Rick Ross Aims For 'Greatness' With Nas' Help

J-Banks · 04-03-2009, 02:56 PM

Rick Ross Aims For 'Greatness' With Nas' Help
'You have to be able to rise to the occasion,' Ross says of working with Nas on 'Usual Suspects.'

Rick Ross' first two projects debuted on top of the Billboard album charts. For the third go-round, Deeper Than Rap, due April 21, the Miami rapper is seeking something even bigger.

"That's when everyone can judge [for] greatness," Ross told MTV News.

To help him achieve his goal, the Def Jam star reached out to labelmate Nas for the Inkredibles-produced "Usual Suspects."

"That song is, like, really me being a fan of Nas, for so long me just respecting the way he moves. Nas is such a veteran but, at the same time, he's more relevant now than he was before, especially in the South," Ross explained. "So there's a lot to learn there. So when the concept came about — the 'Usual Suspects' — the record was not a boastful record. It was a record that I felt needed somebody to really be sincere, to take time to think about what they were gonna say. 'Cause I most definitely did. And Nas came to light. It was my first time having the opportunity to work with him, and I take my hat off to him just for taking that time out and doing it in such a timely fashion and giving me an incredible 16-bar verse."

The Bawse might be thankful now that the record is complete. But during the recording, Ross said he put more effort into his first verse than usual. Then he joked that he had to get his mind right to finish the third verse after Nas sent back his vocals.

"I poured 'hit' all into my first verse 'cause I knew I was gonna give him the record. Then when he send the joint back to me and I heard his verse, I was like, 'Wow,' " Ross said. "I might have smoked three weeks in a row before I wrote the third verse. [Laughs.] But that's the momentum and energy you need if you wanna make a classic record. You have to be able to rise to the occasion. ... I felt like it was gonna be a special record to me, and he gave me that heartfelt music I needed to hear."

Source: MTV

HardCoreMac · 04-03-2009, 05:51 PM

dude use to be a corections officer...kinda weird

martijnlinde · 04-03-2009, 06:28 PM

hes crazy.....

21andComptonBLVD · 04-03-2009, 06:35 PM

That's prolly the only song I'll like on that album...Nas make anything sound good.

GodToYouKids22 · 04-03-2009, 08:46 PM

Not even a verse from the Rap God Nasir, will save this nukka lmaooo

ricky U LOST B

Precinct Phantom · 04-04-2009, 07:11 AM

ill def chec this song out, just 2 c whether Nas brings the heat!

The rest of the album i think ill pass on

unitymama · 04-04-2009, 05:55 PM

Punk Bitch Had Too Get Nas Too Help Him Cause He Knows He Couldn't Win Without Any Help!!!!

Purp Hayes · 04-04-2009, 06:22 PM

Yeah, Nas is the answer. LMAO.

Rick Ross lawst

Purp Hayes · 04-04-2009, 11:20 PM

Loose Cannon has a loose asshole. Quit riding Nas' penis tip fagboy.

Mr Wavez · 04-04-2009, 11:22 PM

that song>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

dont even try to front...ross verses was good along with nas...
it wasnt like nas came it and made the track holy or some shit...ross held his own..

his cd gonna be piff

04-03-2009, 02:56 PM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	Rick Ross Aims For 'Greatness' With Nas' Help Rick Ross Aims For 'Greatness' With Nas' Help Rick Ross Aims For 'Greatness' With Nas' Help 'You have to be able to rise to the occasion,' Ross says of working with Nas on 'Usual Suspects.' Rick Ross' first two projects debuted on top of the Billboard album charts. For the third go-round, Deeper Than Rap, due April 21, the Miami rapper is seeking something even bigger. "That's when everyone can judge [for] greatness," Ross told MTV News. To help him achieve his goal, the Def Jam star reached out to labelmate Nas for the Inkredibles-produced "Usual Suspects." "That song is, like, really me being a fan of Nas, for so long me just respecting the way he moves. Nas is such a veteran but, at the same time, he's more relevant now than he was before, especially in the South," Ross explained. "So there's a lot to learn there. So when the concept came about — the 'Usual Suspects' — the record was not a boastful record. It was a record that I felt needed somebody to really be sincere, to take time to think about what they were gonna say. 'Cause I most definitely did. And Nas came to light. It was my first time having the opportunity to work with him, and I take my hat off to him just for taking that time out and doing it in such a timely fashion and giving me an incredible 16-bar verse." The Bawse might be thankful now that the record is complete. But during the recording, Ross said he put more effort into his first verse than usual. Then he joked that he had to get his mind right to finish the third verse after Nas sent back his vocals. "I poured 'hit' all into my first verse 'cause I knew I was gonna give him the record. Then when he send the joint back to me and I heard his verse, I was like, 'Wow,' " Ross said. "I might have smoked three weeks in a row before I wrote the third verse. [Laughs.] But that's the momentum and energy you need if you wanna make a classic record. You have to be able to rise to the occasion. ... I felt like it was gonna be a special record to me, and he gave me that heartfelt music I needed to hear." Source: MTV __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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Precinct Phantom Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lincoln Posts: 1,229 Repped: 282 Repped 125 Times in 95 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 22 Times in 20 Posts	ill def chec this song out, just 2 c whether Nas brings the heat! The rest of the album i think ill pass on __________________ Links you need to checkout: myspace.com/precinctphantom myspace.com/grandangel510 myspace.com/macwasey

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HardCoreMac Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 6 Repped: 0 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	dude use to be a corections officer...kinda weird

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21andComptonBLVD Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali Posts: 731 Repped: 72 Repped 193 Times in 110 Posts Neg Reps: 75 Neg Repped at 34 Times in 30 Posts	That's prolly the only song I'll like on that album...Nas make anything sound good.

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Purp Hayes Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The ILL State Posts: 20 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 2 Posts	Yeah, Nas is the answer. LMAO. Rick Ross lawst

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Purp Hayes Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The ILL State Posts: 20 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 2 Posts	Loose Cannon has a loose asshole. Quit riding Nas' penis tip fagboy.

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Mr Wavez .:lA to hOU.: Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 4,923 Repped: 1,074 Repped 1,176 Times in 594 Posts Neg Reps: 423 Neg Repped at 418 Times in 288 Posts	that song>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dont even try to front...ross verses was good along with nas... it wasnt like nas came it and made the track holy or some shit...ross held his own.. his cd gonna be piff __________________ "Victory Consistantly, Train All Year To Be The Enemy's Misery" - Weezy

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