It's not the biggest surprise on the world, but DJ Khaled is predicting that Rick Ross' Deeper Than Rap will be the primo album in the land come tomorrow.
Khaled also spilled the beans that his Miami friend is already working on Deeper Than Rap's follow-up. "I'm probably not supposed to tell you," Khaled joked while on the set of Ace Hood's "Overtime" video. Khaled worked closely with Ross on Deeper Than Rap, serving as the project's A&R, and hinted that fans can expect more of the same from the Boss' next opus.
Meanwhile, Khaled will continue to work with a plethora of other Def Jam artists. (He's the president of Def Jam South and has his own label, We the Best, which Ace is signed to.) Look for Khaled to be sliding beats to acts such as Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Fabolous and new singer Cherlise.
Rick Ross has made Kanye West a believer. The Miami rap kingpin is still awaiting his first-week numbers to find out if Deeper Than Rap will be his third consecutive album to debut at #1 one. However, as the fans hit stores and critics critique the opus, Ross has one very vocal supporter: Kanye West, who raved about Deeper Than Rap on his blog last night.
"Rick's album is the sh--," Kanye boasted. "He made an album I can play in my apartment, which is the highest honor I can give any piece of music. TV on the Radio, Feist, Pink Floyd and the new Rick Ross album!"
Of course ,West is not completely objective about the project. Kanye is one of the stars of album highlight "Maybach Music 2," which also features T-Pain and Lil Wayne.
"Marrrrrrrr-tinnnnnn, Louie the King Junior," West raps on the song, calling out his newest nickname. "Starrrrrrrr-tinnnnnnn all that stuntin' is gon' ruin ya/ If B.I. was alive, he probably have a two-tone/ With the Grey Poupon, anything 'Ye poop on/ Will explode, 'cause I am the sh--, and this is my commode/ Uh-oh there they go/ Talking 'bout how ya boy clothes extra tight/ I just remembered that my limelight extra bright."
Kanye is still promoting his own #1 album, 808s and Heartbreak. He recently released the video for the third single, "Amazing," with Young Jeezy. The song is also used in a commercial for the NBA postseason.
By Jenna Talavera
The best perk of being an MTV Newsroom intern? Tagging along for interview shoots and having access to what goes on behind the scenes. I didn't know what to expect when arriving at New York's Philippe restaurant last week, except that I was going to see Rick Ross, a.k.a. The Boss.
His interview with MTV News correspondent, Tim Kash, focused on his new album, Deeper Than Rap, which drops next week, and he was dressed to kill: From business suits to casual button-downs, his style is serious! Not to mention when it comes to his fetish for sunglasses, he's got the best: He wore 24-karat gold-plated custom Cazels with diamonds encrusted around the frames. (He admitted he always buys two pairs of each!) Read more...
Who has a 48-inch waist, wears a XXXXXL t-shirt and owns more sunglasses than Paris Hilton?
RICK ROSS!
For a 350-pound, 6-foot-4 bearded heavyweight, sunglasses seem like an unusual addiction to have. But Ross isn't just a fan of eyewear — he's a connoisseur. His collection numbers "in the hundreds," he said.
When we caught up with him at New York's Philippe restaurant for our interview on Wednesday, he was sporting some 24-carat-gold-plated, diamond-encrusted, custom-designed, clear-tint Cazels. Ross takes his style very seriously: He was dressed crisp, and even though his stylist had laid out three different looks, there was no need to change.
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Though touted as a fun, free party for the whole family, the second annual Rick Ross Be Out charity event in Miami Gardens, Florida, turned violent on Wednesday, when shots rang out in an adjacent park as the rapper took the stage. No one is believed to have been injured during the shooting, and the Boss was able to perform one song with Flo Rida and Brisco before police cleared the area.
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