Ard Adz On Quitting Music, Jewellery Business, Making £2 Million, & More | CEOCAST EP. 134

Ard Adz is a rapper from the United Kingdom who has been in the music industry for over 15 years. At the beginning of 2024, Ard Adz has made the choice to quit his music career in order to peruse his love for business. Stay tuned throughout this episode to hear his story.
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Timestamps:
00:01 - Intro
11:30 - Why Ard Adz didn’t want to take a deal
13:20 - Rules of being signed as an artist
14:04 - When Ard Adz’s almost took a deal
17:07 - Ard Adz was broke
20:10 - When Ard Adz started to make money
21:28 - Understanding independent artists
24:22 - Ard Adz’s fights at his shows
24:47 - Why Ard Adz quit music
31:45 - Ard Adz setting up multiple businesses
34:42 - Ard Adz starting his own jewellery business
42:08 - Diamond watches vs plain watches
46:16 - Ard Adz putting his face to the business
46:58 - Ard Adz revealing how much money he’s made
48:33 - Michael (Ard Adz business partner) explains the vision for the jewellery business
50:52 - Michael’s story being in and out of prison
01:04:40 - Michael’s story converting to Islam
01:17:10 - What Ard Ardz wants his future to look like
01:18:30 - Ard Ard’s beautiful message to his children

[@ceocast]

I hope you all enjoy this podcast with Ard Adz. Make sure to subscribe if you haven't already!!

[@presacanariox2558]

Quality interview! Ard Adz is a smart man, done his thing in music and hopped out and set his life up 👏🏽

[@OliverGreen2Real]

Raheem is a sick interviewer! Quick , great questions and has respect . The entire interview Flows very good . Big up ard adz!! cold artist , done a madness in the scene got what he needed and now chilling with wife and kids . Big boss ish 👊🏼👊🏼 his business partner give the situation more depth and insight to the company. I stay motivated and on my grind regardless but it’s good to hear interviews like this . Keeps you going

[@user-en7bb3ce1s]

No he isn't the interview is all over the place he need to do a media or journalism course

[@CertiDK]

Great interview, I really enjoyed this one. Big up Abdullah too. Everything happens for a reason, God is good.

[@deepz137]

Was waiting for this one! 🔥🔥

[@stevee_j]

lovely interview, love to see Ardz growth

[@cobraberkani9269]

Brother much love!!❤ I hope Allah swt will keep you safe and on his path insha Allah

[@haroonkhan8179]

What a beautiful brother Abdullah/Michael has become. May Allah SWT make his life easy and bless him in abundance

[@VeX00786]

The studio looks amazing. Allahummah barik. Love it bro.

[@akhis5459]

Abdullah talking about his journey to Islam was beautiful to hear ❤️

[@davidrickman2510]

Going to buy my next watch from 57.

[@user-xd8ic8be6g]

Big up raheem and adz 🔥🔥

[@simpleazzvidz1923]

may allah give these brothers more barakah and keep them together an strong..lets be inspired from this..excellent episode rahim

[@mmyt0200]

Ameen

[@MyVideosWillCalmU]

This was a great interview, never paid any attention to the music side. But their dedication to business and such a good interview, it spiked my interest to look up his jewellery business. Repect to Adz his family and business partner 🇬🇧👊🏾

[@mrseenitherefirst3383]

Good interview

[@deewiz1488]

Ard adz is clean hearted you can tell

[@lovehealth-je6co]

That ain’t gonna benefit you tho, is it?

[@AcesizOfficial]

Big up my g Ard Adz 💯

[@lovehealth-je6co]

Learn to speak English .

[@heyShape]

Great podcast

[@lilekoe1]

This was good, more focused on the jewellery business and bring the brother, the business partner at the end was good, gave it more depth regarding the story and personality of the vision and brand.

[@lovehealth-je6co]

Jewellery is haraam , so he’s asking to go Hell

[@Pz_23_yi]

His wife is a real one I can’t lie, with no wife, there’s no life, big up all you loyal women out there, all of you better hit this like button, if not, your not a loyal one. 😂😢

[@khanstudioz9543]

The production quality has gone up so much, the effort in editing, movement on each camera clip, can notice it all nicely

[@VossGym-vv6wu]

Aint that torture? big up you man for changing your lives

[@thewatcher2023.]

He was in ashfield with my brother 2009 times mashallah his come a long way and done good and changed his life around may Allah bless him and give barakah in his health and wealth Ameen 🙏

[@Pz_23_yi]

InshAllah ❤

[@lovehealth-je6co]

Done well by selling haraam shitt??

