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Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap 
Sat, Apr 25
1. Mafia Music
2. Maybach Music 2 (feat. T-Pain, Lil Wayne And Kanye West)
3. Magnificent (feat. John Legend)
4. Yacht Club (feat. Magazeen)
5. Usual Suspects (feat. Nas)
6. All I Really Want (feat. The-Dream)
7. Rich Off Cocaine
8. Lay Back (feat. Robin Thicke)
9. Murda Mami (feat. Foxy Brown)
10. Gunplay (feat. Gunplay)
11. Bossy Lady (feat. Ne-Yo)
12. Face (feat. Trina)
13. Valley Of Death
14. In Cold Blood
Via NappyAfro
Rick Ross hit the studio and returned with his third offering titled Deeper than Rap. This is coming off the heels of a “feud” with 50 Cent that turned your typical rap battle into a scene from MadTV. Putting all of that to the side, Ross is focusing on making the best music to date and getting his credibility back. He didn’t leave the “battle” with 50 unscathed, but the lumps he took he brushed them off and came even harder. Will this be enough to sway the listeners in the middle? Let’s go Deeper than Rap.
Mafia Music
Produced by The Inkredibles
The album starts off over some dark production and Ross spitting some “real life” lyrics that gives you the backdrop to his life. This is the song that started all the “beef” with 50. Even after listening to this song numerous times, I still think that Ross is spitting some FIRE on this track. BLAZING!
Maybach Music II
Featuring T-Pain, Kanye West, & Lil’ Wayne; Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E League & Kanye West
This is the sequel to the original, this time no Jigga, but he did add Weezy, Kanye, and T-Pain on the hook. This song didn’t grab me like the original, but that is not a knock at the song. I just HATE sequels, because it will always get compared to the original. All three of the artists on the track brought it, and if you love collabos…this is one for you.
Magnificent
Featuring John Legend; Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E League
Ross smoothes it out on this one with John Legend crooning the hook over some Cognac smooth production provided by J.U.S.T.I.C.E League. What I really love is the way he made Special Ed relevant again by using his “I’m the magnificent with a sensational style”. Check for the remix featuring Special Ed on it coming soon! HOT!
Yacht Club
Featuring Magazeen; Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E League
Four songs in and I think this might be my song for the summer. I said earlier that the production on this one puts you in the mind of the original “Maybach Music”. The production is so CLEAN and Magazeen on the hook goes well with the vibe and Ross’ lyrics. BANGING. When I get my first yacht…this song will be the first one I play.
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Usual Suspects
Featuring Nas & Kevin Cossom; Produced by The Inkredibles
Ross and Nas on a track? That is what I was thinking before I heard it. Nas has surprised me lately, jumping on a lot of high profile southern tracks. On this track both artists seemed comfortable and the collab didn’t feel forced. For Ross to hold his own with a living legend showed his artistic growth since Port of Miami. This is that HEAT.
All I Really Want
Featuring The-Dream; Produced by C “Tricky” Stewart
After five songs that were BANANAS, Ross goes club on this one featuring “The Radio Killa”. Once you get into the song, it really isn’t bad at all. Once the song grows on you, you will find yourself bobbing your head to the beat.
Rich off Cocaine
Featuring Avery Storm; Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E League
What? You thought because of his admission to being a C.O that he would stop making songs like this? NOPE! Ross goes so hard over the stellar production provided by J.U.S.T.I.C.E League. But what really stands out to me is the hook sung by Avery Storm. CHECK FOR THIS ONE!
Lay Back
Featuring Robin Thicke; Produced by The Runners & Eric Hudson
At first I thought this was Usher, but then I read the credits and found out that it was Robin Thicke. This sounds like Ross’ version of “Whatever You Like”. I’m not mad at the dude for making this kind of song, because he didn’t go all girly with the beat. I can see this one playing in the club and I could see this one playing while you are with your shorty. The two made for a good collabo.
Murda Mami
Featuring Foxy Brown & Magazeen; Produced by Bigg D
Ross and Foxy got together and made a BANGER! Foxy held it down, but the track kind of swallowed her a bit. Ross continued to spit some of the illest bars of his career. The production on this one was gangsta and the reggae at the end sealed the deal.
Gunplay
Featuring Gunplay; Produced by The Inkredibles
This sounds like a beat that Jay used on “All I Need”, but Ross took it and put his touches on it. The street dudes will love this track, just off the title alone. The hook is what I like about the song so much. CHECK FOR THIS ONE.
