*Season two of the Starz original series “Magic City” will feature Miami rapper Rick Ross in a juicy role – literally.
The bawse will play “Butterball,” the proprietor of an illegal Cuban/American gambling house in Miami known as a “bolita,” (the numbers racket). There are numerous bolitas in the Miami area and not surprisingly, Ben “the Butcher” Diamond (Danny Huston) is getting a cut from the illicit operations.
So how did this casting happen?
Ross, reportedly a huge fan of the series, visited the set last year and met the show’s creator Mitch Glazer who found a role for him.
Season two of “Magic City” returns in summer 2013.
I’m just going to be petty and put it out there. Every time I see this dude, I always think of the Flying Monkeys in the Wiz. It’s almost as if the FX people used him as the model for the facial prosthetics and makeup used on the Flying Monkeys.