Rick Ross dropped the long awaited Port Of Miami 2 on Friday (August 9) and it wasn’t without a little controversy. The late Nipsey Hussle disses Tekashi 6ix9ine on “Rich Nigga Lifestyle” and now, Rozay is defending a lyric about Kanye West on “Vegas Residency.”
Ross mentions ‘Ye in the first verse of the Noc & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League-produced track, touching on his alignment with Donald Trump.
“Yo, watchin’ Kanye interview, feel like I wanna cry,” he raps. “For every innocent brother charged with a homicide/Went from battle raps to now we wearin’ M.A.G.A. hats/Dade County, nigga, mansions up in Tamarac/Never golfin’ with the Trumps and I give you my word.”
But according to a new interview with Genius, it wasn’t meant to be offensive to the GOOD Music mastermind — it was something Ross simply had to do.
“It was nothing personal,” he said at the 33:30 mark. “It wasn’t in a disrespectful way. It wasn’t a diss. It wasn’t none of that. It was just facts, me sitting up and I’m seeing, ‘Okay, I see what’s going on, I see the temperature. I see Kanye standing next to Donald Trump, okay. It’s just something I got to address.”
Ross added “Vegas Residency” is the oldest track on the album.
Watch the full interview below.
Tell me those aren’t some mediocre lyrics at best.
For real, didn’t even try to rhyme there.
He’s always been a LIAR and a COWARD. Talks real tough but wouldn’t step up to defend his children, baby mommas, or his longtime homie’s honor after being disrespected for some shit he started. Gunplay still never got his MMG chain or his street cred back.
When else has Ross name dropped? If you don’t like him just say it instead of saying some old bullshit
You sure you ain’t referring to 50? He doesn’t give a fuck about his kids or his wives. Ross pays more attention to 50’s son than his own father ever did. And a chain can be easily replaced. Gunplay is still selling out live shows, unlike kidd kidd.
Stop it. Gunplay has never sold out a show, he has always been an opening act. He doesnt even make music anymore his career was so dead he had to become a trashy love and hip hop reality show star just to feed his coke addiction. Ross been in the news for not paying his child support more than Curtis.50 kid is grown. Ross was neglecting his seeds when they were babies, toddlers and pre teens. Kidd Kidd got to see the world touring with 50 playings for hundreds of thousands, Gunplay got beat up and robbed hanging with Ross.
Gunplay is a huge draw to these concerts and they have been sold out. He still puts out albums independently and he has done very well for himself. Kidd Kidd didn’t experience any of it because 50 couldn’t even get tour dates for himself. Gunplay got robbed many many years ago and has overcome it since. Quit hating g unit fanboy.
Both 50 and Rick Ross are complete successes. Both worth well over $25 million. The beef is stupid. But hey, I will always take 50s side, because 50 STILL rolls through the hood, and is respected. 50, in my opinon, is like the black Donald Trump, except Trump has more compassion. If you disagree, look at Trumps actions throughout his life. He’s helped a lot of people in need. But 50 man, he has an extremely underrated catalogue! His underground shit is grimy as fuck, some of the grimiest to come out of NY! 50s bad music is his mainstream shit. His lesser known stuff is amazing.
You lost the moment you defended trump.
I didn’t lose. We won. And will win again in 2020. You can dislike him all you want, but fact is, hes popular among millions, and is the most hiphop president EVER. Obama wasn’t close to hiphop lol. Hell, Trump was featured on many songs. He was on one of Method Man’s albums skits. Many rappers made songs about Trump, or idolizing Trump. And Trumps political views have been public for multiple decades. Nothing new. Jesse Jackson, AL Sharpton used to like Trump. They all did. Now, they hate him because he’s an enemy to the global power cabal. Trump will change the world. Obama is the same exact thing as Bush, Clinton, Romney, McCain, ect…. Which is why they all shake hands and work together while formally pretending to be foes, and they all joined together to fight trump. Like it or not, Trump isn’t one of them. He’s different, and the proof is in the pudding.
Why you “gotta” address it tho? Nothing about the Rick Ross character suggests he’s political in anyway. I’m almost positive nobody was looking for a Rick Ross commentary on Kanye’s political beliefs on friggin Port of Miami 2. To top it off it’s nothing even mind blowing, it’s literally worthy of a 10 second interview sound bite of “I can’t believe Kanye supports Trump, I don’t”…boom end of story. Big Ross fan…but stay in your lane man, you’re not dope cuz we wanna know your stance on politics…you’re dope cuz you rap from the perspective of a rich republican businessman, you just don’t know it. With that said, I agree it’s not a diss its just an unnecessary commentary that i wouldn’t expect from this type of rapper. I’m so sick of political views being forced down my throat from both sides…nobody needs to address somebody’s support for the president (no matter who it is) as if it’s outrageous. Especially somebody portraying a historical drug dealer on rap records. I hope you enjoyed this novel
Cuz they asked him…
He means why did he need mention YE at all.
Agreed my friend. This has to be one of the most educated response’s that I’ve seen in the comments. I feel like it was a unnecessary bar, he could have gave a different bar and then an explanation wouldn’t have been necessary. I don’t know who you are, but keep giving educated responses my G.
