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RICK ROSS - Port Of Miami
| Entertainment Weekly |
| A blustery hip-hop antihero, barrel-size Miami rapper Rick Ross uses his molasses-thick voice to tackle basically a single subject: cocaine. On Port of Miami, Ross turns the minute details of drug distribution and dealing into ominous, slow-rolling songs, like the hypnotic, organ-driven hit single ''Hustlin''' and the Scarface-goes-South Beach stomp of ''Cross That Line.'' In general, the whole ''crack-rap'' trend (see: Young Jeezy, Clipse) is a disheartening one, but Ross' pulpy debut manages to enthrall despite the drug-centric lyrics....full text |
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| HipHopDX |
| Miami has had its share of hip hop exposure, but Dade County seems to have a new swag these days. Easily the United States’ premier vacation & real estate playground for hip hop royalty (Diddy, Jay-Z, Russell Simmons, Dr. Dre, Will Smith and several other A-listers own homes in Miami) Miami boasts world-class shopping, nightlife, and culture. If Rick Ross has his way, Miami, FL will be the next major city to make waves in the industry....full text |
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| RollingStone |
| Of all the things one could say about Rick Ross (that he has excellent drug-dealing bona fides, for one, or that he's really into saying his own name), one thing's for sure: The dude has a serious work ethic. The Miami rapper boasts, "Every day I'm hustlin' " on his massive radio hit "Hustlin' " -- remixed here with verses from Def Jam boss Jay-Z and fellow Dirty South MC Young Jeezy -- and that striving sentiment is all over his debut CD, Port of Miami....full text |
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