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Rick Ross likes food. We know this. He even raps about it; “I’m into fine fish with a slight lime twist,” he raps on “Yacht Club.” No shots, but the “Diced Pineapples” rapper looks like he loves his meals.

During the days of ancient royalty, the wealth of a man was determined by the size of his hustler’s gut. If we apply that same theory to present day Rap, then the Bawse is on his King Henry VIII tip. And why not? Rick Ross is one of the most successful artists out, he’s built an entire Maybach Music Empire and has made Florida represent something other than old people and coked up models on South Beach. He has a lot to celebrate. With food.

As Ross readies his fifth studio album God Forgives, I Don’t, we decided to shamelessly compile some flicks of Ricky Rozay doing what he does best (next to rapping). Most people look like they’re eating their feelings when they’re positioned next to food, but not William Leonard Roberts II. He makes it an art. Feast your eyes on these photos in the gallery.

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Down South, the only grills most rappers care about come from their dentist, Paul Wall. Not the Bawse. Here he’s holding up a rack of ribs the size of the carcass Sylvester Stallone was boxing in a freezer during Rocky. When one of the lost members of Maybach Music Group starts to slick talk in the streets, Ross holds them by their necks in the exact same pose. Kidding. Kinda. 

This is probably the first and last time you’ll see Rick Ross sitting with a salad. Maybe he got inspired by Diddy, who reminded him that he had to “preserve his Hot” with ruffage. Little did Puff know that all Rick Ross has to do is flash an areola at the door of Club Hot and he’s already in the VIP section. Bad Boys can’t do that.

Would this count as cannibalism if Rick Ross eats a cake in the shape of himself? Maybe. First of all, who else would get a cake made in his own image and likeness? He might as well eat a cake of his own face. It’s not like he’s going to keep it and shellac it so he knows what he looks like. He owns a mirror after all.

Bon Appétit , bitches! No, seriously, this photo was taken from Ross’ interview with Bon Appétit  magazine. Not sure what’s in the glass. Is it a Pina Colada? Horchata? A smoothie? A giant glass of milk? Who knows. Whatever the case may be, he still makes it look damn cool to be posted up grabbing a fancy cup. Even if there was an umbrella in the glass he’d be winning.

In other beverage related news, Rick Ross pours coffee cooler than you do. Standing there, rocking a Porsche emblem belt, Rick Ross makes breakfast really look like it’s the most important meal of the day. He’s got a whole breakfast buffet next to him on that kitchen table too, but he’s all, “Don’t look at that bacon. Watch how good I look pouring coffee. Ruh!”

When most people eat from a styrofoam container, they look like they’re either on a lunch break from working the late shift at T-Mobile or hanging out at the mall food court waiting for their mom to pick them up. Rick Ross managed to pack what looks like a 5-star meal into that styrofoam container. No trips to the mall or the food truck need apply. Well played, Ross.

When you sit in a booth at a diner alone, you probably appear to be the loneliest person in the world. Or a serial killer. You probably also look like you desperately want someone to sit down next to you and you about your life. Rick Ross has his leg chillin’ on the booth, letting everyone know they’re not welcome to sit. One isn’t the loneliest number when you’re the size of three men.

When you really love food, you buy a place where you can eat it all the time. Last year, Rick Ross joined the Wingstop family by purchasing one of their franchises. Now when people eat (and most of them do), they’ll be putting money into Rick Ross’ pockets. Next up, he’ll be buying an air franchise since people like to breathe, too. He’s always thinking of something!

Just like Jay-Z, Rick Ross switched it to Ciroc to give Puff’s stock a boost. What a nice guy. Well, just one of the “3 Kings” is pictured in this flick eating some medium rare steak, taken from the video for “So Sophisticated.” And so sophisticated he is. He’s so sophisticated that PETA will probably see this and say, “Hey! Meat does look delicious!”

Gif alert! Look at Rick Ross with that diamond encrusted wrist and a sweatshirt with a larger than life Champion logo, eating a bowl of Cheerios like it’s his job. Most Champion sweatshirts have a logo the size of Emmanuel Lewis, but Ross is all, “No! I’m a real Champion! Now watch me devour this bowl of Cheerios like I’m an Olympic gold medalist on a box of Wheaties.”

Here’s a bonus since the last flick was actually a Gif. This cover was from back in 2010, but at the end of last year, Rick Ross was even named The Source’s Man Of the Year. He’s the man of every year, and chances are he finished that plate of food before the photographer got to take the pic. That’s how Bawse he is.