Deeper Than Rap
by Rick Ross
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Apr 21, 2009
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. AllMusic
    80
    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.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    He may rap like he's out of touch with reality, but with bass lines this deep and synths this huge, you might forget the present era's woes yourself.
  3. RapReviews.com
    85
    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.
  5. Vibe
    80
    Rick Ross is on pace to make his best and most complete album yet. He knows it. And soon hip hop fans will too.
  6. Slant Magazine
    60
    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.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    75
    Treated with the same suspension of belief accorded a summer blockbuster, Deeper Than Rap succeeds in its baroque but basic goals.
  8. Billboard
    80
    The Miami-bred MC Rick Ross has faced a number of career obstacles in recent months--from damaged street credibility to a multi-episodic beef--so it's all the more impressive that on his third album, Deeper Than Rap, he presents his most cohesive work yet.
  9. NOW Magazine
    80
    Deeper Than Rap triumphs over this authenticity deficit and is among the best rap albums so far this year.
  10. No Ripcord
    50
    Deeper Than Rap is a single-minded record about making money off of drugs and nothing more. You could do a lot better than Rick Ross, but you could also do a lot worse.
  11. cokemachineglow
    63
    Ross seems to lack any sort of awareness of his shortcomings, dutifully plowing through middling, obvious shit-talking.
  12. Rolling Stone
    50
    Ross' player's paradise can be a very nice place to visit--outfitted with a cushy synth groove and a strenuous T-Pain chorus, the Kanye West- and Lil Wayne-assisted 'Maybach Music 2' manages to be both triumphant and laid-back--but over the length of a full album it all feels a bit too familiar.

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 43
  3. Negative: 9 out of 43
  1. BobbyJ
    May 11, 2009
    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 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!… Full Review »
  2. F*ckB
    May 7, 2009
    9
    idk what you guys are thinking about... each side east west north south got there own style... which shows in there music... a CLASSIC album idk what you guys are thinking about... each side east west north south got there own style... which shows in there music... a CLASSIC album is a CLASSIC album if you go through the whole CD skipping no more than 1 track 2 TOPS ... dont say shit about his lyricism cause if you wanna go there we can look @ 50 Cent's get rich or die tryin... lyrical ? but it was dubbbed a CLASSIC 5 Mic (source rating system) album... you can go through every single track on that album without skipping 1.… Full Review »
  3. CodyC
    Apr 29, 2009
    9
    this album as a sound that not so common, it has a sun loving beach sound that easy to get stuck in your head. everyone thats so worried this album as a sound that not so common, it has a sun loving beach sound that easy to get stuck in your head. everyone thats so worried about his reputation needs to chill out and just listen to some music thats makes you move. chill out.… Full Review »
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