RR’s ’09 Best Albums: #9 Rick Ross “Deeper Than Rap”
January 5, 2010 @ 9:00 AM EST
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Hip-hop’s top cop wasn’t taking any prisoners last year. In the midst of controversy and severe backlash, Ross was shielded by cinematic production and clever wordplay on his third time out. He tried to bury his comp with “Valley of Death” but seemingly brought life to “Maybach Music 2”. He kicked endearing fables (“Rich Off Cocaine”), taunted foes (“Mafia Music”), and laughed in the face of danger (“Gunplay”). With the odds against him, Rick proved that good music runs deep. Take note rappers. That’s a 10-4.
hahahhahah yall done fucked up now
c’mon son!
So Im guessing 50 album didn’t make the list
is this just rap or is RnB covered too?
Rap
rap….except for alicia keys, because she did a song with hov, so of course YN is gunna jump on that
This album absolutely deserves to be on the list. Ross is not a great rapper but damn did he put together a solid album. J.U.S.T.I.C.E League and The Runners hooked him up and he did the damn thing. #9 is the right place for him. “In Cold Blood” “Yacht Club” and “Usual Suspects (featuring Nas)” were also fire.
rihanna too, “Ha!”
agree with Dashing. say wat u want abt rick ross but the album was FIRE
I hope you guys don’t put 50’s album on this list over DTR #imjustsayin
DTR was a dope album! Rick Ross put in work!
BISD > DTR hands down….
I don’t like Ross as a person, he’s a fraud, but he can spit. I enjoyed deeper than rap to be honest.
50’s album with the aggressive content that represents the actual harsh realities of his environment and the actuality of the reflection of his shit is better than DTR. #imjustsayin
fuck this C.O
During a recent interview with AHH, new Def Jam signee Rick Ross reveals that he does not, in fact, know Noriega. The REAL Noriega:
AllHipHop.com: What did you mean when you said “Noriega owes me favors”? [Manuel “Manolo” Noriega, the Panamanian military leader who was tried and convicted for drug trafficking. He resides in a Miami federal prison]? What does that mean?
Rick Ross: Noriega owe a hundred favors, you know what I’m sayin’? It’s just like, you know, I kick it with [Pablo] Escobar nephew. He live down here. That’s my n***as, you know what I’m sayin’? So I just meant like, you know, real ties with real n***as. That’s what that meant. I don’t know Noriega personally, but I know n***as who have met Noriega. I know n***as who was in federal prison two, three cells down from Noriega. You know what I’m sayin’? And when I talk to them, I let ‘em know you know that’s something I meant to ‘em in the movies. I’m into s**t like that. So I’m gonna stand to that. That’s all that means.
It turns out that he does know the other Noreaga, which makes a little bit more sense. I remember that song was playing and my boy was all into it, and when Ross spit that line he repeated it along with him with mad feeling like he really believed it. I looked at him like, “You know he’s lying right?” and he was like “Oh nah, I know, but it sounds hot.” Sheesh.
But let’s forget about Rick Ross for a minute and talk about Busta’s verse on the remix to the same song. Good grief, have you ever heard such a flagrant pack of lies in your life?
“Whenever there is a drought and we need to place an order/I holla at Manuel or Escobar, Pablo’s daughter…”
Negro, stop lying. We all know you’ve been a rap star since you were like 19, so relax with the fake drug lord tales before the Grand Jury you’re about to sit in front of hears you talking that nonsense. I don’t know much about this Rick Ross dude, but I guess it’s possible that he’s moved some coke in his lifetime, but come on Trevor, who do you think you’re talking to here?
Catchy song though, I’ll give you guys that.
when did we start giving props to frauds??? this nigga was a correctional officer telling your ass to lift up balls and cough. telling you when to go to bed and when to wake up. thats when u kno the game is fucked up. him and plies are big time fraud and making my gunshine state look bad. trick daddy need a http://www.thug.com relaunch
It was a good album and deserves to be in the top 10 for ’09.
“it deserves to be top 10 in 09” I don’t know about that. I would say atleast top five if we’re just talking rap. It’ll be interesting to see what else gets on this list cause say what u want about him as a person he raps circles around 50
honestly, top 10 of ’09? it definitely has a spot on there. the real riot is gonna start when we get to the top 5 or 3….hahahhaa, can’t wait for niggas to flip their lid.
heads up pups. expect to see BP3 in the top 3.
I’m sorry y’all but if it wasn’t for Nas on “Usual Suspects” I wouldn’t have heard a single song of this nigga’s shit. I’m fully aware of that fact that not every rapper keeps it 100% real but this dude takes it to the next level with his nonsense. As a result, I didn’t and never will listen to “Rick Ross” and his “coke rhymes that never took place”. He’s too much of an act, every interview I see him in, he’s always in character like some role in a cliche mob flick. Be yourself nigga cuz no one believes you.
@B.Dot
Props to you for being objective enough to see past the b.s.DTR was a solid rap album and as much as it pains to admit Rawse is a superior wordsmith to 50.