Bossy Lady
Featuring Ne-Yo; Produced by The Runners & Ne-Yo
Ross went and got Ne-Yo to croon on this track aimed at the ladies. This one might be aimed at the ladies but Ross kept it “G” on the track. Fellas, you don’t have to feel bad about bumping this one loud.
Face
Featuring Trina; Produced by Drumma Boy
Ross and Trina link back up for old time’s sake on this track produced by Drumma Boy. Trina’s rhymes aren’t as raunchy as usual, but she is still “the Baddest Bitch” on this track. The beat is nasty on the track, and the 305 duo doesn’t let the city down on the song.
Valley of Death
Produced by DJ Toomp & Gorilla Tek
Toomp lends a hand to the Boss on this one and the results are CRAZY. Ross throws some shots at 50 in the first verse, but he doesn’t waste too much time beating a dead horse. He also goes in on the controversy of the C.O debacle that he was involved in. Ross got personal on this song, which is a side we never have seen from him. BANGER.
In Cold Blood
Produced by The Runners
In the beginning the song sounds like “Money Make Me Cum”, but they switch it up a little bit. Ross knows what to do with a hot beat when he gets it. Ross is clearly feeling himself, and it shows by the way that he is spitting on this song. HOT.
Bottom Line:
Rick Ross clearly shows that Curtis “Curly” Jackson doesn’t have the same pull that he used to have when he was the career killer. To steal a quote I read about the album: “Rick Ross did not make one single redeeming positive word, line, couplet or theme in the whole damn thing. It’s negative, nihilistic, self absorbed, hyper violent utterly amoral rap (not Hip-Hop) about selling drugs, killing people, hating people and taking other men women, fucking them and discarding them like trash” ©Binlahab. And that is exactly why I love this album. Ross stuck to the script, upgraded his rhymes, and upgraded his production and came away with what may be considered album of the year. Ross keeps getting better with every album, and if this is a sign of things to come, the Boss could become “the Down South Biggie”.
Overall Score: 4.5/5
Also, via DJBooth
There are a lot of qualities I appreciate it in a rapper. I appreciate originality, creativity and confidence. I appreciate style, substance and swagger. I also appreciate it when a man walks onto the BET Awards stage rocking a red tracksuit, an enormous stomach tattoo and one of the tightest beards in the game. And that, my friends, is why I appreciate Rick Ross.
I can’t continue without quickly addressing Ross’ burgeoning beef with 50. Regardless of whether Ross ever was a major drug dealer, 50’s proven that Ricky once worked as a corrections officer for the police. Knowing this, you basically have two choices: believe Ross is a fraud, or don’t get caught up in “what’s real” and just enjoy good music. If you’re in the first camp just stop here and go leave a disparaging comment below, otherwise keep reading. I now return you to your regularly scheduled review).
It seems like only yesterday the portly rapper was taking us to the Port of Miami, but Rick Ross is now three albums deep into a major career. Ross exploded onto the scene showcasing his Hustlin’ abilities, re-upped with a higher quality product on Trilla and is now trying to take it Deeper Than Rap on his latest album. Deeper than Rap is an ironic title, if anything his raps have grown deeper than ever, but regardless of how you interpret the title, Deeper Than Rap puts Ross on pace to become one of the biggest bosses hip-hop has seen…thus far.
Rick Ross may have made his reputation cooking up white, but it didn’t take him long to figure out his best customers aren’t fiends, they’re ladies. You can’t be successful anymore without female support, a lesson Ross has learned well on Deeper, starting with the sparkling “Magnificent”. On “Magnificent” Ross drops his voice to low growl, like a rap version of Barry White. Add some lush production and a surprisingly pimpin” hook from John Legend and “Magnificent” is a magnificently successful single. Oddly, the two tracks that include people with ovaries, the disappointing “Murder Mami” featuring Foxy and the predictably obscene/kinda gross Face featuring Trina, are some of the album’s weakest, but with cuts like the shallow but enjoyable “Lay Back”, Deeper Than Rap’s sales will be more than well enough to buy Ross another diamond-encrusted portrait of himself to hang from his neck.
Overall Score: 4 Spins - Solid
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1. Mafia Music 2. Maybach Music 2 (feat. T-Pain, Lil Wayne And Kanye West) 3. Magnificent (feat. John Legend) 4. Yacht Club (feat. Magazeen) 5. Usual Suspects (feat. Nas) 6. All I Really Want (feat. The-Dream) 7. Rich Off Cocaine 8. Lay Back (feat. Robin Thicke) 9. Murda Mami (feat. Foxy Brown) 10. Gunplay (feat. [...]
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