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Rick Ross has one
supreme asset: the thundering basso-profundo voice that threatened to
puncture a million sub-woofers when his drug-kingpin anthem "Hustlin'"
went massive back in 2006. On the Miami rapper's second album, little
has changed: The voice still booms, the cocaine and cash still arrive by
the boatload, and Ross' beard is still as thick and majestic as an
Afghan tribal elder's. Trilla sets Ross' stentorian flow against sleek,
synth-swamped beats by producers such as J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and the
Runners; "The Boss," produced by J.R. Rotem, is goth crunk, with Ross
and T-Pain trading lines over eerie vocal chorales straight out of a
Fifties horror flick. The beats are terrific — the problem here is
the MC. The best crack rap is reportage, spiced with earthy details of
street-corner re-ups and stove-top freebasing. But Ross offers only
clichés, boasting dully about his wealth and indulging in timeworn
gangsta fatalism. ("I don't give a fuck about death/'Cause death don't
give a fuck about flesh," he raps.) By far the best moments come from
the guest stars: Jay-Z, Young Jeezy and especially Lil Wayne, who swoops
in on "Luxury Tax" to teach Ross a lesson about the difference between
talking loud and saying something.
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Track List
- Trilla Intro (Album Version (Explicit))
-
All I Have In This World featuring Mannie Fresh (Album Version (Explicit)) (track not available in Rhapsody)
- The Boss featuring T-Pain (Album Version (Explicit))
- Speedin' featuring R. Kelly (Album Version (Explicit))
- We Shinin' (Album Version (Explicit))
- Money Make Me Come featuring EbonyLove (Album Version (Explicit))
- DJ Khaled Interlude (Album Version (Explicit))
- This Is The Life featuring Trey Songz (Album Version (Explicit))
- This Me (Album Version (Explicit))
- Here I Am featuring Nelly, Avery Storm (Album Version (Explicit))
- Maybach Music featuring Jay-Z (Album Version (Explicit))
- Billionaire (Album Version (Explicit))
- Luxury Tax featuring Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Trick Daddy (Album Version (Explicit))
- Reppin My City featuring Triple C, Brisco (Album Version (Explicit))
- I'm Only Human featuring Rodney (Album Version (Explicit))
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