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Nov 2021
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Ben Baller

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This week, Big Money Energy gets iced out. Ryan is joined by music producer, jeweler, podcaster and overall mogul, Ben Baller. Ben shares his unconventional story of success, his origins in music coming up in Los Angeles and how he managed to piss off Dr. Dre after blowing his first million dollar check. Ben also breaks down how he managed to become hip hop’s most sought after jeweler.

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