The Rundown: Rick Ross, Hood Billionaire

The Bawse teams up with Jay Z, Big K.R.I.T. and others.

The Rundown: Rick Ross, Hood Billionaire - For this chapter of Rick Ross's career, the hustling hood savior declares his status as, frankly, the boss of all bosses. And to do so, Rick has enlisted all the elements that have made him a king in the music game: towering, contemplative beats; soulful, thump-ya-chest choruses and swag that's as large as his former belt size. You know the drill. Check out this cut-by-cut breakdown of Rozay's latest.   (Photo: MMG)

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The Rundown: Rick Ross, Hood Billionaire - For this chapter of Rick Ross's career, the hustling hood savior declares his status as, frankly, the boss of all bosses. And to do so, Rick has enlisted all the elements that have made him a king in the music game: towering, contemplative beats; soulful, thump-ya-chest choruses and swag that's as large as his former belt size. You know the drill. Check out this cut-by-cut breakdown of Rozay's latest.  (Photo: MMG)

"Drug Dealer's Dream" - The wealth talk continues here, as an automated bank-teller voice tells Ross his account balance is more than $92 million before the rapper puffs out his chest and kicks that range from recalling his days "eatin' out of the trash" to shouting out a few strip clubs. (Photo: Chris McKay/WireImage/Getty Images)

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'Hood Billionaire' - This title track is self-explanatory: Rick Ross clearly stating his life's goal. "I'm already rich, I'm tired of being famous," he confesses. "I got so many b****s, I can't even name 'em..." He wants to head for overwhelming, unbelievable wealth. (Photo: Chris McKay/WireImage)

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Reaction to Ferguson Unrest - Ross also let the world know he's deeper than rap when asked about his feelings on Darren Wilson walking away scot-free for the murder of Mike Brown. Rozay shared his feelings, stating, "It affected me and my spirit. My condolences go out to the Brown family. And you just being a Black male and sitting there in the hotel room by yourself and you think, like damn, ‘It’s been open season on Black males for a long time and how long did you expect this to go before it came to a head and when it turn up, it can only get worse. I’m sitting there like I don’t want to spew the negativity of how I really feel but it’s a problem and we ain’t gon' stand for that.'”  (Photo by Christopher Polk/BET/GETTY Images for BET)

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'Coke Like the 80's' - Immediately dropping into his street boss persona, Rick Ross lets fools know how good the white powder he possesses is. And if you say you "coke like the '80s" over a simmering 808, well you must have one helluva product. But Rick isn't just talking up his supply. He also uses the chorus as a means to shout out former big timers who made their mint during the Me Decade. (Photo: Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Ross + Slab - Ross brought Maybach Music member Whole Slab to the stage during his set at the BET Experience on June 28.(Photo: Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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'Heavyweight' feat. Slab - Rick Ross and Slab duet on this menacing cut, bragging on the life of being a hustler and all the fly ish that comes with it. "Quarter got me livin' like I'm Don King" Ross boasts. "Heavyweight I'm in the ring: Ding! Ding!" You know the routine, all fake dealers bow down.(Photo: Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET)

"Rich Is Gangsta" - Over some smooth Black Metaphor production, Ricky flosses his wealth and takes a small shot at rival 50 Cent ("From now on I need 50...I ain't talkin' 50 Cent, neither").(Photo: Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

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'Neighborhood Drug Dealer' - "Al Capone in the trap. That Benzo bulletproof," Ross explains. "Neighborhood n***a you can get it too." If you don't know what role Rick is playing, just check the title. Add creepy keyboard work and machine gun 808s, and you have the scene of the usual cocaine rap movie.  (Photo: Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic)

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"Blk & White" - Rozay switches up his flow a bit here, getting more sing-songy than normal for the catchy, drug-dealing-fueled hook: "A n---a, black but he sellin' white." He also makes a controversial mention of Trayvon Martin, rapping, "Trayvon Martin, I'm never missing my target."(Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

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'Phone Tap' - With a title like "Phone Tap," you know this is the part of Rick Ross's journey where the Feds catch up to him. "First day at trial, court room was silent," remembers Rick, "'Til the phone tap re-plays back the dialect." The moral of this story: crime pays... until you get busted... cold busted.(Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

'Trap Luv' feat. Yo Gotti - On this uptown-inspired cut, Yo Gotti compares notes with Rick on life in the trap. And what they come up with is that for all the rewards, there's pain. "Negotiating for it or either we take it," Ross rhymes. "N****s even shooting choppers in a f*****g cadence."  (Photos from left: John Ricard / BET, Kris Connor/ Getty Images)

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'Trap Luv' feat. Yo Gotti - On this uptown-inspired cut, Yo Gotti compares notes with Rick on life in the trap. And what they come up with is that for all the rewards, there's pain. "Negotiating for it or either we take it," Ross rhymes. "N****s even shooting choppers in a f*****g cadence." (Photos from left: John Ricard / BET, Kris Connor/ Getty Images)

'Elvis Presley Blvd.' feat. Project Pat - On this track, Rick takes his weight out of state to Memphis where he teams with Project Pat to push that yayo (and smack) on the boulevard named after the King of Rock and Roll. "Run up in the trap and push the panic button," Ross rhymes. "Lil' Norton snortin' coke, he ain't scared of nothin'."  (Photos from left: Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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'Elvis Presley Blvd.' feat. Project Pat - On this track, Rick takes his weight out of state to Memphis where he teams with Project Pat to push that yayo (and smack) on the boulevard named after the King of Rock and Roll. "Run up in the trap and push the panic button," Ross rhymes. "Lil' Norton snortin' coke, he ain't scared of nothin'."  (Photos from left: Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

2. Rick Ross, Featuring Jay Z – 'Maybach Music' - The Boss stunted hard here as he spoke his future label into existence on this smoothed out J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League-produced track from Trilla. Not to be outdone, Jigga brought his true-to-life rhymes to the table as the two rapped about living their luxurious lives and riding in one of the finest automobiles ever made. The perfect track to sit back and enjoy life to while puffing on a Cuban, the cut samples the Friends of Distinction's breezy '70s love track, "And I Love Him." Hov's lyrics drew pictures as he put the song into perspective with rhymes like, "But I don't see the ending through these millionaire lenses/ Just the Two M's on the emblem/ The partition roof, translucent and humidor/ Where refrigerators, where Ace of Spades two I store!"(Photos from left: Kevin Win...

