Daily Archives: August 15, 2011

Ratchet: A. Samuels – “Livin’ De Life”

A. Samuels is the creative nom de rap of Allen Samuels, a 55-year-old casino exec with a passion for hip hop music and too much time and money one his hands. (Problems I wish were my own!) His passion for hip-hop has led him to record “Livin’ De Life,” his ode to the blingtastic lifestyle of private jets and champagne he enjoys thanks to his day job.

So sayeth ABC News:

[Samuels] said he penned the song four years ago after a wealthy French entreprenuer [sic] he met at a casino told him, “I know a lot of people with money, and they don’t know how to live de life. I live de life, and you must live de life,” Samuels said.

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