For this week’s issue of Billboard, Ricky Rozay and Wale make their cover debut. Below is an excerpt from the cover story in which Rozay speaks on the success of MMG/WB this past year. Full cover story here.

“I understand why New York’s a huge fan of Derek Jeter — because in the playoffs he always delivered, he always came through,” Ross says. “And that’s what it is when it comes to big records, big collaborations. I was fortunate last year to have a run with the biggest names in the game.”