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Rick Ross - The Transporter
Artist: Rick Ross
Producer: Swizz Beatz
Album: Monster Mondays Series
Label: Maybach Music/Def Jam
For the three people who don’t already know, Florida rapper Rick Ross actually named himself after Ricky “Freeway” Ross, infamous drug trafficker of the 90s. The two even share the same frightening afro-beard. This week, born out of his continued affinity for drug-lords and kingpins comes the latest addition to Swizz Beatz’ Monster Mondays, The Transporter, a blatant celebration of the drug trade (surprise, surprise). Some dirty string samples and a bobbing baseline from producer Swizzy provide backing for Transporter, while the bear-like MC touts the life of a “Michael Corleone” as luxurious. Lyrically, Ross is himself, gloating about “couture”, a “shoe collection that’s too fly for the f**kin’ floor” and a “profit margin that’ll leave you ni**as starvin’”, all preceding a chorus that gives it up for drug dealers and addicts alike - think Push It to the Limit, but without JR Rotem’s flash. The Boss (and Swizz) is not at his best here, and, frankly, the message is starting to border on monotonous. Will better days be around the corner in Swizz’s weekly series? Keep it locked.
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This is much much better than anything we've heard from Ross over the last 2.5 weeks... and we've heard more than I ever expected for end-of-December and early January. You can tell its a Swizzy record, but its a distinctly different sound for him. I liked it.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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Love Swizz, Love Rick, so Love this!
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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classic coke dope music
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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it's ok cause the beat is hot but ross is starting to sound the same on every song
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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To be honest, this Swizz beat is just as simple as every other one I've heard from him. He hits with great rapping every once in a while, but this track isn' t one of those cases. Ross is Okay, but it is just more of the same from him. He needs some more Justice Leage beats to compliment his flow.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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Never been a fan of Ross,but Swizz is one I will always check out, I am sorry I did on this, rehash of so many different songs from Ross.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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beat wasnt bad...ross usually picks better tho...lyrically tight!!
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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A Swizzy beat that doesn't make me want to smash a screwdriver into my ear, nice.
Ross came as ross should. BAWSE |
| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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finally swiss stopped using those damn Fancy drums ... i dont think swizz produced this tho ...i think the individualz (his production team) did.
good flow from ross ..beat is good ... spinning this. |
| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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good beat, horrible rapper
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2011 |
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Idk but everyone says they got a problem with Ross on this. But i dont like swizz beats work. I mean hes done alot better
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2011 |
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It's ok. The background synths get old, but that's kindo masked by the solid beat. Nothing special on the mic, same old Ross.
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2011 |
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rick ross has become one of my favorite rappers i can trully say its not too many tracks he release that disappoint me. add this to your rick ross collection!
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2011 |
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Ross is great... Even if he is a cop
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2011 |
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I used to be a huge fan of Rick Ross... key word "used" to be. I cant stand him now. He is just terrible. I dont like anything he does anymore.... His work is so random and way of point. Im done with him.... bye Rick.
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2011 |
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I give props to Swiizz for the simple fact that he has made the series last this long.
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| Posted on Jan 13, 2011 |
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Swizz is on point on this one! Rick Ross is just doin what the industry 's waitin from him!
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| Posted on Jan 14, 2011 |
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Nice...
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| Posted on Jan 15, 2011 |
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ROSAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ROOOOSAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I know his lyrics isn't amazing but mafia type music is my style |
| Posted on Jan 17, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 19, 2011 |
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I know Ross raps about the samethang most of the time but kudos on this nigga on how to deliever the ish that's the fuqkin key with ross. He got lyrics on him and he has collabo connections and he alll of his beats are on point whether fast or slow. Bottom line at the end of the day niggas dont care bout if he was a fuqkin CO niggas just listen to the words on the tracks and if they can relate then they fuqkz wit the track. Classic from the Boss!
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2011 |
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love it!
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| Posted on Jan 21, 2011 |
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I don't see why the Bawse is not favoured in the booth, hopefully i am back to bring him some domination.
I think this track is typical of ross, swizz beats has been impressive lately. |
| Posted on Feb 22, 2011 |
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I like rick ross but I do not like this track....Not much to the beat, I feel like, besides the lyrics, that the music sounds like an intro to a TV show kind of like the Dave Chappelle show intro... not swizz beatz best....
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| Posted on Mar 21, 2011 |
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yo yo yo that was the shit right there ya, i like it when swizz is on this tip, provin once again he's one of the heavy weights in this game, been one is one and alwys be one. look the boss rides this with his true boss ridin maybuch wheels. tops ya
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| Posted on Apr 06, 2011 |
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Rozay has the smoothest flow around.
Maybach. |
| Posted on Apr 13, 2011 |
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