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Nicknamed after a notorious drug dealer, William "Rick Ross" Roberts claims to have dealt drugs himself, prior to becoming an MC and gaining the interest of Def Jam president Jay-Z. Rather than merely lure Ross away from his initial label (Slip-N-Slide) with a lucrative contract, Jay-Z linked up with the entire label and netted a distribution deal. "Hustlin'," a leviathan, trunk-rattling single released a few before Port of Miami -- Rick Ross' official debut album, following a series of mixtapes -- informed everyone within earshot about Ross' modus operandi. He's Miami's answer to Atlanta's Young Jeezy, Def Jam's breakout artist of 2005. He has a slow, husky drawl, almost always sounding like he should either clear his throat or drink some water, and raps almost exclusively about peddling coke and the lifestyle that comes with the trade. He's relatively less agile than Jeezy and doesn't sound nearly as experienced as a rhymer, but his imposing presence and uniquely enunciated pronouncements are alluring, even when his lyrics are random and amount to little more than space-filling, lumpishly projected nonsense -- like, say, "Ever seen a fat boy in a big body?/Know you wanna sit bah me, all you do is think bot it/Lease apartments to get kicked ot it/Next day buy a condo to get a kick ot it." On occasion, he shows promise as a lyricist with flashes of Jeezy or even T.I. when it comes to relating the ups and downs of the life. His pen redeems "Cross That Line," which features another autopiloted Akon appearance, just like Young Jeezy's similarly anthemic "Soul Survivor": "Lil' brother knowing life illegal/No toys, just playin' with pipes and needles." Jay-Z enlists a handful of A-list producers, including Jazze Pha, DJ Toomp, and Cool & Dre, as well as the Runners, who handle nearly a third of the tracks, "Hustlin'" included.
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William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Fabian Marasciullo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fernando Watson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - K. Foxx, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Pete Bellotte, ComposerLyricist - William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Rotem, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Giorgio Moroder, ComposerLyricist - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Dantly "Prowla" Wyatt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Andre Lyon, ComposerLyricist - Marcello Valenzano, ComposerLyricist - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cool & Dre, Producer - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Dre, FeaturedArtist - Dantly "Prowla" Wyatt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - The Runners, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Akon, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Rick Ross, MainArtist
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Kenny Luck, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry De Vorzon, ComposerLyricist - Fernando Watson, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Andre Lyon, ComposerLyricist - Brian Stanley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marcello Valenzano, ComposerLyricist - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cool & Dre, Producer - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Dre, FeaturedArtist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Phalon Alexander, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - R. Morales, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Nicholas Solis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - K. Belnavis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - The Runners, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Darryl Barnes, ComposerLyricist - William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - MARIO WINANS, Producer, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Shannon Lawrence, Producer, Recording Producer - Gregg O. Mays, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - NILE RODGERS, ComposerLyricist - BERNARD EDWARDS, ComposerLyricist - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rodney, FeaturedArtist - Rick Ross, MainArtist - The Runners, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - R. Kohn, ComposerLyricist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Aldrin Davis, ComposerLyricist - William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - John Frye, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Fly, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Derrick Selby, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - DJ Toomp, Producer - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - J Rock, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Jean Borges, ComposerLyricist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - Fabian Marasciullo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lyfe Jennings, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Ross, MainArtist - The Runners, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - M. Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Dantly Wyatt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giorgio Moroder, ComposerLyricist - John Frye, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lloyd, FeaturedArtist - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Lloyd Polite, ComposerLyricist - Big Reese, Producer
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - Jay Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - The Runners, Producer - Tatsuya Sato, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Young Jeezy, FeaturedArtist - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - J. Torres, ComposerLyricist - R. Morales, ComposerLyricist - Fabian Marasciullo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - K. Belnavis, ComposerLyricist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carol City Cartel, FeaturedArtist - J. Venom, Producer
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
B. Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist - Fabian Marasciullo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - D. Carter, ComposerLyricist - K. Khaled, ComposerLyricist - DJ Khaled, Producer - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brisco, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Dantly Wyatt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Seay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, MainArtist - J Rock, Producer - Jean Borges, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Nicknamed after a notorious drug dealer, William "Rick Ross" Roberts claims to have dealt drugs himself, prior to becoming an MC and gaining the interest of Def Jam president Jay-Z. Rather than merely lure Ross away from his initial label (Slip-N-Slide) with a lucrative contract, Jay-Z linked up with the entire label and netted a distribution deal. "Hustlin'," a leviathan, trunk-rattling single released a few before Port of Miami -- Rick Ross' official debut album, following a series of mixtapes -- informed everyone within earshot about Ross' modus operandi. He's Miami's answer to Atlanta's Young Jeezy, Def Jam's breakout artist of 2005. He has a slow, husky drawl, almost always sounding like he should either clear his throat or drink some water, and raps almost exclusively about peddling coke and the lifestyle that comes with the trade. He's relatively less agile than Jeezy and doesn't sound nearly as experienced as a rhymer, but his imposing presence and uniquely enunciated pronouncements are alluring, even when his lyrics are random and amount to little more than space-filling, lumpishly projected nonsense -- like, say, "Ever seen a fat boy in a big body?/Know you wanna sit bah me, all you do is think bot it/Lease apartments to get kicked ot it/Next day buy a condo to get a kick ot it." On occasion, he shows promise as a lyricist with flashes of Jeezy or even T.I. when it comes to relating the ups and downs of the life. His pen redeems "Cross That Line," which features another autopiloted Akon appearance, just like Young Jeezy's similarly anthemic "Soul Survivor": "Lil' brother knowing life illegal/No toys, just playin' with pipes and needles." Jay-Z enlists a handful of A-list producers, including Jazze Pha, DJ Toomp, and Cool & Dre, as well as the Runners, who handle nearly a third of the tracks, "Hustlin'" included.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:07
- Main artists: Rick Ross
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Def Jam Recordings
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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