To those calling Rawse a fraud that’s beside the point,dude can rap and make decent music too.If Hip hop as an artform was judged on keeping it 100 then most of your favorite rappers wouldn’t make it.Think about Rae for a minute…..no double standards.
I wasnt even a fan of Ross until I heard this album. That shit was brilliant. Def top 3 albums I heard all year. And who gives a fuck if he was a cop. Its entertainment. Niggas need to grow the fuck up! Who believes any of these niggas anyway!
THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE!? RIGHT? I KNO YALL HATE 50 CENT AND ALL BUT REALLY? THIS DUDE IS WACK AS FUK STOP WIT DA HYPE…AND WAIT TILL HIS NEXT FAKE FICTIONAL ALBUM DROPS WATCH IT FLOP HARDDDD BODY!..YALL WAS LAUGHING AT 50 CENTS ALBUM RIGHT…WITH 160,000…RICK FALSE SHIT IS DONE!! WHO DA FUK GON GO SUPPORT A FAT FAKE PUSSY DAT LIED BOUT BASICALLY EVERYTHING N WEN HE GOT CAUGHT HAD TO RETRACT HIS STATEMENT…IM FROM MIAMI AND WE DONT FUK WIT DAT FAKE NIGGA WAK ASS RHYMES SOUND LIKE DJ KAHLED WIT A DEEPER VOICE PEEP IT…ONLY OUT OF TOWN DUDES BELIEVE DIS FAGGOT AND SAY HE HOT!!..JUS CANT WAIT TO SEE WHERE 50 CENTS B.I.S.D LANDS ON THIS LIST…WE ALLLLLLLLLLLLL KNO RAPRADAR WILLL HAVE JAYZ HIP POP ALBUM AT NUMBER 1 NUMBER 2 THE HIGHTESTTT EVEN THO EMINEMS, 50 CENT, RAEKWON AND FABS ALBUM WAS HOTTER THAN HIS SHIT
You can’t name 7 albums that are legitimately better that Deeper Than Rap. Putting this at #9 is ridiculous and as a hip-hop aficionado as you claim to be, you should be ashamed of yourself – for real.
Lol @ 10-4
Best album of the year in my opinion! still bumping it to this day!
Man!!! Gucci Mane’s album better than Ross?? T.I’s single is one of the worst singles?? Are you fuckin fo real dawg??? That single is better than all the gucci mane career! Fuck outta here.
Minus everything else because I’m not a fan of either one…Rick Ross is bar for bar a better rapper than 50 cent…from jus a music standpoint. He jus is a better lyricist..but I’m not a fan of either do to me they cancell eachother out
This is garbage rap !!!
Officer Bawsie’s album should have been higher up on the list. Politics as usual.
FUCK ROSS!!!
yall should check out our list of the top 10 albums:
http://da-what.com/2009/12/31/end-of-year-top-10-albums-of-2009/
we got a couple overlaps with rap radars but lotta different good stuff too. make sure you comment adn tell us what you think!
dis shit wack ass fucc first dey say da t.i. n mary j song was bad who da fucc decide dis shit
how they come up with the results that made “Ross” higher than “MosDef” is beyond me but then again,aint like i know anything…this is the Machine at work,the wheels has to be lubed lol
right on!
Good pick but I kinda think this should be higher on the list because this cd was hard. I laugh at a lot of you people saying he a fraud why don’t yall understand that more than half the rappers out don’t do the shit they talk about why you think they catch there first case after they get a deal. Rick Ross a fraud but yall believe 50 Cent went on a Crime Wave and killed 100 people?
All the hype behind that gay ass beef, and neither Rick Ross or 50 cent went platinum……
hahahahahahahahhahhhhhhhhhhahaha i cant beilive this album of shit and relapse are on the same top 10 list
Wow. I need to find a new website… DTR was the same main stream bull shi*t that destroyed hip hop. There was no creativity no personal songs. His real name isnt even rick ross. I will go to another website from now on…
anyone denying that this was a top 10 album of 2009 is dillusional. better yet, name me 10 where this doesnt fit in the list. Ross may have lost some integrity, but his music has only gotten better. Choice production, smooth flows, and he spitting game on there. I wasnt even a Ross fan until Trilla, and even then I had doubts, but DTR clearly showed that Ross got hitmaking potential and he can craft a stellar album.
imma spark one to cigar music in honor of…
He did have a dope album. But I’m still trippin on diddy’s commentary tho.
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This was an amazing album, all your fat C.O. parodys and stupid bullshit are whatever but real music is real music. PLUS ON THE RAP BATTLE TIP ROSS BODIED 50, but at the end of the day 50s been bodied by everybody on the RAP TIP. 50 only “wins battles” with stupid videos and bullshit that have nothing to do with RAP. muhfuckas tryna tell me hip hop came from battling like 50 does. 50 DOESNT RAP HE MAKES A WHACK GARBAGE DISS TRACK TALKS FOR 5 MINUTES AFTER THE TRACK AND THEN SENDS BANKS AGAINST THE GUY ON THE NEXT TRACK. He’s only winning by making stupid blog videos all day.