For The Source‘s upcoming issue, Rick Ross returns as Man Of The Year. Below is an excerpt of the Bawse speaking on his near fatal health condition written by Kim Osorio.
“I went and seen an actual neurologist to tell me what was really going on. My condition was basically extreme exhaustion,” says the boss, “…it was a real eye-opener for me.”
After the jump, Big Sean makes his first major print cover as the issue’s Rookie Of The Year, written by Kazeem Famuyide.





Fuck Harvey Levin and anybody that loves his celebrity news website. First you prematurely pronounce the impending death of Lil Wayne (Weezy Forgives. We Don't.) and then you try to link the horrific actions of one of the Boston Marathon culprits to our culture? "DEAD BOMBING SUSPECT: HEAVY INTO HIP HOP" You don't say? It's 2013 and most kids are into rap music. We've been penetrated pop culture, you cock suckers. "What's interesting... hip-hop lyrics are notoriously violent and often degrading to women." So our music is at fault in this tragedy? Let's be clear the only bombs my culture cosigns is DJ Funkmaster Flex's sound effects. Thirty Mile Zone is prone to post anything to get traffic. Fuck dude and his coffee cup. Get you a Rap Radar cup and drink with us in the winner's circle.
Yo Mister Cee, the people feel threatened! Soliciting prostitutes is illegal and this is the second time your private affairs have been publicized. Get some help...and a room! —B.Dot

its weird seeing a rapper without tattoos
Crazy how Ross looks the gayer of the 2 lol
Black Big Bird?
William is the WINGSTOP mascot.
2nd year in a row for the Rozay.
Rick Ross looks like he wants some of DJ Khaled genitals.
Ross lookin like big bird #weoutchea
How is Big Sean “rookie” of the year? He wasn’t even the best “rookie”, and how can you classify him > Cole, Kendrick, etc? If we’re talking “rookies”
this nigga ate big bird.
lol @ both covers
I <3 Big Sean so much!! He deserves it!!
So much wrong.
Rick Ross dressed as big bird looking like a 1920′s Jazz flapper-Bette Davis-Paris is Burning confused negro. And they put him next to the byline “Rap’s Health Crisis.” But he’s doing his thing.
Even more of a crime is Big Sean. As someone mentioned higher up, what about Kendrick Lamar? Asap Rocky? I don’t even like J. Cole but he has more of a claim to Rookie of the year. You could pick Danny Brown. Has Big Krit been rookie of the year before? If they haven’t been before, all of those guys have more claim to rookie of the year. Everyone knows The Source’s history of shadyness, I guess in the case of Big Sean you look at the label he’s on and then follow the money.
Man/rookie of the year?!?! is Benzino back running The Source again???
Cover 1= CO. Big Bird
Cover 2= DJ Clue
“I went and seen an actual neurologist to tell me what was really going on. My condition was basically extreme exhaustion,” says the boss, “…it was a real eye-opener for me.”
THAT WAS THE REALEST THING TO EVER COME OUT HIS MOUTH
BUT I WILL NEVER LISTEN OR RESPECT HIM UNTILL HE COMES CLEAN TO HIS FANS
BIG SEAN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR! I AGREE
Come On Ross Even I Can’t Defend You From That Cover…
we are talkin about 2011 right??? rick ross? what the hell did he do this year in terms of music?? he hadn’t even an album out!!! i bet kanye, jay, wayne or even Em had no time to do the shoot…
Officer William is still the biggest joke
The new Vanilla Ice
Big Sean is rookie of the year if you talking about mainstream success..it’s simple obviously he isn’t the most talented but that’s not how the source does things dumbasses…putting asap or Kendrick won’t sell the magazine…SO obviously big Sean is more popular
i think this is 2 years in row now..why im i not surprised
ross looks mad homo
the grammy nod solidified J.Cole as R.O.Y.
Congrats to Big Sean!
Jesus effin’ Christ… just when I thought The Sauce couldn’t possibly stoop any lower…
RAWSE LOOKIN LYKE A BAWSE
This is why no one reads the source anymore…
U lamez talk’n bout dog looks but fail to recognize this so called “fake” is on the motherfucken source cover as the man of the fucken year so next you call someone fake analyze who fuck you is first and what moves you den made ROSS REPPIN DADE COUNTY TO THE FULLEST SO SALUTE THE BIG HOMIE FUCK NIGGAZ ps cut that gay shit out faggots
LOL FAT BOY ROSS LOOK SUPER HOMO POSING LIKE THAT. FLAMING FAGGOT!
real niggas stand up
Congrats Ross… Only other for Man of the Year would be The Throne as “Men if the year” the cover would have been EPIC. Like Big Sean & I’m proud of him, he’s actually been on more tracks & has had a #1 already however, J.Cole would have been a even better selection just because his album just went Gold, he has had major remixes & a Grammy nod his first album, that alone should have made him the prime choice. Last Year when Wiz was it, it was fitting because he was doing major things. Again, I love Big Sean & thing that his best is yet to come, (I even played his al bum out, its good) but this could have EASILY been J.Cole’s cover. Hell Mac Miller is an indie artist that made Forbes, even he broke records & could have been a contender too. Congrats all the same to them both.
SN: Kendrick put a mixtape that was probably one of the best hip-hop compilations this year, yet he still has a way to go. Alot of people still don’t know about him & has yet to TRULY grab the mainstream yet (however 2012 will be his year).
A$AP Rocky still has away to go all around, after this tour with Drake their appeal would be even bigger & with their official freshmen album they’ll be good contenders next year. Big Krit as well even though on the production side he has really blazed up & his own music stay on point.
My condition was basically extreme exhaustion,” s
^ nah nigga its cause your fat. there are plenty of ppl out there that do triple shifts going from one job to another and their just fine. your just a fatass
J. Cole is no were near a rookie… nor is Wiz!!! Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown, Mac Miller, etc. hasn’t achieved no were near the same amount of success Big Sean has this year.
“My Last” (Ft. Chris Brown) > “Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay” (Ft. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash) > “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me” > “Dance (A$$)” > “High” (Ft. Wiz Khalifa & Chiddy Bang)
Remixes:
Wiz Khalifa “GangBang” > Wale “Slight Work” > Kelly Rowland “Lay it On Me” > DJ Drama “Oh My (Remix)” > Travis Barker “Big Nut Bust” > etc.
Good shit Sean you deserve the recognition..All the way from the West Side of Detroit to the cover of the Source. God is G.O.O.D.
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LOL @ ROZAY LOOKIN LIKE CEE-LO’S TWIN
^ha
That’s about right Muthafucker about as gangsta as Big Bird
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