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Rick Ross - Free Mason
Artist: Rick Ross
Featuring: Jay-Z , John Legend
Producer: The Inkredibles
Album: Teflon Don
Label: Maybach Music/Def Jam
For those not in the know, the Free Masons are a shadowy, international collective who, for ages, have worked behind the scenes, silently pulling the strings of history. Well, OK, that’s not exactly true – in reality, they’re more of a men’s club with fancy rings and secret handshakes – but there’s nothing wrong with suspending disbelief to enjoy a fresh track, right? The latest leak (not a single) off Teflon Don finds Rick Ross paying tribute to the best-known secret society on the planet, waxing poetic about ancient wisdom and cryptic codes over the head-noddably soulful sampled boardwork of The Inkredibles. Not a mason himself (though he is, as he explains, “a-mazin’”), the great J-Hova jumps on board to revisit his struggle to the top in an attention-grabbing guest verse, and John Legend tops it all off with silky backing vocals and a blissfully catchy (if somewhat off-topic) bridge. If you’re digging this standout track, more mystery and intrigue can be found on the Bawse’s fourth studio album, set to hit stores and online retailers July 20.
This song first appeared on the
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on July 26, 2010
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 You know how I said that "Live Fast Die Young" was a 5-star record (not necessarily a classic, but better than most)? Yeah, "Free Mason" is better than that record.
I don't know about you (yes, I am talking to YOU), but I have GREAT expectations for Ross' complete body of work on "Teflon Don." This is a 4.5 (rounded down to make up for last time). 
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| Posted on Jul 11, 2010 |
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This song will definitely add speculation to the fire that Jay-Z is a Mason lol this is great. This beat was kinda sparse tho, ross and jigga were basically freestylin on this. Still a good song.
KILLUMINATI!!!!! |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Yeah its a monster.. The John Legend harmonizing was a great touch, beat is on point, and Jay Z? Yup he came with it
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Yea like Z, i gave Live Fast a 5 star, and if i could re rate that song to a 4 after hearing it a few more times.
But this in my mind is a classic. Although i think Jay Z is extremely overrated, he has definitely turned in a couple of dope verses on Light Up and this. I was thinking about buying this album, but theres a Diddy feature, so I wont. I don't have any problem with this song |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Ross is definitly putting out some qality music, almost everthing he puts out is good. This beat is suited for Jay, and J.Legend works on this one. Ilike evrything ive heard off of teflon don so far. ross is top 5 rite now.
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Damn Ross does it again. I can't stand him but I can't front and act like I don't like his music. From Live Fast, Die Young to Maybach Music III, many of the songs leaking are good. Jay-Z was great, like always, and hopefully people will shut up with the Illuminati rumors.
The Inkredibles' beat was alright, nothing amazing thought. John's vocals were nice and needed for the overrall smoothess of the song. Teflon Don is shaping up to be a good album, maybe Ross' best. |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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I like this. The production is pretty good, Ross wasn't bad, Jay-Z had a good verse, and I like John Legend's hook. Overall a solid song. I liked "Live Fast Die Young" a little better than this, but both are solid. Though I do like Rick Ross, I usually don't expect him to put out so much quality work like what he's shown for Teflon Don. I definitely have high expectations for the album.
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Fire, and finally the rumors are dispelled.
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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This is for the soldiers
that see the sun at midnight, you dig let me slow down I go to the grave before I be a b!tch n!gga Better behave you dealin' with some rich n!ggas we the lost symbols, speak in cryptic codes ancient wisdom valuable like gifts of gold I embark on life my path is all math I understand the codes these hackers can’t crack I understand these folks expect me to fold community control to violate parole I wont fail but a lot of men will I’m iconic in the field like Solomon's Seal Uh, it’s just the intro allow my flow time to sink into the tempo Free Mason Free Lancer Free Agents, we faster Big contracts, big contractors built pyramids, period we Masters no caterpillars, it was just a lot of n!ggas A lot of great thinkers and a lot of great inventors All white mansion, I’m the child of God All black diamonds times were hard New Rolls Royce guess you made it n!gga all white neighborhood you they favorite n!gga my top back like JFK they wanna push my top back like JFK so, so I JFK, join forces with the kings and we ate all day right now I could rewrite history I stopped writing so @*#$! it I’ll do it mentally I go to the grave before I be a b!tch n!gga Better behave you dealin’ with some rich n!ggas Started in the ghetto now we worldwide Multiplying and I pray to God we never die N!ggas couldn’t do nothing with me they put the devil on me I woulda preferred n!ggas just squeeze the metal on me Rumors of Lucifer I don’t know who to trust whole world want my demise turn the music up hear me clearly, if y’all n!ggas fear me just say y'all fear me fvck all these fairy tales, go to hell This is God engineering, this is a Hail Mary pass, y’all interfering he without sin shall cast the first stone so y’all look in the mirror double check your appearance b!tch I said I was amazing Not that I’m a Mason It’s amazing that I made it through the maze that I was in Lord forgive me I never would’ve made it without sin Holy water my face in the basin Diamonds in my rosary shows He forgave him B!tch I’m red hot, I’m on my third six but the devil I’m not My Jesus piece flooded but thou should not covet keep your eyes off my covert I’m a bad motherfvcker it’s Hov, just say you loved it If I ever die, never let it be said I didn’t win never, never say never say Legend didn’t go in (Imma go in) I just wanna die on top of the world Makin love to my favorite girl makin beautiful music we makin a movie we knew we was born to do it |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Ross has a classic album on his hands.
