He’s already dropped four albums, with his debut Port of Miami securing its platinum status while he rides on the double-platinum success of the song “Aston Martin Music.” With accolades such as these only scratching the surface of his accomplishments up until that point, it’s clear to see where his inspiration found its root. At this point, Rick Ross is six years in since his “Hustlin'” debut of 2006, and the come up is unreal. Complete with a hook courtesy of John Legend, “Rich Forever” is the retrospective cut that finds Rick Ross examining just how far he’s come. No back story necessary, the title track from the best mixtape of Rick Ross’ career finds its home here. What their collaborations often entailed was the aforementioned focus on the lavish way of life and Puffy’s signature rants of wisdom, and “Holy Ghost” doesn’t stray from that formula. "They say I'm gettin' money, must be Illuminati/Talking to the Holy Ghost, in my Bugatti/He knockin' on the do' don't let the Devil in/He knockin' on the do' don't let the Devil in,” Ricky lets off on the hook.Īt the time “Holy Ghost” was one of a few cuts that emerged from an era of Rozay/Puff collaborations, following 2009’s signing of Rick to Puff’s Ciroc Entertainment management company. “Holy Ghost,” featuring Diddy, takes on the former as the Bugatti Boyz deliver on an outing that alludes to Ross’ Christian background in a storm of well-written double entendres and metaphors. Outfitted with a slew of bangers, all memorable in their own right, Rich Forever dishes out the best of both worlds for Rick Ross from his boasts of both luxury and the trenches. For the Carol City-bred rapper, his third mixtape was the ultimate moment in which he fastened himself into the personality we know today. This is why a few of the cuts on this list will be pulled from that particular project. If you missed it, last week we tackled Young Thug (solo) records for a top 50. Let us know if we missed a song that should've made the cut, as you surely will. We're looking to the records that not only represent some of Rick Ross' best musical output, but those that connected most immediately to his audience, and have left an impression in our collective memory, to this day. What the following tracks represent are the unanimous highlights of each stage of Rick Ross, with some phases populating the mix more than others.
All the records belong to Rick Ross first, but may contain features. There are so many cuts that could easily represent the rags to riches narrative present through out Roberts’ impressive run, but for better or for worse, we’ve put together a list of songs from Rick Ross that define his career, and his best work to date.
With a catalog outfitted with 9 studio albums and 7 mixtapes, it could be hard trying to navigate the repertoire of the M-M-M- Maybach Music Group honcho. With a keen and consistent ear for beats, he’s built a catalog that bears cohesiveness without the cliché of an overarching theme- a difficult task that has placed many of the South Florida-reared rapper’s contemporaries at a serious disadvantage. This is the same artist who gifted us with playlist mainstays such as “B.M.F.,” “Hustlin’,” and the famous “Maybach Music” series. Over the years we’ve basically been able to watch Renzel rise up from impressionable runner, to kingpin, to OG in this little game called Hip-Hop, and he’s accomplished it all with an imitable style- there may be a dozen Future wannabes, and some may be close enough to simulate the real thing, but we've never had an artist really attempt to replicate the character that is Ricky Rozay. Although he may no longer be at his peak popularity right now it's hard for any artist to maintain the height of their popularity no matter their current stature, he's made sure to show growth, and thus his fanbase has had to evolve alongside him, or else be left in the dust from '09 bangers.
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