Rick Ross next album title announced

[Reggie]

This.
Ross will never see the sales he thinks he deserves cause there's no hunger for his music in comparison to his peers (only Jay, Ye, Drake, Wayne hotter, Em goes triple plat regardless). He got an album out every year and a mixtape every 6 months. He makes himself too available, it's not big enough of a deal when he drop new music.

Not hating either, cause I dig his music.

That's why i said he should at least try to make his fans anticipate him like those five you just named. Those five you named don't drop an album and a mixtape a year so you know the fans gonna buy their latest album. Ross should slow down on the features and the mixtapes and just chill for a year to a year and a half and see what happens.

 

[Reggie]

True but what are sales really?

Ross dont care about sales that much man. Ross is a gold artist and hes happy with that. Port of miami is actually platnium though. They label just didnt update the sales like they were supposed to.

I get what youre saying though but ross is a "right now" type of artist. He knows he doesnt need sales to be successful. He can just make millions off tours and investments. He loves making music to please the fans. People dont wanna give this man credit but this nikka gotta be the hardest working rapper out now in terms of being consistent and dropping stuff. When this man is finally out the game, the same nikkas hating on him gonna want him back in the game. I guarantee it.

Ross is probally working on a mixtape right now so he can stay on top. GFID was actually a good album. Problem is, ross put out so much stuff out that when it when the album was released, it was just regarded as " EH, just anohter ross project". No anticipation. Plus that album actually got good ratings. Only people hating on that album were angry jeezy, 50cent and shady stans.

That's what im saying. An album is supposed to be an event. But with Ross it's like you know it's gonna be solid and a good listen but nothing about it is different than the last album or even mixtape which the last three have been album quality.

 

[Shadow King]

The time period is another factor. Back in the late 90s and early 00s, going gold was an insult. Now in the downloading age, its a gift. Ross is doing good in record sales in this day and age.

Yea but his peers as far as status in the game right now are platinum artists and don't drop tapes or drop every year, Jay being the only exception back in the day. I personally doubt Ross is satisfied with Gold, though in this era that is good. He wants great.

Nah...cause explain Wayne

Wayne's plethora of tapes MADE him the superstar he is today. He slowed down after he got to the top.

 

[hex]

Port of miami is actually platnium though.

RIAA has no plat listing for any Ross album.

Fred.

 

[dakidiscrazy]

RIAA has no plat listing for any Ross album.

Fred.

As of 2007, port of miami sold over 850K copies . That was 6 years ago. I guarantee that album is plat by now. The reason RIAA didnt certify it is because the label has to pay a fee in order for it to be updated. Def jam didnt take responsibility ad pay.

Teflon don sold over 930k copies worldwide as of 2011. That could be plat too. Who knows. The point Im trying to make is, you have artists who actually have plat albums but the label doest take the time pay the update fee to get it certified.

But again, ross doesnt give a fukk about going plat anyway and hes making it obvious. He could simply take a break, build anticipation and do really good numbers. Hes not going that route though cause hes smart enough to know where the REAL money is.

 

[Demon]

I hope he gets shot in the face before he records it, because 1, hes a cop and 2, hes a terrible rapper

 

[Cakes Randolph]

As of 2007, port of miami sold over 850K copies . That was 6 years ago. I guarantee that album is plat by now. The reason RIAA didnt certify it is because the label has to pay a fee in order for it to be updated. Def jam didnt take responsibility ad pay.

Teflon don sold over 930k copies worldwide as of 2011. That could be plat too. Who knows. The point Im trying to make is, you have artists who actually have plat albums but the label doest take the time pay the update fee to get it certified.

But again, ross doesnt give a fukk about going plat anyway and hes making it obvious. He could simply take a break, build anticipation and do really good numbers. Hes not going that route though cause hes smart enough to know where the REAL money is.

These Ross fans kill me. Blame it on Def Jam, and stretch even further with Teflon Don. Hell I'm a big fan of Curren$y but I don't try to convince myself or anyone else that its any bigger than it actually is. Ross has his lane, and the reason he gets all of the hate is because he pretends he is bigger than he is, and his fans gobble it up. It is what it is.

 

[hex]

As of 2007, port of miami sold over 850K copies . That was 6 years ago. I guarantee that album is plat by now. The reason RIAA didnt certify it is because the label has to pay a fee in order for it to be updated. Def jam didnt take responsibility ad pay.

Teflon don sold over 930k copies worldwide as of 2011. That could be plat too. Who knows. The point Im trying to make is, you have artists who actually have plat albums but the label doest take the time pay the update fee to get it certified.

But again, ross doesnt give a fukk about going plat anyway and hes making it obvious. He could simply take a break, build anticipation and do really good numbers. Hes not going that route though cause hes smart enough to know where the REAL money is.

So they didn't pay the fee to certify his one plat album....but they've paid for the certification of every gold album since then?

And this makes sense to you?

Of course it does. Nevermind.

Fred.

 

[Corny Batman]

Mastermind, eh? A fitting moniker for this meritorious musician.

 

[dre]

Wayne's plethora of tapes MADE him the superstar he is today. He slowed down after he got to the top.

He's always on everyone's single or remix though

 

[Piff Perkins]

While I agree Ross should wait on releasing his next album, I don't think it's the reason he struggles sales wise. Ross doesn't seem to understand his audience, and what they want. No bytches are checking for Ross' ladies tracks unless Drake is on it, yet he continues to fill his albums with all these ladies tracks. Someone needs to sit Ross down and explain that his biggest songs are either hood anthems or club tracks. GFID didn't really have a club song imo.

He needs to stop trying to replicate BMF and look at what 2Chainz is doing. Get a club anthem and the streets will support it too. Hell, I'm Different is the perfect example: club appeal, street appeal, (black and white) radio appeal.

I love that Deeper Than Rap, more mellow shyt (like Amsterdam) and hope he continues to do it, but his next album needs some club anthems brehs. And street tracks. No matter how much Ross tries he'll never be Drake or Wayne. He needs to recognize his lane and capitalize on it...

 

[Shadow King]

He's always on everyone's single or remix though

This is true

 

[kermit da hustla]

yet he continues to fill his albums with all these ladies tracks.

1 track for the ladies per album means he "continues to fill his albums with" ladies tracks??

 

[Piff Perkins]

1 track for the ladies per album means he "continues to fill his albums with" ladies tracks??

there are four on GFID, back to back to back to back

 

[ROFL_GUY]

there are four on GFID, back to back to back to back