The 25 Best Rick Ross Verses of 2011
By David Drake | Dec 22, 2011 | 12:41 pm | Permalink
Rick Ross had a huge 2011: Turning around Wale's career was no easy feat, and that was just his part-time job. Rozay was responsible for several of the year's biggest songs, dropped numerous guest verses, and transformed Maybach Music into one of the foremost labels in hip-hop.
Compiling his best verses was fun, but talking about them was more of a challenge. Like a politician delivering variations on the same stump speech, The Bawse has a few bullet points that he makes sure to hit in almost every song. Call it lyrical branding.
He's wealthy, has name brands in tropical locations, and can hurt you easily. The Feds are watching, but he'd never snitch. He has an eye for color. Many of his verses include a bit of vaguely regretful spirituality—a single line asking for forgiveness, or a chance at heaven.
He's essentially managed to take everything you know about gangster rap's kingpin archetype and embody it completely, offering variations on a straightforward formula every time. And we can't get enough. Here's 25 more reasons why Ross is still the biggest boss that we've seen thus far.
Written by Drake Drake (@somanyshrimp)
Chris Washington December 22nd, 2011 at 01:45 PM
I feel like Rick Ross's verse in devil in a new dress deserved a spot on this list
hb December 22nd, 2011 at 01:52 PM
Thats was in 2010 but it was hard af
C DA MONEY MANN December 24th, 2011 at 03:17 AM
ROSS IS A GENIUS THAT VERSE ON DEVIL DRESS IS EASILY NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST!!
HB December 22nd, 2011 at 02:25 PM
10 summaz by 2 chainz ft Rick Ross shoulda made the list
Raab December 22nd, 2011 at 03:02 PM
Is Rick Ross the rapper you want to give this list to? Half of the mcs in the game got this guy beat both lyrically and flow wise, where are their best verses of the year list? If you're going to give a list like this to a mediocre rapper like Rozay (who is consistently out-rapped by every single member of MMG) then you have to give one to everyone, or else it will become apparent that you're just riding his dick, which isn't cool Complex. Next year try being objective and giving someone with actual talent and originality the spot light in your music section, ok guys. Cool shit.
OLE DAWG December 22nd, 2011 at 08:52 PM
YO i hope they put that Raekwon Molasses ft Rick ross & GFK verse up there
OLE DAWG December 22nd, 2011 at 09:06 PM
lol nvm but that shudda been up there maybe they forgot about it
HipHopForTheMind December 22nd, 2011 at 09:12 PM
Why Rick Ross Complex? There are tons of great rappers better thank Ross and you pick his best verses? *facepalm*
In Your Fucking Face December 22nd, 2011 at 11:33 PM
That Welcome To My Hood Verse Was Classic. So Many Rappers Borrowed That Exact Delivery... Should Of Been At Least Top 5
truth December 25th, 2011 at 08:39 AM
you should do a list of the ten best rappers of the previous decade