Rick RossBest Rick Ross Albums Ranked

God Forgives, I Don't

rollingstone

8.0

“It’s perfect that the first word Rick Ross raps on God Forgives, I Don’t is "hallucination" – after all, he’s in the fantasy business. Over his career, Ross has gone from generic dope-boy with a stolen name (the actual Ross, a California cocaine drug lord, sued for copyright infringement) to unmasked former corrections officer to […]”

Teflon Don

pitchfork

8.0

“His first two records were lousy, but Rick Ross has found his niche by presiding over a luxurious rap fantasy out of step with the current moment.”

Richer Than I Ever Been

rollingstone

7.0

“It's all smooth sailing on the Miami rapper's latest”

Mastermind

rollingstone

7.0

“Miami boastmaster Rick Ross got to where he is by playing a hustler, a don, a master of outsize fantasies of golden-toilet luxury. But the seemingly untouchable king of self-invention – the man who once rapped, "The rumors turn me on, I'm masturbatin' at the top" – uses his sixth album to attempt the near-impossible: becoming a serious artist. All the cues that point to "important rap album" are h”

Rich Forever

rollingstone

7.0

“While his next official album ripens in the blazing South Florida sunshine, Rick Ross has delivered a delicious appetite-whetter. Rich Forever is a mixtape that plays like an album, with blaring, heraldic production by the likes of ­Boi-1da and up-and-comer Beat Billionaire, plus guest appearances by Drake, Nas and Diddy. Themewise, Rich Forever is business […]”

Teflon Don

rollingstone

7.0

“In the past two years, Miami MC Rick Ross has been dissed by 50 Cent, mocked as a phony gangsta when photos surfaced of his tenure as a corrections officer, and slapped with a $10 million lawsuit by his namesake, reformed drug kingpin Freeway Ricky Ross. He’s also made the best records of his career. […]”