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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

The biggest COP that we've seen thus far....is undeniably talented



I'm not going to disrespect BIG's memory and write something about Rick Ross that is comparably long, but I will do a little background before giving the new music. I am definitely a Rick Ross fan. Rick has definitely stepped his rap game up, hanging out with Jay, Nas, and Game. But people say Rick Ross is a FRAUD...or is he? Rick Ross is a rapper, and 95 percent of all rappers are perpetrating a fraud in some fashion (rented cars, fake jewelry, from the suburbs, college graduates, etc) so I think the Boss has gotten a little bit of a bad rap in that regard. Rappers sell a provocative image, and that sells their records...and NONE of it necessarily has to be true. True, the fact that he lied about not being a Corrections Officer then was later FORCED to admit after undeniable proof definitely hurt his reputation, but I would say Rick has bounced back nicely. Whether or not Rick has sold coke, owns everything he flaunts, or has ever gone to jail is not my business or concern. I really care about the quality of the music. For years, Rick played the background to Trick and Trina, and eventually bogarted his way to an opportunity the old fashioned way: Getting in the studio, putting out a hot mixtape, and aligning himself with a popular DJ (Khaled of Miami). The result was the smash hit "Hustlin'" and his port of miami debut. He followed that with (in my opinion) a more cohesive CD, "deeper than rap," which despite classic material being left off the album (lost intro, cigar music, mafia music remix, yacht club remix, throw it in the sky, etc) was mostly a great listen. Evident from the choice for the first single ("magnificent", and most of the other incredible beats on that CD) Rick has a great ear for smooth beats (albeit beats that wouldn't be considered typically "southern sounding"). This is very clear once again on the first song released from his soon to be released opus, "Teflon Don". The song is called super high, and features Def Jam crooner Neyo. To put it plainly, it's FIRE. I dont know how the hood is going to feel about it, but according to my ears, Officer Ricky has another banger. Sounds like a Sade sample and loop. Listen to it by clicking here

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