[@chosenn657]

been listening to him 12 13 years ago

[@haidernaveed1971]

Wicked interview, both Adam and Abdullah seem like real real brothers, all the best to them with 57 Inshallah

[@user-vi9rd7ou8b]

Are adz is a real hustler from day

[@lovehealth-je6co]

Learn to speak English man. From ‘day’ you failed in life man

[@user-uu9jm6nc1o]

Adz has been in it from day and now growing up and the ygs are growing quick time for him to step of the stage but u no what the good music will be gone Kmt but time to settle down and do up family but adz just know ur on 50% so really u only stepped up 20% from the 30% because ur wife needs 50% well good luck on ur new journey and remember your loyal fans who needs good music 👊🏾

[@sultanoxforduk]

Big up

[@Bane-lj8ph]

Bro I played Habibti around 4 to 500 times and like many of your bangers, I'm owed a share 😂 Thee illest lyricist

[@datswacks]

Adz is just a real g

[@eessstrnnn9576]

Ard Adz been a real g from secondary school days!

[@lovehealth-je6co]

Define REAL G?

[@Wheazul]

🔥

[@Essex-London-abroad]

44:36 😂 Chinese iPhone doesn't do the same job😂😂 Big up Adz, self made G.

[@deeagnol]

Getting sent to the shops at 2? 😂😂😂😂 bruda I couldn't even walk at 2 😂😂

[@presacanariox2558]

We built different in morocco loool

[@Shadowbanned121]

💀💀🤣🤣🤣 ⛽️⛽️⛽️⛽️⛽️ 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢

[@reeceparlato6574]

Nahhh I'm pissed he's quittin but atleast he's in touch with God and good luck to him man 🙏

[@retroSTAAR]

My autistic sister loves his music and we watch his interviews he just seems so genuine wish we could meet him one day

[@ceocast]

If you’re from London head down to 57 Jewellers and meet him there!👐🏻

[@eze1738]

Man said he was going to the shop by himself at 2 years old bruhhh find that hard to believe mate my child is 2 and he still practically a baby. about going shop by youself at 2 🤔

[@fais29]

You are not from 2nd and third world countries. Kids mature alot faster. I remember going to the shop with a 4 year old neighbour who argued with the shop keeper about his change and got his correct change in the end. This was in Karachi.

[@user-sf1oe5pd5s]

​@@fais29😂

[@TouchinTheSky]

Comedy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@HASHO745]

Man said he got sent the shop to buy milk when he was 2 😂😂😂😂😂 3:27

[@hafsaali1498]

Nah it's normal with Moroccans, my mum got sent to get milk when she was 4

[@HASHO745]

@@hafsaali1498 4 and 2 is a big difference my guy

[@user-sf1oe5pd5s]

💀💀🤣

[@user-sf1oe5pd5s]

💀💀🤣

[@user-sf1oe5pd5s]

RIDICULOUS

[@JMoneyStar2k9]

Always Need A Strong Woman Behind You 💪🏾

[@lovehealth-je6co]

No you don’t

[@antmization]

About 10ft behind you 😂💚

[@entrepreneurpodcastclub]

🔥🔥🔥

[@UKPlateSpotter]

❤

[@samjohnson3881]

💯

[@touran22]

I was here for adz and only got 50% of him. No disrespect to the other brother but I wanted more of adz.

[@justinmoore4010]

Hard podcast. Real mandem

[@Chamseibnmasood-qn4me]

Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) emphasized the importance of earning a livelihood in a halal manner. He said in a hadith, "The purest food is that which you eat from your own earning." Conversely, earning haram money can lead to negative consequences.

[@JAHURA21]

Bengali wife , Ardz you want a second ? Hah .. on a real he seems so humble! Well for coming out the music 🎶

[@user-sf1oe5pd5s]

👀 😂

[@lovehealth-je6co]

You ain’t the type a man would want to wife

[@SJ-ps9lx]

I had to turn off at shops as a two year old 😂

[@MohammadIslam-so3cw]

Mashallah brother I love your songs bro i am big fan ❤️ bro of your songs

[@nomani70]

He said cost of living 😂😂😂

[@lilekoe1]

One thing with Raheem, even though I’m a supporter of this pod, he’s always coming across as someone who’s lazy. He’s so out of tune with pop culture and seems like he doesn’t research or put effort in the actual content. The set production etc is good but you can tell he’s not knowledgable and educated on stuff.

[@Pz_23_yi]

Pop culture?? 😂😂😂

[@lilekoe1]

@@Pz_23_yi yes, being a podcast host of such, one should be in tune with current things, at a basic level. Or you don’t understand what’s meant by popular culture 🥴

[@wik3745]

Someone explain if you can go shop at 2 years old

[@sameurrahman-kr3wb]

Theres no structure in the questioning

[@CPTZK11]

Wtd? Who cares?

[@user-gk7xd5pw1u]

Too many of these shitty podcasts jumping from Piller to post!

[@ezekielfolorunsho4491]

You lot do it then since you know much

[@sameurrahman-kr3wb]

@@ezekielfolorunsho4491 bro we are the audience we do have a opinion why you so hurt?

