A change of labels and an almost entirely different set of producers aside, Rather You Than Me is business as usual for Rick Ross. Armed with a streak of eight Top Ten full-lengths, the rapper moves from Def Jam to Epic for album number nine, backed by a mix of old and new beatmaking associates -- and more featured guests than tracks -- with only a handful of Black Market holdovers on one cut each. Just after the release of Black Market, Ross broke a lengthy crossover-hit dry spell with "Purple Lamborghini," his and Skrillex's unlikely if predictably blaring soundclash for the Suicide Squad soundtrack, but this largely picks up where Ross' full-length discography left off. Trap productions switch between sleek and low profile to blaring and riotous, tempered with a batch of comparatively elegant, soul-dipped tracks, highlighted by a trio handled by old ally Bink and a C Gutta (aka Lil' C) flip of the Stylistics' "People Make the World Go Round."
1 | Apple Of My Eye |
2 | Santorini Greece |
3 | Idols Become Rivals |
4 | Trap Trap Trap |
5 | Dead Presidents |
6 | She On My Dick |
7 | I Think She Like Me |
8 | Powers That Be |
9 | Game Ain't Based On Sympathy |
10 | Scientology |
11 | Lamborghini Doors |
12 | Triple Platinum |
13 | Maybach Music V |
14 | Summer Seventeen |