Everything is big with Rick Ross. Triumphs, blunders, singles, videos, and everything else he does is huge, but having the audacity to call his third effort Deeper Than Rap is extra risky, especially since it's his first effort since being "exposed" as a former corrections officer. That's poison in the gangsta rap game, and while there's little here to sway the haters -- and certainly nothing "deep" -- the rapper's ability to steamroll over all of his shortcomings, along with all of our preconceived notions, is simply remarkable. In a sure trilogy of albums, Deeper Than Rap is the surest, kicking off with a decent 50 Cent diss and closing with a "Run with me or run from me" ultimatum that's gutsy enough to feature harps and castanets. While that's enough fuel for the haters to burn the whole place down, anyone willing to ignore Ross' iffy relationship with street cred and his incredibly narrow subject matter (money, women, victory) will find Deeper is the superstar, gangster weekend album done right. Boss of them all is the grand "Maybach Music" with T-Pain, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne all in top form. Same goes for the cut's production team, the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, who are also in charge of the slippery and swaggering "Magnificent" with John Legend, plus the Caribbean-flavored highlight "Yacht Club." "Face," with Trina, is the street cut of note, and "Usual Suspects" places in the album's top five, although Nas' loyal fanbase will find his contribution rather ordinary. Redundancy is an unsurprising and ignorable issue thanks to all the hooks and slick beats, including a batch from the returning Runners. Even if this isn't much "Deeper" than the average Three 6 Mafia album, the glitz and guts of Deeper are a big step up, making Ross sound like a Miami-fied version of Young Jeezy.
"Lay Back" serves as the third single to be released from Miami officer/rapper Rick Ross's third studio album, "Deeper Than Rap". Featuring R'n'B singer Robin Thicke, here's the brand new video to The Runners-produced track via OnSmash...
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^#1 Album #1 Single^Bon Jovi's The Circle tops this week's Billboard 200 album chart, where Britney Spears debuts at #22 with The Singles Collection. Further down on the chart, Melanie Fiona re-enters at #57 with The Bridge, which debuted a few weeks back @ #129 upon its digital release. On the Hot 100 singles chart this week, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys finally hit the peak position with "Empire Stat...
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""One thing Busta still amazes me with is how he doesn't mind commandeering an entire song. Not saying this is the best verse dropped to this beat, but he sounds in control. Doesn't he though?Listen/Download "Maybach Music 2" [Remix]
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There's only about 10 rappers left in the game and four of them are on this track. Link via OnSmash...Rick Ross' album should be in stores any minute now.Rick Ross f/Kanye West, Lil Wayne & T-Pain - "Maybach Music 2"And yes, I'm counting T-Pain because he's probably on more rap tracks than Autotune & B tracks.
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Undeterred by a recent ban from entering the country of Bermuda, rapper Rick Ross is moving forward with plans for a new album.
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Rick Ross releases the official music video for his first single "Magnificent," featuring John Legend, off of the upcoming album Deeper Than Rap.
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Though his junior album, Deeper Than Rap, was released more than four months ago, Rick Ross has still been pushing several tracks off the LP, releasing street videos (Face, Boss Lady) and remixes (Magnificent (Remix), Maybach Music 2.5, Lay Back Pt. 2) along the way. Now, Ross is ending the album’s 8-month promotional run with the release of one last (to our knowledge) remix. Third single All
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March 18, 2009 | Rick Ross held a listening party for Deeper Than Rap in New York City last night.
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Hot new remix from Deeper Than Rap
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Recently leaked track from Deeper Than Rap
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RICK ROSS "Deeper then Rap"(Album Premiere*)~William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Rick Ross is an American rapper. His stage name is derived from the name of drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection. Rick Ross has also founded his own record label Maybach Music Group, on which he will be releasing his next album Deeper Than...
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It is probably my favorite track off Deeper than Rap. The song might not be actually true but Avery Storm definitely does his thing. I like how he shows the Louis Vouitton merchandise. Hopefully that does not start trouble this time around. If you did not see the review here goes the link for it.
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My opinion on Rick Ross is complicated, in that I don’t really have one and I don’t think I would care about it if I did. But damn, this sucks.Above is a shot of the crowd who lined up late Friday afternoon for Officer Ricky’s album signing at Best Buy in midtown Manhattan. Obviously the [...]
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Hot new remix to Officer Ricky's "Magnificent"
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Mafia Music |
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| 2 Maybach Music 2 |
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| 3 Magnificent |
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| 4 Yacht Club |
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| 5 Usual Suspects |
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| 6 All I Really Want |
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| 7 Rich off Cocaine |
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| 8 Lay Back |
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| 9 Murda Mami |
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| 10 Gunplay |
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| 11 Bossy Lady |
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| 12 Face |
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| 13 Valley of Death |
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| 14 In Cold Blood |
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