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Editorial Reviews
You can't go into a club, get into a car or walk down the block without hearing the clarion call keyboards of Ross' earthquake of a single, Hustlin'. It's the early frontrunner for street anthem of the year On Ross' debut LP, Port Of Miami, you are immediately immersed in a fully fleshed out world. Rick Ross is part of a bubbling Miami scene. Rick Ross' Miami is one where drug deals and dropped bodies happen in the shadows of Art Deco hotels and plush night clubs. It's the luxury and the tragedy. It's the American dream, and an American nightmare.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Pablo
Format:Audio CD
I wanted to like this release. Some people may complain about the emergence of rappers whose only subject matter consists of cooking, chopping, and selling cocaine; I don't find it too troublesome. In fact, this crack-rap is more appealing to me than the likes of the bling-bling rappers who only talk about how their 'chain hangs low.' Yeah, these guys are glorifying horrible things, and never expose the consequences; yeah, these guys are also materialistic. At the same time, rhyming about coke can get tedious, but as long as it's done with style, it can never get old. Just look at Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... - that album was based around the drug-trade, and it managed to be one of the greatest hip-hop releases of any era.
Unfortunately for Rick Ross, where Raekwon and Ghostface were able to succeed with that classic album is an area Rick certainly can't touch; lyricism. Rae and Ghost had tight rhymes, and their views were far less linear than Rosses. They exposed the penalties of the dope game, even more so than they glamorized the lifestyle; for Rick Ross, it's all fun and games. Now, we all know Rosses story; he's a former crack peddler. He knows the ires of the trade from personal experience, so why does he have such a one-dimensional way of expressing his past?
Where Young Jeezy succeeded last year, Rick Ross fails. Jeezy at least has an undeniable charisma in his style; Ross seems to drone on, and on. Jeezy also at least switched up his adlibs; yeah, they got annoying, but not nearly as much as Ross says his own name, or the title of the song. I can't even remember anything from White House, because out of a four-minute song, Ross repeated the name of the track for nearly three minutes of the song. When he's not going along with his repetitious acts, his rhyming skills are average at best; and quite often, below average. He's not anymore complex as a lyricist than another rapper who shouts his name all the time(Who?), and he's got even less of said rapper's quirky charm.
I've read that Ross has been in the game for about a decade, but he still raps like a complete rookie. There's some hot production on here, yeah, especially on the "Hustlin'" single, and that's why I've given this album two stars instead of one. At the same time, Ross is clearly green, and needs much more seasoning. Could he get better with time? Of course. He has potential, he just needs to tap into it. He doesn't neccessarily need to expand his subject matter too much, but it'd be nice if he could get out some introspective tracks amongst the coke ordeals. Also, he needs to delve deeper into exposing the dope game, and reveal more of its ills than the glamor. Hustling maybe required for some people just to live, but no one wants to hustle forever; and no one wants to listen to someone rapping about one-sided hustling forever, either.
Unfortunately for Rick Ross, where Raekwon and Ghostface were able to succeed with that classic album is an area Rick certainly can't touch; lyricism. Rae and Ghost had tight rhymes, and their views were far less linear than Rosses. They exposed the penalties of the dope game, even more so than they glamorized the lifestyle; for Rick Ross, it's all fun and games. Now, we all know Rosses story; he's a former crack peddler. He knows the ires of the trade from personal experience, so why does he have such a one-dimensional way of expressing his past?
Where Young Jeezy succeeded last year, Rick Ross fails. Jeezy at least has an undeniable charisma in his style; Ross seems to drone on, and on. Jeezy also at least switched up his adlibs; yeah, they got annoying, but not nearly as much as Ross says his own name, or the title of the song. I can't even remember anything from White House, because out of a four-minute song, Ross repeated the name of the track for nearly three minutes of the song. When he's not going along with his repetitious acts, his rhyming skills are average at best; and quite often, below average. He's not anymore complex as a lyricist than another rapper who shouts his name all the time(Who?), and he's got even less of said rapper's quirky charm.
