"Mastermind" by Rick Ross drops almost four years ago. What's he gotta do to reach that point again?

[Evil Grandson]

Mastermind prevented 2014 from being a completely forgettable year. Sht was still trash but MM>>>


War ready
You got shooters, I’ve got shooters

Shout out to the Vice Lords, shout out to my Blood nikka
Shout out to them GD's, where that Crip love, nikka

Shout out to them dopeboys, owe it to the plug, nikka
I could die a thousand times, will never die a fukk nikka

 

[Trilogy]

Most underrated album of this decade

 

[Cynic]

He's been here since 06

 

[Mike Ock]

Another dope song from that album:

 

[BigE214]

His last album is gold. Not in terms of sales but in terms of listening. I don't care what he's doing mainsteam, as long as the product is there.

 

[Da King]

Hits breh, like actually hits. Stuff that charted high or him getting certified gold or platinum for his singles/albums. I think those days have passed.

The 2006-2012 era was Rozay’s commercial peak.

The music is still phenomenal.

His last album actually sold well, without radio hits

 

[NoHalfWay]

His last album actually sold well, without radio hits

Yep. He doesn’t really need it, he got a solidified fan base and consistently drops quality music

But the premise of this is why he isn’t as prominent in the mainstream as years prior. For the type of artist Ross is, he’s had one of the most underrated mainstream runs in recent hip hop. He’s a legend now, doesn’t really need to make hits.

Hustlin came out in what, 05? nikkas forget how long Rozay been feeding the streets

 

[Da King]

Yep. He doesn’t really need it, he got a solidified fan base and consistently drops quality music

But the premise of this is why he isn’t as prominent in the mainstream as years prior. For the type of artist Ross is, he’s had one of the most underrated mainstream runs in recent hip hop. He’s a legend now, doesn’t really need to make hits.

Hustlin came out in what, 05? nikkas forget how long Rozay been feeding the streets

Very few in history can consistently maintain a mainstream buzz, Jay Z is the exception to this

 

[Trav]

He cant. Its over for him. Everybody have their run. Only a select few can survive their prime wirh grace that allows them to transition into being an older star. Its cool tho. He can still drop good music and keep pushin that black bottle belvadere plus he got the wing stops and some other shyt. He aint neva gonna hurt money wise

 

[Broke Wave]

Last album was hard


Black Dollar was one of the best projects I’ve ever heard too.

Rick Ross is arguably top 10 ever to do it

 

[TransJenner]

Remember that song he had with Jay z and Dr. Dre

Jesus Christ talk about a fumble

I think he wrote dres verse too shyt sucked

 

[Marlo Barksdale]

He can make good album cuts in his sleep. But he hasn't been able to make a real "hit" in years. 2012 was his last real radio run. The songs since then haven't caught on. When he does appearances they have to play old stuff because his stuff post 2012 doesn't have that buzz with it and he's getting by off of his name and not his actual music, similar to Jeezy.

 

[raoulduke187]

yall need to chill out with this needs to/has to business and think about where he's at in his career right now

 

[NYtymes]

ross has one of the most underrated catalogs in hip hop, the only album somebody can debate with me that was bad was hood billionaire and even that had heat on it ...

 

[K.Dot]

Rich forever is his best work