I feel you on this YAY or Push don’t take it personal tho just another headline to generate more streams for that song.
Agree with you 1000%
Agreed! It’s okay to hate Trump! And, it’s also okay to LOVE TRUMP! Live and let live! That’s freedom baby! I hate people who hate on others for their politic beliefs! We’re gonna make American better than ever man! Watch Black America transcend into more success than ever before! Black business exploded under Trump, as he signed executive orders to open “economic free zones” in rough inner cities, which designates these areas to have less economic regulations and taxes, allowing the minorities to expand their businesses! It’s fantastic, and I back it 100%.
Sorry ass colione from Justice league is living with his mother in a trailer. He be hiding his car in the back yard. Old douche bag stupid looking motherfucker.
Lol are you serious?? Please tell me more…
I see a lot of idiots in these comments he can say whatever he wants to bwatty boys go suck your thumbs somewhere else this is hip hop you ain’t censoring shit ??
Trump 2020
MAGA
Fuck these commie libs
Fuck Ross the fraud
Fuck out this country if you don’t like it.
Commie libs? Lol you’re corny as hell
It’s not corny. It’s real. Liberals celebrate Fidel Castro and Karl Marx in 2019. Have you been paying no attention? They want your guns! Fuck that. Minorities are most likely to be victims of crime. Yall should arm yourselves to protect yourselves!
Hell yeah! MAGA! A lot of people on this site might think our patriotic movement is rooted in racism, but that is false. We love AMERICA, and want to kick ass, and be #1. To be #1, we need to help inner cities across America break the cycles they are in! Trump is right about Baltimore, and those Republicans who voulenteered to clean up 12 tons of garbage for free, are great guys! I’m proud of them! Actually walking the walk to try and help people out. Join us in making America greater than before! Also, JEFFREY EPSTEIN WAS “SUICIDED” BY THE CLINTON’S. THE CLINTON CARTEL GOT ANOTHER BODY! Jeffrey Epstein was the key to taking down massive human trafficking thugs. Wanna know gangster? Rick Ross ain’t gangsta. Ice cube wasn’t gangsta. The CLINTON’S ARE GANGSTA. Those mofos could have you rotting in a trash can in a 3rd world country in 2 hours from now if they wanted.
Remember when Rick Ross denied having ever been a CO because it wouldn’t fit with his gangster image, then DJ Vlad helped to uncover evidence that he had, in fact, been a CO, so Officer Ricky had his friends physically assault him? Remember when Jeezy dissed Ross and Ross never addressed it except a few times subliminally but when the white girl Kreayshawn dissed him he said he was gonna pay somebody to slap her (but not do it himself because he’s a morbidly obese coward)?
Because vlad invaded privacy. Wouldn’t you beat the shit outta of him as well if he exposed one of your secrets?
Also, ross created a character like slim shady. Why give ross shit and give eminem a pass?
Because Eminem openly tells everyone slim shady is a fictional character, not a real life story. Cmon man, Rick Ross has lied so many times. He claims he was an actual kingpin lol. If he was an actual kingpin, he’d either be in jail, or working for the cia/broke, like Freeway Rick Ross, aka, the real Rick Ross, who moved millions of crack coccain in hoods, with corrupt CIA agents behind it all. CIA is corrupt. Trump is right when he brings up how corrupted the CIA and FBI are! They work for gangsters.
Ross is a kingpin though, a rap kingpin. His CO stint allowed him to get away with later drug transactions because he knows them. He knows both sides. It’s like paul walker from the first fast and furious movie.
There is a HUGE difference between Eminem’s alter ego and Rick Ross naming himself after one of the most prolific drug dealers and adopting a gangster rap persona after working as a Corrections Officer. Slim Shady was a drugged out violent criminal and Marshall Mathers was actually all of those things to some degree but he exaggerated it in his music. Rick Ross was literally a law enforcement officer irl and went from that to pretending to be a drug lord in his music. Thats just a terrible comparison to make.
There was no bitching when nas referred himself as Escobar. And ross did some gangster work after his CO stint.
Rossi’s washed up. This was like listening to a Piles album. Noone cares nomore dude should have branched out. He only good at promoting ciroc. This album marked the official demise of the most exposed liar in hip-hop. Whoever listens to these fairytales of rap should just go and read snow white what a looser.
FAKE!!! Its actually Ross’s grand opus.
Shut up fools, who cares?
Two of the most annoying rappers ever. Ones obesity will do him in and the others depression/narcissism will do the same. The world will be a better place wo them.
Ross lost a lot of weight. Biggie was fat and yet you don’t bitch you hater
Big was a supremely talented artist and he actually did what he rapped about. Rick Ross was a CO and he crapped himself. Also it’s quite obvious that you work for MMG.
I’m their accountant.
Shouldn’t we want someone next to Donald? Why wouldn’t we want a black voice in the president’s ear? I mean freaking Kim out here getting people freed from the prisons and shit.
Never golfing with the Trumps and I give you my word….. newsflash! The Trumps dont know you, they would never want to golf with you Rick, it was never an option for you
Would you date a black guy?
Fuck Rick Ross. 2 am and never cane out. He can fuck his disrespectful self