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'Movin' Bass' feat. Jay Z - Jay Z joins Rick on this cut to let listeners know that real bosses roll with other bosses. And things can get deadly if you try to take their position. "Put the pistol to your mouth, now show me the safe," Rick menaces. "Got nominated once, but I'm still movin' bass."(Photos from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Turner Networks)

'If They Knew' featuring K. Michelle - What better boss lady for Rozay than R&B's newest diva K. Michelle? The two combine voices on this track to convey that quintessential hood love tale with secrets and opulence. "What we doin' wrong, yo it feels right," Rick spits. "Can't discuss what we did the whole night."  (Photos from left: Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images, Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

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'If They Knew' featuring K. Michelle - What better boss lady for Rozay than R&B's newest diva K. Michelle? The two combine voices on this track to convey that quintessential hood love tale with secrets and opulence. "What we doin' wrong, yo it feels right," Rick spits. "Can't discuss what we did the whole night." (Photos from left: Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images, Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

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'Quintessential' feat. Snoop Dogg - Rick is joined by rap OG Snoop on this slow rolling cut, which spills the details on how this hood billionaire obtained his riches. "We started at the bottom 'til we got a bird," says Rick. "I pulled the n***a card that's what all you heard."  (Photos from left: Peter Kaminski/WENN.com, Joe Kohen/Getty Images)

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'Quintessential' feat. Snoop Dogg - Rick is joined by rap OG Snoop on this slow rolling cut, which spills the details on how this hood billionaire obtained his riches. "We started at the bottom 'til we got a bird," says Rick. "I pulled the n***a card that's what all you heard." (Photos from left: Peter Kaminski/WENN.com, Joe Kohen/Getty Images)

'Keep Doin’ That (Rich B***h)' feat. R. Kelly - Combining forces with R&B's king, Rick kicks his thoughts about a female hustler who gets her finances from dating kingpins. "I be droppin' so much," Rick explains, "We be shoppin' so much." Not exactly a ride or die chick, but she got skills to pay her bills.   (Photos from left: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images, Rob Rich/WENN.com)

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'Keep Doin’ That (Rich B***h)' feat. R. Kelly - Combining forces with R&B's king, Rick kicks his thoughts about a female hustler who gets her finances from dating kingpins. "I be droppin' so much," Rick explains, "We be shoppin' so much." Not exactly a ride or die chick, but she got skills to pay her bills.  (Photos from left: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images, Rob Rich/WENN.com)

'Nickel Rock' feat. Boosie Badazz - If you hustle the streets and your wealth hits infinite status, you have to thank the folks who pioneered the game for you, which is what Rick does on this duet with Boosie. "Do the math on the ave when they time comes," Ross remembers. "Or get laid on your back with your eyes stuck."   (Photos from left: FameFlynet, Inc, Ben Rose/PictureGroup) 

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'Nickel Rock' feat. Boosie Badazz - If you hustle the streets and your wealth hits infinite status, you have to thank the folks who pioneered the game for you, which is what Rick does on this duet with Boosie. "Do the math on the ave when they time comes," Ross remembers. "Or get laid on your back with your eyes stuck."  (Photos from left: FameFlynet, Inc, Ben Rose/PictureGroup) 

'Burn' - "I'm still flowin' like I'm Donald Goines," Rick brags. "Still selling like I got a line around the corner." While the boss man may be boldly flaunting his riches once again, this time it's with a message: folks want to see the bad men burn. And for good messure, Rick throws the infamous killer of Trayvon Martin into that oven.   (Photo: Johnny Louis/WENN.com)

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'Burn' - "I'm still flowin' like I'm Donald Goines," Rick brags. "Still selling like I got a line around the corner." While the boss man may be boldly flaunting his riches once again, this time it's with a message: folks want to see the bad men burn. And for good messure, Rick throws the infamous killer of Trayvon Martin into that oven.  (Photo: Johnny Louis/WENN.com)

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'Family Ties' - Rick reaches into the soul music lane for this cut, which finds the mogul somberly looking back at his musical paper chase and the important things — including his health — he nearly gave up for it.  (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Beats by Dre)

'Brimstone' feat. Big K.R.I.T. - To end his latest offering, Rick teams with Big K.R.I.T. to take listeners on a soulful trip back to his beginnings. "Walking through the fire, hell on God's green Earth," he reminisces. "Take a seat. Bow your head. Close your eyes and say, 'Church.'"  (Photos from left: C Flanigan/Getty Images, Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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'Brimstone' feat. Big K.R.I.T. - To end his latest offering, Rick teams with Big K.R.I.T. to take listeners on a soulful trip back to his beginnings. "Walking through the fire, hell on God's green Earth," he reminisces. "Take a seat. Bow your head. Close your eyes and say, 'Church.'" (Photos from left: C Flanigan/Getty Images, Johnny Nunez/WireImage)