[@mirajali4144]

I like that you don’t want ur going to get

[@straightdrop9190]

Ard adz is funny without him knowing😂

[@moepatel9170]

Abdullah is a funny guy 😂

[@MM23K]

Coming from ‘Patel’

[@MONTTT]

You spent soo much time interviewing the other guy who we don’t know ads would have been pizzd

[@simonwood762]

This hurt my head.

[@Oyjsf]

Wait why? Havent watched it yet

[@user-ov5rn2io9x]

Why

[@haroonkhan8179]

Ard Adz May Allah swt bless you in abundance

[@NathanJ-kx2dk]

🤣

[@E30OG1]

I remember going shop when I was 2, ffs come on bruv

[@NathanJ-kx2dk]

😂😂😂

[@scitec6166]

😂😂😂😂

[@kingdomrun]

😂

[@user-sf1oe5pd5s]

Can't take him seriously after that wtf

[@MannyRiberaOriginal]

Wheres this “jewellers” in hatton garden? Everyones now a jeweller it seems. Millions of them on insta😂

[@khaledalkbeir6566]

☝️🤲

[@ap6311]

This guy did no research and this podcast didn’t flow at all wtf

[@Snippets635]

What research should be have done… think he done pretty well

[@Thisismyuserhandle]

Bangladesh Zindabad

[@user-sf1oe5pd5s]

Cant even wear jewellery if youre a man of God clean body clean heart clean mind no additions to your perfectly created self. Dont shoot the measenger that types truth.

[@adrian943]

Made no money from rap but says in a previous interview he made 200k from spotify alone

[@AswadAhmed-gx3ds]

You gotta listen he said started making a bit of money .. but made proper money of Spotify and then started picking up

[@M6NZAH]

yo hes wife is certyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, amen.

[@James99-lo6xn]

Bruh ain’t made 2 million of watches maybe price watches sold 🤷‍♂️

[@emmkillaa]

You clearly didn’t watch the interview

[@m4skedtruth]

Not even hating wallah but im confused the title says quitting music but adz been releasing music on grm recently

[@ojj7401]

Ur so dense

[@lilekoe1]

The tape now is his last. So no more new music.

[@HiddenGrime]

Remembers being sent to shop at the age of 2? Yeah alright mate

[@Shadowbanned121]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@Shadowbanned121]

Bruh 💀🤣🤣

[@AswadAhmed-gx3ds]

lol prob not 2 but if you been to country’s abroad it’s normal for baby’s 3 or 4 walking on there own fr

[@mynamesfats]

To pay out of the 30% is disgusting I can't lie

[@iz-12]

No it realy depends how what type of rapper you are ard adz isnt really that famous of a rapper rappers like skepta jme jhus mostak dave fredo nines cenctral cee all these lot make way more then jewellers and seen more money they adz in the music game beacuse they sell out big shows and are more famous it really depends but yh jewellers do make more but depends on what jewellers and what Artist's and we can talk about american artist like jcole durk polo g lil baby the game 50 nbayb drake an etc.. seen alot more infact they are the ones that make jewllers there money

[@Moroc9]

I heard the interviewer say selling jewellery is halal 😂 How can you accumulate 15 years of haram money and then turn it in to halal money through selling jewellery.

[@reydereyes8387]

Well it’s better then continuing to do haram intentionally.

[@Pz_23_yi]

His sins r his sins. Between him and Allah, no one elts. No ones perfect, we repent,

[@M.J.R83]

I feel like Donny who jumped on said a whole lot of nothing.

[@Morokid]

Wanademanstillso

[@Only1Sosa.]

Never heard of him

[@ItsTonyMontanaMayn]

Swear he’s quitting every 2 years lol

[@bunnyoj4915]

Interviewer a hater

[@raff91]

Too much pocket watching from this ceo guy

[@mirajali4144]

Alhamduilah he stopped his music, men in Islam can’t ware gold. As well tho.

[@bzbaz9687]

0/10 interview.

[@ryuzaki9646]

Why is that

[@JacobRothchild-dl6im]

That black guy really fucked up the whole ting 😂 wft raheem it’s not royal rumble.

[@lilekoe1]

Weird hater. He gave it more depth.

[@JMoneyStar2k9]

Nah it was real 100% authentic you can tell

[@Enzo_keys]

Bro this brudda quit music 10 years ago and released a song a few weeks ago proper Lun 😂😂😂

[@UKPLATESPOTTER1]

🇬🇧👻ukplatespotter

[@biggz5101]

Us Moroccans are da biggest hustlers ever make sunthing out of nothing..big up Adz 4 real..🫡🇲🇦💯

[@NathanJ-kx2dk]

🤣🤣

[@biggz5101]

​@NathanJ-kx2dk u sound like sum sour broke dusty hater ngl😅

[@shaz4904]

🔥🔥🔥

[@NathanJ-kx2dk]

😂😂😂