Deeper Than Rap - Rick Ross
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

  • Summary: The third album for the rapper features such guests as Foxy Brown, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Kayne West, The-Dream, Robin Thicke, Ne-Yo, and T-Pain.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. He certainly gets outshined by the original score--but that only serves to make a much better album than many anticipated from the Boss himself.
  2. Deeper Than Rap triumphs over this authenticity deficit and is among the best rap albums so far this year.
  3. Even if this isn't much "Deeper" than the average Three 6 Mafia album, the glitz and guts of Deeper are a big step up, making Ross sound like a Miami-fied version of Young Jeezy.
  4. Deeper provides more of the same flawless sonics, with production contributions from J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, the Runners, and DJ Toomp, and guest spots from Kanye West, Nas, and Lil Wayne. Amazingly, Ross himself has become less of an embarrassment on the mic.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
  1. RoscoeR
    10
    This album is the best Rap album so far this year! Best production and mellow lyrics to balance it out.
  2. BobbyJ
    10
    who cares if he used to be a correctional officer? just because he does not fit the traditional goon stereotype doesn't mean he cannot produce good music. Nice job Ross, you truly are the boss! Expand
  3. KudakwasheB
    10
    Your my boy ricky u surely kicked ass with yo album. This is some A1 sheet. Deeper than rap, better than da 1st. Keep shinin.
  4. michaels
    3
    While Ross may be a talented artist he is a fraud and should refrain himself from speaking on topics of which he played no part in.Ross was a correctional officer,don't say your pushing blow, tell a story instead of emulating someone else lifestyle. PS releasing video's of saying 'Monkey' a million times did not help this decision. Expand

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