I've read that Ross has been in the game for about a decade, but he still raps like a complete rookie. There's some hot production on here, yeah, especially on the "Hustlin'" single, and that's why I've given this album two stars instead of one. At the same time, Ross is clearly green, and needs much more seasoning. Could he get better with time? Of course. He has potential, he just needs to tap into it. He doesn't neccessarily need to expand his subject matter too much, but it'd be nice if he could get out some introspective tracks amongst the coke ordeals. Also, he needs to delve deeper into exposing the dope game, and reveal more of its ills than the glamor. Hustling maybe required for some people just to live, but no one wants to hustle forever; and no one wants to listen to someone rapping about one-sided hustling forever, either.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Rick Ross's album has officially showed me that the genre "rap" is officially dead. This guy claims that Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and Ice Cube inspired him to become a rapper. Well, from listening to his garbage of an album, you wouldn't think so. Now, I don't want to sound too negative, but I can't help but be negative when I listen to this LP. "Port of Miami" is just like any modern "rap" album. All the lyrics are about cars, bitches, alcohol and drugs, and all of the lyrics sound like some six year old kid could have wrote. Jay - Z was noted to have discovered Rick Ross. I must say that I have lost a little respect from Jay - Z for bringing this crap into the public. While respected artists like Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and Nas tried hard to make people understand and appreciate black culture, Rick Ross has spitted in all of their faces and adds his name on a list of other artists that cripple and reinforce negative stereotypes of black people today. You should be ashamed of yourself Rick Ross. You have shown the world that it's okay to stereotype your people as drug dealers who don't respect women and who would rather have nice rims on your car then pay your child support. Lady's and gentlemen, rap is dead.
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Solty
Format:Audio CD
Hmmmm....a Miami guy saying "I'm a Boss" in a Texas accent biting off Slim Thug, the real boss. Hmmmm....calling your click "Triple C Mafia".....sounds kind of like Triple 6 Mafia. Hmmmm.....your name is Rick Ross....sounds kind of like the old school producer Rick Rock. Hmmmm......rappin with the same voice and same subject matter (pushin coke) as another artist, Young Jeezy. This is a perfect example of what you call a cookie cutter MC. I give this guy another year before he drops off the map. I gave two stars because at least the beats on this album are super hot. It's just a shame a cookie cutter MC had to rhyme over them.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rick Ross- Port of Miami CD
This is by far the best of all of Ricky's work. These raps,rhymes and songs give you intel on how the man came to be who he is today.Definitely worth your time and money. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Vanessa Eizenga
3.0 out of 5 stars
Could've been a lot better
Port of Miami is not the classic it's purported to be. Nor is it as bad as a few of the others claim. Read more
Published on December 12, 2010 by Ryan Rogers
3.0 out of 5 stars
I enjoy more than half of this cd....
I really like songs that "don't" start with " Now, this is for the ladies"... I am hard core rap, learn the words or get out... !! I love this cd... Read more
Published on November 27, 2007 by Jennifer M. Colcord
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can't stop listening to this one
This CD has been in the car for over a year now, and I am just getting around to writing the review, because I couldn't pull myself away from listening to it. Read more
Published on June 13, 2007 by M. J. Scher
1.0 out of 5 stars
go live under a bridge in Miami.
this album... ugh where do i begin... *puts beer on the CD* well at least I'm doing something right. this album is worse than bad. Read more
Published on May 25, 2007 by Combat Wolf
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible
His style is very suspect his lyrics are terrible he talks about the same stuff as young jeezy which he's a miami version. Read more
Published on March 21, 2007 by L. C. Froyze
5.0 out of 5 stars
Push It To The Limit
Rick Ross burst onto the scene in the summer of 06 with his undeniable hit 'Hustlin'. It soon became the anthem of the summer; an ode to getting money and grinding. Read more
Published on March 20, 2007 by Enlightened
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great start! Don't like any of the beats in the middle.
The Intro, Push It, Hustlin, and others are great songs. But after Cross That Line (great beat!), the rest of the CD isn't worth too many spins. Read more
Published on January 29, 2007 by Angela
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Beats
Good album, great beats. Mostly 'cryme tyme' lyrics though. Lot of room for growth to the next album.
Published on January 20, 2007 by Mave2124
4.0 out of 5 stars
COCAINE RAPPER RICKY ROSS
Rick Ross is the New Cocaine Rapper
Fav. Track are White House, Push it, Where My money and Prayer... Read more
Fav. Track are White House, Push it, Where My money and Prayer... Read more
Published on January 18, 2007 by D. Jean-louis
