WARNING BY KHALID STRICKLAND a.k.a. BLACK PACINO
The Albert Anastasia EP by Rick Ross is hard-boiled crack… one of the best rap albums in recent memory. It’s the only shit I’ve listened to since it dropped last week. If you haven’t downloaded a free copy, head over to The Smoking Section and get it.
Since his debut, Ross has improved by leaps and bounds in the lyrical department. As always, his beats are cream-of-the-crop. There is one area, however, where The Bawse could use improvement…
His on-record financial acumen.
Perhaps in civilian-life, when he’s away from the studio and the bright lights of fame, Rick Ross invests his money wisely. But his latest EP is a crash course in wasteful nigganomics. If Jay-Z is the shrewd businessman using street-wisdom in the corporate boardroom, Ross is the nigga brand new to makin’ millions… and now he actin’ a fool. Think of the reparations skit on Chappelle’s Show.
Listening to the money-hungry and materialistic Albert Anastasia inspires me to get rich, even if it means robbin’ an armored truck. But it also makes me wanna spend every last unmarked bill before my ski mask is off. Impressionable youth like myself may get the wrong kind of financial advice from The Bawse.
Let’s examine the lyrics on this prequel to Teflon Don and their ramifications…
After Diddy wastes a bangin’ beat and yaps throughout the EP’s intro, the 12 tracks to the poorhouse begin.
The first song is titled “MC Hammer,” which indicates right away that bankruptcy could be in Rick’s future. But his opening line reinforces it:
“I’m at the car lot, I’m goin’ broke / I pay for five, they front a couple mo’…”
The average nigga on the block will admire this line as a boast. I perceive it as a cry for help. Ross knows that these car salesmen are scammin’ him but according to the rest of the verse, he takes the vehicles home anyway.
Yeah, that’s some real MC Hammer shit right there.
That’s why Hammer went from buying luxury cars to selling used cars on late night, garbage-time commercials. He did the typewriter-dance into the poorhouse. If that’s what Ross aspires to do, he may want to reserve a spot on an upcoming season of The Surreal Life alongside Waka Flocka Flames.
The next song on Anastasia is “B.M.F.” and it’s a heat-rock. But Ross’s ad-libs reveal an acronym that would make an accountant cringe:
“We Blowin’ Money Fast on this side, nigga…”
On the hook for “Fire Hazard” he tosses another stack of Benjamins on the bonfire:
“My money burnin… my money burnin / You see the smoke, bitch… my money burnin…’”
And at the beginning of “All I Need,” Ross finally admits to a very special gold-digger what we’ve suspected all along:
“Nigga got so much money over here I don’t even know what the fuck to do with it.”
How ’bout a Trust Fund, Bawse?
“White Sand 2,” featuring a blistering verse from Kool G. Rap, is one of my favorite songs on the EP. But it also contains the strongest evidence that Ross may live check-to-million-dollar-check:
“Four-door Porsche, just bought it last week / Five mil from L.A. Reid let’s see how long that lasts me / I sign for mils and run through it just like an athlete…”
He doesn’t know how long FIVE MILLION DOLLARS can last him?
He runs through mils like an athlete? We know where that route took ex-Boston Celtic Antoine Walker… that nigga shitted away $110 million like green diarrhea.
I hope Rick’s lyin’ about blowin’ his fortune just like he lied about being a corrections officer, ‘cuz if this is reality-rap then he needs an expert bookkeeper. Kids, enjoy Rick Ross’s music ‘cuz it’s good. If he inspires you to get your hustle on and do something positive with your talent, that’s whassup.
But treat Ross like a rappin’ Bernie Madoff and steer clear of his on-record financial advice… or you’ll sing a remix of his hit single:
“Every day I’m strugglin’, every day I’m strugglin’…”
Download link: THE ALBERT ANASTASIA EP
HA ha , classic shit my nigga. That EP is a banger and i did notice all the “blowing money” references. He will be on Behind the Music in 5 years
LMAO! Prolly so.
I dig Ross & I don’t wanna see him go broke. He put Kool G Rap on 2 hot joints, so that’s commendable By the way, it’s a good look for G Rap if he signed w/Maybach Music. Ross has a great ear for beats & he had G Rap spittin over some sick joints worthy of his talent.
Hopefully he’s just exaggeratin about how much cash he blows, like Puff in videos spittin out champagne.
nice research….. i like the way you used the lyrics…. great job
Thanks. I ain’t have to do much research, tho. I been soakin in this album for a week & Rick’s big-spender lyrics are what sparked the post. This shit wrote itself LOL
Ross can spit & listening to this EP will make you wanna go get money. I don’t disagree with what a nigga do with his cash, he earned it. But for broke niggaz tryin to live like Ross with their welfare card… cease & desist.
I haven’t laughed this much in a very, very long time.
