Rick Ross
followed the reflective and sometimes grim
Port of Miami 2
with
Richer Than I Ever Been
, an album more typical for the rapper in that its weight is almost exclusively related to coke dealing -- and the lifestyle its profits yield -- rather than mortality and grief. It's meat-and-potatoes
Ross
. Laced with another surplus of highly descriptive couplets that are braggadocious and motivational, its beats bring all the necessary regality and ruckus, though the selection here isn't quite up to the rapper's high standard.
skeptics attracted to specific tracks based on the features won't likely be swayed by what else is on offer. This is a perfectly adequate
LP differentiated by its mix of collaborators more than anything else. ~ Andy Kellman