn, leaving our co-hosts, Freeway Rick, Dave, and Brett with a lot to dive into. Rick is coming at you from Atlanta, while Brett and Dave are stationed at the Breakbeat Headquarters in Chicago. The hosts (attempt to) dissect the double-crossings and secret meet-ups from this week. First, Aunt Louie, with the help of Oso, gets together with Teddy to let him know that she wants to buy directly from him. Wow, Louie...
Apr 07, 2022•52 min
After watching episode 7 of Snowfall (“Lying In A Hammock”), our co-hosts Dave and Rick break down all of the excitement and intrigue that this new episode brings. Rick first recaps his trip to Chicago earlier this week where he had a chance to hang out in person with Dave. They talk about Larry Hoover and one of Rick’s childhood friends who ended up in Chicago and became very close to Hoover. Hoover is the subject of an in-depth narrative podcast currently being completed by Breakbeat Media. Ri...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr
*Deep breath* Snowfall's viewers finally receive some big reveals in the recent episode (#6) -- or so they think. "The Iliad: Part 2" has tons of information, leaving co-hosts, Dave, Rick, and Brett with a lot to dissect. What's up with this tiger? Oso and Franklin manage to escape the cage they were locked in only to be captured again by Mexican gang members still on the hunt for Franklin's moneybags. The hosts talk about what Franklin and Oso should have done. There were far too many mistakes....
Mar 25, 2022•47 min
Wow. Things heated up in a big way on the latest episode (#5) of Snowfall, so Dave and Rick have a lot to talk about. They get into the meaning of the episode title, “The Iliad,” and give their thoughts on Cissy’s meeting with her new contact who is supposed to help with her plans to get rid of Teddy. Did she take the pen embedded with a transmitter, and if so, what did she do with it? Of course, things explode in this episode with a rash of drive-by shootings. The hosts talk about the way the c...
Mar 18, 2022•37 min
In this episode, Dave and Rick talk about Cissy’s return from Cuba and what her plans might be to deal with CIA agent Teddy. They take it back to the 1980’s to talk about if there were really rappers with skateboards in the projects and whether rappers were calling out the names of real hustlers in their songs. Rick says that Leon reminds him of his former right-hand man Ali, and the hosts discuss what they think of Leon’s newfound revolutionary mindset. Looking at the scene with Leon buying hea...
Mar 11, 2022•52 min
Dave and Rick are back after watching episode 3 of the new season of Snowfall, which leads Rick into talking about loyalty, money, and power in the drug game. In the show, Auntie Louie and Uncle Jerome are looking to build something of their own. Right now, looks like loyalty is not an issue. But how long will that last? Scully from the “low bottoms” projects is back in the mix and Jerome and Louie have squashed their beef with him and brought him back as a partner. Rick talks about how he worke...
Mar 07, 2022•44 min
This week’s conversation covers Snowfall’s season 5, episode 2. With CIA operative Teddy back in the mix and at the center of this episode, our hosts Dave, Brett, and Freeway talk about Freeway’s actual dealings with real-life CIA operative Danilo Blandon. Blandon was Rick’s supplier who was using drug proceeds to fund a war in Nicaragua. Rick points out how the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine is similar to the situation between the United States and Nicaragua in the 1980s. The hosts go on to...
Mar 04, 2022•44 min
Welcome to episode 2 of After the Snow. Today, you get reacquainted with co-hosts Freeway Rick Ross and Dave Mays. You also meet the show's co-creator and co-executive producer, Brett Jeffries, who kicks off the episode with a recap of the season 5 premiere of Snowfall. Whoa! A lot is happening in just one episode, leaving Rick and Dave with plenty to dissect. Up first: the 1986 tragic and untimely death of basketball star Len Bias. Dave, a D.C. native, tackles this topic from a personal place, ...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr
Welcome to the launch episode of After the Snow — the after show podcast about the hit FX series Snowfall. In this inaugural episode, you meet Freeway Rick Ross, the man whose real life is the inspiration for Snowfall. The activist, entrepreneur and former drug kingpin is the co-host of After The Snow along with Hip-Hop pioneer and media mogul Dave Mays. These legends lay out for listeners what to expect from After the Snow and why they’re so excited about the wide range of important issues they...
Feb 24, 2022•41 min
