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3.4 ( 30 total votes )
After dropping the Albert Anastasia EP, followed by his fourth studio album, Teflon Don, we figured that Rick Ross had (w)rapped up 2010. Well, we were wrong. Instead, Ricky decided to give fans an early Christmas present in the form of Ashes to Ashes, a mixtape loaded with eleven new tracks and featuring the likes of Wale, T.I., and Ludacris. Here at the DJBooth, we’d like to ring in the new year with one of the project’s standout cuts, Black Man’s Dream. Produced by Toronto’s go-to hitmaker Boi-1da, this heavy hitter is full of hard snares and snappy horns that provide the groundwork over which Luda and Ross lay eloquent, yet tough verses. Comparing himself to a mobster has become the norm for Ross (“Head of my family like a Don, Sicily”), while Luda provides a hook and an accompanying verse, both of which add the icing to this gangster rap cake known as a Black Man’s Dream. Will Ross top his epically successful 2010 in 2011? Only time will tell.
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on January 10, 2011
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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Ludacris had a bigger part in this. He did the chorus and a verse. Ross only did a verse. But thats the usual rick ross
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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Nothing ground-breaking, but it will please the fans of Rick Ross.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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This is a solid track. The booming production from Boi-1da lay the strong template for a confident hook from Luda. Both rappers then put in solid verses over it.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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This is SICK! Definitely feelin the production, feelin the chorus by Luda and the flow of both of them is just HARD! This makes me bop my head on some straight G-$hit. BANGER EASY!
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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A nice banger right here. This is could be more of Luda's song than Ricky's. The production was nice from Boi, certain parts of it reminds me of Luda's song "Money Maker" though, but still dope nonetheless. Also the hook is crazy, the best part of the song.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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The new mixtape is average (how many similar-sounding beats can Rick pick to rap over, spitting about being a boss and pushing coke?), but this record bangs. Without Ludacris (and another emcee in his place) I wouldn't feel this way, but since this is feedback time and not a big guessing game that doesn't really matter.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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Ehhh.. Nothing special, I REALLY don't like the chorus.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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Ludacris automatically makes this song a hit. Ross sounds the same and raps the same about the same things. Though I could hear TIP over this.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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Exactly like everything Ross does these days - guilty gangster pleasures. Huge beat, an obviously false but entertaining flow, plus a Luda verse? I keep waiting to get tired of Rozay's formula, but it just hasn't happened yet.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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Its good to here from Luda. This is a different look to him, and i like it. If it didnt say it was luda, i wouldnt have known. He sounds so different. As for Rick Ross, here he goes "random raping" again. He has no point in this. Its all random things that ryhm. O well i guess......
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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not bad for this duo, ross was fire luda coulda came harder
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2011 |
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Sounds exactly like another Rozay track to me. Ludacris is the standout as he is on most tracks he is a guest feature on. The production from Boi-1da is hot but this sounds like a clone of other Ross songs dropped in the past.
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| Posted on Jan 04, 2011 |
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Solid. Definitely a quality mixtape track. Good way to start the new year for Ross and Luda.
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| Posted on Jan 04, 2011 |
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I would of given this track soley to Luda, Rick spits the same lines over the same beats, boring. Luda's verse was the highlight on the track.
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| Posted on Jan 04, 2011 |
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The beat is banging and Luda and Rozay rocked this joint.
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| Posted on Jan 04, 2011 |
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ludacris wtf bruh get off this fool's tracks rick ross aint nuttin but trash boo dispointed
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| Posted on Jan 05, 2011 |
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Definitely one of the best cuts off the mixtape, Luda is a beast.
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| Posted on Jan 05, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 05, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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My idea of a black mans dream doesn't include telling kids to sell drugs or to pretend to not be themselves. Shame on you playa.
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| Posted on Jan 14, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 14, 2011 |
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ross keeps killin it
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| Posted on Jan 24, 2011 |
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straight up black muzic
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| Posted on Jan 31, 2011 |
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I love love this track!!!!!
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2011 |
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This is a great track, good to see these 2 hooking up together. I think the mix tape didnt get as much of a rating as it should, some variation from ross, some good features as this track.
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| Posted on Feb 22, 2011 |
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bad azz!!!!
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| Posted on Feb 28, 2011 |
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love this song it gonna be a hit 4 ross
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| Posted on Mar 10, 2011 |
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