That's the life? Sitting in a black and white studio with a bunch of liquor, hired models, and your boys?
Seriously, you can't convince me that this is your life when you didn't even shoot it at your crib. The fock?
Anywho, it's already been "exposed" that Rick Ross was probably once a correctional officer. Not that being a correctional officer is a bad thing. It is a job. And, it's not drug-dealing, which technically is a bad thing. The idea of Ross being a CO seems to go against the idea that Rick Ross was (or still is) in fact a big time drug dealer. Riiiiight. Because we all really thought he was the fat, black, Tony Montana. Of course we didn't! But we were entertained by his attempt to portray one through his music and Maybach Music cranks just that hard.
So while we don't know (or care in my case) whether or not he really did sell drugs, what we do know is that Rick Ross is full of shyt regardless. He shot a video for one of my favorite songs off his album (that's titled "This Is The Life") and the video is in a studio with a bunch of his nameless boys, some (fine-azz) rented models, and a bunch of liquor he probably got paid to show in the video. Everything about the video screams "this is not my real life!". Granted, he didn't call the song "This is MY Life", but everything he talks about in the song refers to him and how much allegedly cool shyt he does or has. Sure, Rick. SURE!
Dude could have at least shot the video at his house (because we assume he has at least purchased a nice sized home, if not a mansion) or a house he rented (like in this video) and made us wonder if it was really his. With all his credibility problems over the last week or so Ross either needed to catch a gun/drug charge this week or shoot a video on some real gully or believably opulent shyt. This idiot did none of the above and instead tries to pass off something to the public that screams bowlshyt.
Negro please!
I'll still bang TRILLA because it's one of my favorite albums so far this year (yep, I said it). But Rick Ross has the same problem lots of young black males have today. They don't know who they are (yet) so they tell you that they're everything.
"We don't believe you! You need more people!"
2 comments:
For some reason I have been WAITING for you to comment on this. Maybe b/c of our mutual anticipation of Trilla, or that 50% of our emails contain a reference to Ricky in one way or another...but somehow I knew you would have something to say. And basically...I agree.
I realize that rap is an act, its posturing and exaggerating. I also realize that not everyone that listens to rap knows that, but they more then anyone need to have their bubble bursted.
But man has it been funny seeing Raaws trying so desperately to distance himself from this...how does anyone in this day and age not know that ANYTHING you did can be proven-unless your last name is Kennedy, Cheney, Bush etc...
First and foremost...BOSS!
Secondly, you knew I was gonna have to comment on this situation. Ross played himself by not admitting things up-front. No one cares that he was a C.O. even if he gives off this thug/drug kingpin persona.
I doubt this is going to really stop someone like me from enjoying his songs but the fickle fans will treat this like a Ja Rule situation and just act as if it's uncool to listen to Ross and probably take it so far as to associate snitching with listening to Ricky Rawwws.
"how does anyone in this day and age not know that ANYTHING you did can be proven-unless your last name is Kennedy, Cheney, Bush etc..." Might want to drop that comment off on the Obama website.
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