Rick Ross has been teasing his upcoming album Richer Than I’ve Ever Been for months now, and it looks like fans will be getting their hands on the new music very soon. On Thursday (November 4), the MMG mogul was a guest at the Miami Heat game, where he revealed the release date for Richer Than I’ve Ever Been.
The Miami Heat assisted Rozay by letting him use the jumbotron to make the announcement. December 10, the album’s release date, flashed across the giant screen at American Airlines Arena, and the team also gifted Ross with the new Miami Heat City Edition jerseys for the 2021-2022 season.
With the album finally on its way, Rick Ross explained how excited he was in a statement.
“This album is special to me in many different ways, as a teen they don’t see the value of maturity and growth,” he said. “Imagine being 30 years old and being broke, but really life is just getting started. Everyday I’m able to breathe this delicious oxygen is really why I’m richer than I ever been, my 11th studio album… I’m excited.”
Fans will get to hear a first taste of album when Rick Ross drops the lead single on November 12. The track is titled “Outlaws” and will feature 21 Savage and Jazmine Sullivan.
The fun didn’t stop there as Rick Ross took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal the official cover art for Richer Than I’ve Ever Been. Shot by famed Hip Hop photographer Jonathan Mannion, the artwork finds Ross dressed in regal attire with a pink fedora and white cape.
He’s also wearing a pair of white gloves as he covers his face from the camera and instead puts focus on his massive gold pinky ring and diamond-encrusted brooch pin.
For all its opulence, though, fans couldn’t help but poke fun at the album cover. Some fans compared Ross to a church-going grandma while others compared him to the Queen of England.
“Rick Ross’ new cover looking like a lady at church getting a compliment and not wanting to be seen blushing,” one fan tweeted, while another joked, “Rick Ross done passed drug kingpin and turned into Queen Elizabeth..pure opulence.”
Despite all the jokes, Rick Ross believes his fans will love the album. During an appearance on The Bakari Sellers Podcast in September, he claimed Richer Than I’ve Ever Been will be his magnum opus.
Rick Ross Plotting 2021 Return With His 'Best Album Ever'
“Really, I feel this is the best album I’ve ever done,” he said. “I feel like some of the stuff I’m saying on this album is really going to separate it from others.”
Check out more Twitter reactions to Rick Ross’ Richer Than I’ve Ever Been cover art below.
Such a trash cover from the fakest rapper alive
If Ross survived the corrections officer pic, he can survive anything. Love his music, but yeah that album cover is wack. I dont understand why people who get rich always end up doing weird shit. Kanye, Jay Z, Drake, all of these guys that make it past 100 million always do bizzare cringeworthy shit.
By far the fakest rapper alive. This man is an actor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in front of his friends and family. He’s exact opposite of the character he portrays. It’s sort of like Ice T playing as a cop on that TV show but never broke character in real life lol. What a joke.
Two words : fat fuck!
Don’t care about the cover or if he’s fake…God Forgives I Don’t had serious bangers and he says some hot lying ass shit lol. Stop looking up to rappers to replace the heroes your parents should’ve been
THIS MAN HAS CLEARLY RAN OUT OF IDEAS YEARS AGO. SPITTING THAT SAME VERSE SINCE 2006. IM SURE THIS WILL HAVE A FEW BANGERS THOUGH.
ok Rozay we c u. Richer than I ever been sounds as tight as most of the work u have put out. I’ve always been a true fan of your work. Fuck the other N×××as mad because they again can’t do it like it supposed to be. I’m sitting here right now keeping my money growing staying ahead of all the chumps trying to speculate on how I’m doing it. Keep it going Rozay we wit cha.
He is channeling Jacky Kennedy with this album cover.
Literally one of the worst album covers in rap history. This mf looks like Little Miss Muffet. Lmao…. And he has some of the most unoriginal album titles. Like ok. We get it. You’re very wealthy. This mf is so fucking lame. And that hairline looks incredible….. ly fucked.