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Quincy jones iii2/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Why did you want to spotlight hip-hop’s relationship with health and wellness? And it’s also named after Shawn’s parents, Phyllis and Richard. We were like, how can we use that influence in a more meaningful way? So that’s kind of how the Feel Rich concept came about. That was probably back in 2004, 2005.īoth of us felt like we wanted to do something that was positive and we saw the influence that people like Jay Z and 50 Cent had when they’d wear a T-shirt in a music video, then the next day - without telling anybody to buy it - kids would go on eBay to find the t-shirts their influence is huge. So we worked together on a bunch of deals back in the day - he was doing business development for my company so that’s how we connected. I met Shawn Ullman when I had my production company, QD3 Entertainment, where we did a lot of music documentaries about artists like Tupac, Lil Wayne and so forth. ![]() How did you meet Shawn Ullman, CEO of Feel Rich? I would always bring healthier foods to the studio and at times, I would bring Tupac food as well. ![]() Even when I came into hip-hop when I had a production company and was working with Tupac and everybody, I would always bring carrot juice and health products to the studio so it’s always been something that I’ve been passionate about sharing with my friends as well.ĭid your healthy habits rub off on the people that you worked with in hip-hop? I can imagine Tupac chugging carrot juice. It conditioned me so it’s always been a part of my life. And later in life, when I was five or six, whenever I wanted ice cream, she would make me drink carrot juice before I had the ice cream. When my mom used to cook, she would always tell me what was in each ingredient - in the broccoli, you get a lot of Vitamin C - so I was always very conscious of that. My mom was a vegetarian and my father practiced yoga so, between the two of them, I was introduced to holistic health pretty early on in life. How did health and wellness become a part of your everyday life? I’m excited that Feel Rich was able to capture our movement in Houston and included us in this important documentary.”īelow, catch an exclusive clip from the Feel Rich documentary followed by a Q&A with Jones III on how he hopes the project will remix perspectives on hip-hop’s relationship with health and wellness. I’ve lost my dad as well as uncles to diseases that could’ve been prevented just by living a healthy lifestyle. Milton Harris, HUSLfit CEO and Slim Thug’s trainer, adds, “The documentary is important to me because it hits so close to home. “If I’m going to call myself a hustler and live my best life, then it’s important that i take care of myself,” the rapper says. Slim Thug harps on that note of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Quincy and I hope that this film inspires more people to start living a healthier life and to motivate young entrepreneurs to create health and wellness businesses in the community.” “I’m excited that Feel Rich was able to document the urban wellness movement that is spreading across the country to put a spotlight on this growing movement. “Hip-hop is helping to get the country healthy,” Ullman tells Billboard. Fat Joe, Slim Thug, Common, Styles P, Paul Wall and wife Crystal Wall, as well as Metta World Peace appear in the film, opening up about their personal journey to wellness and offering a look into their exercise regimen and clean diets. Lil Wayne Loses $2M Lawsuit, Pushes Back 'I Am Not a Human Being 2'įeel Rich Inc., the multimedia health and wellness platform where Jones III serves as CCO alongside CEO/co-founder Shawn Ullman, is readying their upcoming documentary Feel Rich: Health is the New Wealth debuting on Netflix next month. ![]()
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