This is a new single from “The Boss”. The song is centered around what seems to be the favorite topic to the majority of rappers today which is how much “Swagger” they have. This song is a demo that Ross sent to Jamie Foxx and Akon which he wants to include on his new album “Bigger Than Rap” that should be released in the first quarter of 09′. “”Swagger Up” contains a sample of the 1980’s hit song “Nite And Day” by Al B Sure. What do you think of the demo ?
Our sources in Miami tell us that rapper Rick Ross had a party last night in Miami to celebrate “Trilla” going platinum and it was Dead As Hell. Promoters for Club 112 in North Miami had hoped for another successful Sunday night in the Strip Club turned Night Club. Club 112 was formerly Crazy Horse which featured male and female strippers but the club was a failure. The promoters had been optimistic because of a string of recent success at the club on Sundays including a night with Young Jeezy and Plies who both packed 112 which is the largest club in Miami. Miami is Ross’ hometown and he claims that he is the “Mayor” (not Trick Daddy) but out of towners were able to pack the house while he couldn’t.
To make things worse, the promoters got into a physical altercation with Ross and his entourage. One of Ross’ people got hit over the head with a champagne bottle. Many people are saying that Ross took a big hit when the news of his former job as a C.O. was revealed. Our sources tell us that his former gig is old news to those in the music biz in the Miami area but he lost respect because he continues to deny it. The question has to be asked, did the rumors hurt Ross’ street cred and will he recover ??? Stay Tuned.
Another single from The Boss and Birdman off of their collabo album tilted “The H” due Dec 2, 2008.
These collabo alums are becoming very popular these days. First T Pain and Lil Wayne announced forming T-Wayne, then Nelly and T.I. announced news of their project. Now comes word of The Boss, Rick Ross, and Baby the Birdman doing an album. This is the first single “Sun Come Up” which contains a sample of Freddie Jackson’s 80’s hit “Have You Ever Loved Somebody”. The album is titled “The H” and is due Dec 2, 2008.
For weeks now rumors of a former job as a correctional officer have dogged Miami rapper Rick Ross. Ross brags of his days as a major player in the dope game constantly, so the allegations threatened his street cred. Now an article by Hip Hop Weekly threatens to make the situation worse. The problem is, Ross says that portions of the interview were manufactured. These are statements from Ross that can be found on his website http://capriscorp.com/deeperthanrap/?p=848 :
After claiming he was conducting an interview for Don Diva Magazine, Sam Ferguson was granted an interview in which Ross took him to his hood in Carol City where and reflected on his early days of hustling and his current success. The story was later ran and titled by Hip-Hop Weekly as “The Man Behind the Admission” and contained questions with answers that where never asked while Rick Ross was present.
“There is nothing to admit. I’m a made man with nothing to prove. I’mma 10millionaire” Ross later added, “niggas must really be broke to be going to these measures. I’m happy to help niggas sell they magazines but don’t feel you can disrespect the set. Sam Ferguson is a liar, he’s an informant, he’s a rat, he’s a Bitch. I hope he’s offended; get at me in the streets nigga you know how we play. This sh*t about to get Deeper Than Rap.” If Hip-Hop Weekly disputes this they should release the audio and play the world the so called “Admission”. Which they won’t do; it doesn’t exist.
The article that Ross is upset over was actually published in Don Diva Magazine. The article in Hip Hop Weekly is about the interviewer, Sam Ferguson, who has a long history on the Miami music scene and has known Ross personally for over 10 years. Ferguson is the narrator for the M.I.Y.A.Y.O. DVD which Ross produced.
The first paragraph of the Don Diva article:
“Ross and Sam laid back in the Chevy outside Ross’ Mom’s house in the heart of Carol City; the city he’s carried on his back since the inception of his career. In the Kush-clouded car, Ross wasted little time in getting to the matter at hand, ‘Who is that in the picture Ross,’ we asked. ‘It was me,’ he boldly declared. ‘Why did you deny it before,’ we inquired? ‘I done been up and down and that’s what make me who I am. I never ratted on a nigger! I never prosecuted a nigger! I never locked up a nigger that is first and foremost. I always felt that me being the nigga I am, I never owed a nigga an explanation.”
Hip Hop Weekly’s Article, “The Man Behind the Admission”
The article Rick Ross is referring to in Hip Hop Weekly, is not even actually about Ross but about P-Man Sam who interviewed him. The article mostly centers around Sam’s history and his roots in hip hop and his relationship with Ross. There’s only two direct references to Rick Ross’ C.O. allegations. The first being when HHW says, “Ross decided to come clean about his past. He reached out to someone he knew would allow him a chance to tell his story in his own words; he reached out to P-Man Sam,” which is exactly what he said in the Don Diva interview. The second was a direct quote from Sam himself, in trying to defend Ross he said, “One of the things about the situation is that it is so not relevant to his life that it didn’t make sense. I knew from his [Rick's] perspective how he felt about it, and I wanted people to kinda’ understand, the correction officer thing was just a young boy doing his thing… You’re looking at 18 months, to define the character of a man in his 30’s, and that’s not fair. People that know him can attest to the fact that he’s been through a lot. He’s a straight guy, a grinder. I won’t say he was out here making millions, but he wasn’t out here locking people up either.”