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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I think Teflon Don will be the classic album that we've been waiting for from Ross. I THINK. Interested to hear more leaks from the album
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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I don't know what is it that The Inkredibles (and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League btw) have on their hands, but their production sounds so authentic... before Ross even starts rapping, the catchy bassline, exquisite guitar and classy piano make it clear you're in for a musical treat. You gotta have very little interest for instruments and composition not to feel this (all the breaks and climax building, bridge, guitar riffs, surgically introduced piano touches on second verse...).
Rick Ross once again was great with his lyrics... and once again will be overlooked, right? ;) I wonder what does he have to do to be acknowledged. Jay-Z couldn't have addressed this Mason-bullsh!t better: witty, aggressive yet as comfortable as breathing in sync to the beat: amazing! John Legend blesses the track also with his vocals! He was as much present as the other instruments and just blended right in. |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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If this is any indication of what Teflon Don is gonna sound like than Rick Ross has another classic album on the way!
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Hmmmm... interesting statement Audio_Adrenaline. I would have laughed off anyone mentioning Rick Ross and classic in the same sentence, but after these past few singles, that's not too far fetched. If Ricky succeeds, this would be the most mainstream album ever in the "classic" debate... who knows, the anticipation is growing.
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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5 stars for jayz he goes in....beat is on point, john was on point. Rick Ross flow was pretty tight on this, but the jfk part killed me...but good song!!
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Mannn I been sleeping on Ross, super DOPE track lyrics were on POINT!
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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LMFAO at people calling this a classic...you're entitled to your opinion, but this is barely Ross's album with all the features
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Wow, so much classic wordplay on this one by Jay-Z; my tongue feels twisty just thinking about it.
No surprises, the pinnacle of the song had to be the Jay-Z verse, but Rick Ross makes his presence well-known with one of his finest hook and a verse that is a strong representative of his growing skill at crafting rhymes which takes a bit of work to decipher. And as always, John Legend's vocals contains an auditory holiness and how easily he slides into crazy nice backing-vocal runs is amazing! With arms open wide for the skeptic's contemplation, all over a musical body as powerful as their words, this is Holy Grail flawless achieved, by their inimitable singing/raps and the incomparable words they wrote. And while some might continue to decry the further stripping of the mystery and mystique that always surrounded Jay-Z (and will chalk this up as more affirmations than revelations) — a process that actually got popular with "Run This Town" year ago, and culminated with the "On To The Next One" video — most of the rest of us will be just happy to get even more of their amazing music. |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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I must say this - all of these Ross songs are starting to sound the exact same to me, the same lush, almost near classical production by the J.U.S.T.I.C.E League or the Inkredibles.
While Jay's verse may be easily one of the best this year, I don't think Ross has said or done anything new to stretch this record out from Deeper Than Rap. All he did was add a new ad-lib but other than that - it's still the same ol' Rozay. You can tell from Port of Miami to Deeper Than Rap he was improving and now, I'm not too sure where he stepped it up. |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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First of all, let me say I love this beat. But this song is not right.
Jay-z word play is so good, that it fools alot of people. He said I said that I'm amazin, not that i'm a mason. I've seen so many interviews with him. He thinks hes a good, so why would he say he doing business with an evil side? The man calls himself J-Hova, Blasphamy at the highest level. They arent even trying to hide it anymore! "MJ at the Summerjam, OBAMA on the Text, yall should be afraid of what I'm gon do next"....come on people....open your eyes! Obama is a mason too....smh. No conspiracy theory just do your research for yourself and learn what you are putting into your heads. Mind Control is how the game works. Dumbing Down our society, and controlling the media! Hip hop lost a fan today. Do your research! |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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The title of the song and the lyrics within obviously show that Jay-Z is trying to dismiss the rumors that he is part of the free-mason. With all the controversy aside, let's just rate the music. The production is smooth and Rick Ross flows nice over these kind of beats. This is one of the best Jay verses in recent memory. He goes in and his lyrics are deep. I didnt think John Legend would fit well but I'm really suprised. His soulful voice is another plus to this song. Overall this is a banger fashoo!