“The first song is titled “MC Hammer,” which indicates right away that bankruptcy could be in Rick’s future.”
Question: How does Puff do it? How does he stay (dare I say relevant?) getting looks from these rappers. This nigga’s everywhere I look. “All in the videos….dancin” (c) Suge Knight.
More pertinent question: How do I go about ordering the shirt, sire?
After walkin past the movie poster for “Get Him to the Greek,” the Ciroc poster at the liquor store & checkin the new XXL mag, I realized that I’m tired of seein Puff.
I’m all Diddy’d out, man. More power to that brother for gettin his paper & ’nuff respect to his biz sense… but I am TIRED of seein dat nigga. The reason for his success & longevity is simple: He made a pact with Satan.
If you wanna order a shirt just visit the TEE PARTY post.
All the details are there.
http://spizzyblog.com/2010/05/26/tee-party/
I’m gettin a PO Box so if online ordering is out of the question, mail order is an option too. But PayPal is handling the transactions right now. Just add a note when you order, specifying the size.
Mr. Pacino
I can agree that Ricky Ross is probably one of the more lyrically sound rapper on tha market amidst all of the catchy one hitters and fake O.G’s out there but tho I enjoy alot of his music he still hasnt reached a lvl of maturity and security to boast about his money and success tastefully and honestly like a Jay-z he still is. Imma still check it out tho if u sayin its really worth the time.
“he still hasnt reached a lvl of maturity and security to boast about his money and success tastefully and honestly like a Jay-z”
You’re 100% right. As good as Rick’s music is, we don’t know much about the man’s true personality. He’s more of a character who doesn’t get much deeper than money & bein a kingpin. But he’s excellent at what he does & quite frankly, I have a materialistic side too.
I don’t wanna get blasphemous & compare Ross to B.I.G. but if you really think about it, B.I.G. ain’t bear his soul too much on-record either. He definitely got more into his personal side than Ross do. But B.I.G. ain’t get as deep into that shit as Pac did. If he lived past March 9th he would’ve evolved. That said, B.I.G. is one of the best to ever do it, regardless.
Perhaps The Bawse will evolve someday. ‘Til then this EP is a winner & a great piece of work from a technical aspect. It got me fiendin to hear the upcoming official album.
I can’t stop listening to this shit. And it’s all your fault sir.
LMAO!!! Why it’s my fault?
TSS is the one peddling 13 tracks of blatant materialism LOL
What’s crazy is that this is just the preview for the real album. He just gave these songs away.
Wonder what else he got in the chamber. It’s a solid marketing move.
If you look at it as fiction then it gets a whole new level of deepness
That’s very true, Hater. That’s also why I ain’t trip when the C.O. shit came out. ‘Cuz once he 1st said “…I know Noriega/The real Noriega he owe me 100 favors” I knew not to take his word as gospel.
Great read! I been blasting this mixtape myself, the niggadry is strong with this one.
LOL Word… the niggadry is The Force & Rick’s Luke Skywalker.
By the way, Ross gave himself a new nickname: “Rick Rozay.” Maybe this just in case THE REAL Freeway Ricky Ross successfully sues him for usin his name. I heard Freeway Ricky is tryin to block Teflon Don from droppin’.
On another note, is Freeway Ricky also suing State Property’s Freeway? Or is he not famous & caked-up enuff?
I too have a materalistic side and thats why I can vibe to Rick Ross..just now tho coming to a point where I can relate more tha way JayZ delivers that arrogance and swagger. Also I agree tha B.I.G was a bit yarn spinner a character in movie he wanted to star in but a great lyricist, Ross is sorta followin thru in those foot prints.
Let’s hope this brother keeps his eye on the prize and his money even closer. We’ll see. I understand blowing that first few million but then after that start stackin Paper. Let’s hope he is talking out his ass about spending paper like that!
Chf!
BRRRRRROOOKKKKLLLYYYNNN!!!
Holla1!
I hear dat, if I had millions I’d blow at least one myself.
1st, I’d cop a platinum-plated Maserati with fishtanks in the rims. Then I’d get a cuban link chain & a life-sized bust of my torso, sculpted outta solid 24K gold, for the medallion.
Sometimes you gotta treat yourself, na’mean?
I’mma definitely check out the EP. How many mainstream artist putting out “good” free music these days. Gotta get it while it’s out.
Now about your medallion. Don’t be mad at me if you peep me with something similar. A medallion of my torso with a mean six pack & all the proper cuts that will lay over my gut. I think people would be more impressed by my medallion abs over any real abs I would have spent years working out to get.
LOL! Word. Jewelry is better than liposuction lol
I’ma have to one-up you & get a Batman suit, complete with chest & ab muscles like in the movie, made of solid platinum. It’ll be too heavy to walk in, but I’ll stand there like a statue with a flock of babes around me. One will have to put the blunt to my lips.