Ross continues to deny all allegations even though sources close to him, including his own sister, have confirmed that he worked as a C.O. in a Miami prison in the 1990’s.
Source: Allhiphop.com
Mr. Ross has been in the news quite a bit lately with the accusations of him once being employed as a correctional officer and the shooting at his charity event. Through it all the self proclaimed ‘Boss of All Bosses’ has been hard at work on his new album “Bigger Than Rap” due later this year. This is a single from the album titled “We At War”. The track is cool with a little reggae vibe.
This song is actually pretty old in the Miami area. But I decided to put it up because I get alot of requests about Ball Greezy from our Southern visitors. This is the remix of the popular club banger featuring Ross. Greezy is a Miami native and is signed to the Iconz label. You should remember The iconz from the song “Get Crunk Up”. For those who don’t know, a “Shone” is a girl that’s basically down for whatever sexually.
Since Trick Daddy hit the scene with his first release “A True Story” in 1997, he has been the only rapper from the Miami area to garner major success. For many years after, he was still the only major player in the Hip Hop genre from Florida period. In recent years there has been an emergence of several other rappers who have taken the spotlight from the self proclaimed “Mayor of Miami”. There has been a major explosion of successful rappers from the South Florida area such as Plies, Pitbull, Flo-Rida but most notably Rick Ross.
Ross seemed to takeover the Miami area after the release of the single “Hustlin” and then his first CD “Port of Miami” which was very successful for a freshman release. The vivid stories of drug sales and trafficking gave Ross instant street cred and many began to forget about Trick Daddy and question if his was career was over. To add insult to injury, Ross has been known to refer to himself on wax as the “Mayor of Miami”. Both rappers are signed to Slip and Slide Records which complicated things even more.
At the 2007 Ozone awards, several rappers including Trick and Ross were together on stage performing the song “Made in Dade” when during the closing Trick made the statement “I’m the Mayor of Miami and I run Florida, all you other Ni…. are just my proteges”. You could see the disgust on the face of Ross and the other arists as they walked off of the stage. In Ross’ defense, he has reached out to Trick to calm the beef. Ross featured Trick on the cut “Luxury Tax” from his sophomore album “Trill” and gave Trick a shout out on the Intro track.
The real beef between the two has nothing to do with music. The truth is, Trick Daddy has always disliked anyone with an allegiance to the notorious Boobie Boys drug gang from the Carol City area. Trick’s brother, Hollywood, was allegedly murdered at the hands of the Boobie Boys. Hollywood (who dated the rapper Trina) was at a popular spot in Carol City in the 90’s known as Miami Nights when he was gunned down. Trick feels disrespected by Ross because of his supposed relationship with the leader of Boobie Boys, Kenneth “Boobie” Williams. Ross even wore Boobie Boys shirts in the ‘Hustlin Video” which was actually filmed in the parking lot of the plaza in Carol City which once was the home of Miami Nights. Many in the Miami area say that Ross doesn’t even know Williams at all and that Williams is actually upset about the release of the DVD “MIYAYO” which Ross produced. Williams supposedly is upset because he is trying to appeal his conviction and feels the movie has shed a negative light on his case.
In recent weeks, stories have been circulating on the net that Ross was once a correctional officer at a prison in Miami. If true these allegations would deal a large blow to Ross’ street cred. Pictures of a man with a significant resemblance to Ross were released on the net as well as copies of a paystub with Ross’ real name. Ross has said that this is the work of none other than Trick Daddy himself who is trying to destroy his career because of his jealousy. Trick Daddy fired back saying that people in Ross’ camp are trying to create a war between the two for publicity and that he had no part in releasing any of the information. He also went on to say that situations like this can end up with one man in jail and the other man dead. We’ll pray that it doesn’t come to this because Hip Hop doesn’t need anymore bloodshed.
Gunshots broke out on Wednesday during the second annual Rick Ross Be Out Day charity event for children in Miami Gardens, Florida. When Ross took the stage, shots rang out across the street from the fundraiser, which was sponsored by the Florida rapper to raise money for back-to-school supplies for local children.
“The shots happened near the event … across the street, but it was close enough that it seemed as if it happened in the park [where the show was taking place],” said Elora Mason, a publicist for Rick Ross Charities Inc., the event sponsor. “It’s not clear what brought it on, but police said the person shooting appeared to be shooting in the air.”
Mason said the shooting occurred at around 4:30 p.m., shortly before the event was to wrap up and just as Ross took the stage along with the city’s mayor and a state representative. For the safety of the officials and Ross, police cleared the stage.
“But Ross didn’t want to leave his fans like that, because some people had been there even before the event started,” Mason said. “So he returned to the stage for a brief performance, and then he went out into the audience to shake hands and sign autographs.”
Source: Miami Herald
Since last week the internet and music industry has been buzzing about revelations rapper Rick Ross worked as a correctional officer in the past. Ross known for his stories of being a Miami kingpin has taken a very hard hit by this news. Many people see him as being fake. Ross has publicly denied the rumors and blames Trick Daddy as well as highly unknown rapper Brisco for trying to destroy his credibility. Ross has also said that the photos floating around the net of him in uniform were photoshopped. The new video which hit youtube over the weekend suggests something totally different. Watch it below.
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