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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bout time jay-z address the illumnati shit lol rick ross is a beast his new music is dope!
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Incredable ... Teflon don is shaping up to be quite the masterpiece
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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You can say what you want about Rick Ross but you can’t deny he is killing the game right now. This is another monster hit by the Boss, he just keeps on improving. Side note, I haven’t heard Hov spit this hard in a very long time.
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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I actually thought Maybach Music III was better than Live Fast Die Young, and this is better than Maybach Music. The beat's epic, Ross drops a deeper flow than we've heard from him in a minute, and Hova, who's been mailing it in lately, woke up enough to drop a hell of a guest verse.
Teflon Don looks like it's going to be a killer.
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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that sh*t was totally BAWSE to me. 50 is biting his nails
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Ok, yeah, I am diggin the way Jay went at the allegations head on. Another solid joint for Ross, although Idk if its touchin Maybach Music 3
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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The production is real laid-back and NOT too over-whelming... Ross verse is alright... But Hova'z sixteen was ridiculous... !!! 4 - ****'s
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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@$PrinceCharming$
If Jay-Z is a mason, who cares! Are you not sleeping well at night because of it. Are you not finding jobs? Are you depress now because he's a mason? How does it affect it you? Masons have been around for centuries, you think now because Jay-Z or even Obama is a part of it that the world is coming to an end? There are bigger problems in the world than this. "he without sin shall cast the first stone/so y’all look in the mirror/ double check your appearance" |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Oh yeah, he calls himself J-Hova because he thinks of himself as the God of RAP not God himself. So quit with all the b.s. you keep saying.
"God mc, me, J-Hova"- Takeover |
| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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Hova, Ross and John Legend...it would have been hard to mess this one up.
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wow a good rick ross song. im impressed.
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| Posted on Jul 13, 2010 |
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Teflon Don is most likely gunna be sick, but the main reason is the support that Ross gets from star production and features. Ross would NEVER be able to put out anything remotely close to a classic w/out so much firepower added to his albums.
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| Posted on Jul 13, 2010 |
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Yo I would be servin some lukewarm verses if I had to partner w/ Hov...Rozay put out a sidekick effort because the tru Boss spit lyrical genius all on that track..I damn near forgot who's track it was..scratch Rozay out put Jigga on top cuz that was diamond work right there.
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| Posted on Jul 13, 2010 |
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u those that take ur breath away by just listening 4 the first time this it 4.5
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| Posted on Jul 14, 2010 |
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Most def one of my favorite songs out right now from Teflon Don Jigga killed dem Mason Rumors "@*#$! I said I'm Amazing not that I'm a Mason" Ross should go platinum on this Album each song I hear will jus flow incredible on the album
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2010 |
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Joe92 - I was thinking about buying this album, but theres a Diddy feature, so I wont.
AHAHA nice one mate! @$PrinceCharming$ - I like your perspective but seriously? Lose your love in hip-hop for the sake of one artist? It's like not liking Soulja Boy or Nicki Minaj and never listening to hip-hop again. Open your eyes. I GUARANTEE you'll come crawling back, hip-hop will always live on! And Ross & Jay? Classic. |
| Posted on Jul 16, 2010 |
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guess im the only one who doesnt like ross on this, he rhymes a word with itself to often, i just feel like his stuffs so simple, jay-z was hot as well as the production. just not feelin ross on this one, although i never am. and give 80% of the other artists featured on this site this production and they deliver better shit then ross did imo.
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| Posted on Jul 17, 2010 |
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the track here has left me speechles....
amazing track damn.. |
| Posted on Jul 17, 2010 |
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Big tune, never thought these 3 would sound so good together
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| Posted on Jul 17, 2010 |
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I'll listen to it for Jay-Z and the production. Also the world is run by the Illuminati. The Illuminati have control over mainstream (not that anyone wants that shit anyways) and they killed Tupac and Biggie and many presidents including Obama, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and JFK were members of the Illuminati.
No, not really. But I bet someone out there would believe it. Time for a purge. |
| Posted on Jul 18, 2010 |
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This is ok but it gets old fast. Roto mainly due to the inkredibles.
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| Posted on Jul 18, 2010 |
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