Remember how intimidating Rick Ross looked when he first came out?

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

the only nikka i believe that say they moved weight

the nikka on the left... not the nikka banned from the US

If Lupe keeps it he might be banned from the US too

 

[avon barksdale]

op must be white...only rapper that had me like was them wu tang niccas when they first came out

 

[FreshAIG]

When I seen the "How About Some Hardcore" video I was lowkey shook

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I remember that Ross debut, def jam sucked me back in after Jeezy dropped and "hustlin" and "push it" were fukkn anthems that year. I used to fukk with Ross up thru DTR, around the Teflon don era dude started to be come corny as shyt, music still slapped, but his character was lil Wayne status to me - pure c00nisms

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

And the scariest looking rapper is bushwick bill

 

[VanVanCity]

yo...this the first time I've seen this video.

Seriously, his verse was garbage.

Yeah because he didn't have a ghostwriter yet

 

[NSSVO]

yall hip hop experts ain't know the cat that snitched (outed) on officer ross got bodied in broad daylight?

Journalist Who Exposed Rick Ross Killed

Journalist Who Exposed Rick Ross Killed | Contactmusic.com

The hip-hop journalist who exposed rapper RICK ROSS as a former corrections officer in 2008 was shot and killed in Miami, Florida on Friday (14Aug09).
Don Diva Magazine writer Sam Ferguson's car was showered with bullets as he headed north on the Florida Turnpike freeway on Friday afternoon.

Who shot Sam Ferguson?

Who shot Sam Ferguson? | Diva's World

 

[Wacky D]

I liked Ross' music when he came out but the minute I read XXL and saw him say "I need at least 10 million dollars a year JUST TO FUNCTION, and you know it ain't from rap" I knew he was a straight up fraud. Didn't even need to see the police shyt.....That was just a flat out absurd statement. He still makes good music tho but yeah I've never seen someone fraud on that level.

yea. ross was always ridiculous & over-the-top. and im not even worried about the CO chit cuz some of the COs are the dirtiest people in the prison.

thats why i laughed when i saw 50 say "a nicca like me, i can see that hes fake from a mile away". i knew 50 was gonna have a field-day with bul.

 

[Harry B]

I was in my dorm room watching 106&Park when this video first premiered.



the whole time i was watching the video i was thinking.... damn this nikka really was out there in the streets slinging yay. usually when you hear rapper talking bout their drug dealin exploits, you can't really believe em cause they mostly look soft (i'm lookin at you T.I.). but Ross was the first dude I was legit scared of. he was big, dark skin, had a menacing look, plus that nappy beard. he looked like what you think of when you hear these rappers talkin bout how they ran the game.

then 50 had to come around and exposed Ross

the nikka 50 straight destroyed my childhood memories. here I was hopin legit drug dealer could actually rap. 50 had to turnaround and expose me to the fact all dem rappers be nothin more than actors.

Do you think every dope dealer is a big ass dude driving luxury european whips?

Are you telling me T.I.'s first video doesn't look a lot more like the product of a former drug dealer than Ross's?


Dude is bragging about making 850 bucks in a day

 

[intilectual recipricol]

If Lupe keeps it he might be banned from the US too

He is a renegade

 

[Trap-A-LoT]

The last rapper who looked scary and convinced me he was about that life was Blood Money.R.I.P

 

[Monster]

yeah plenty of rappers look different when they first come out.

it's you get a window of time for when people can see you as more than you are.

even i thought drake was how he acted for the first summmer

 

[Wild self]

I remember that Ross debut, def jam sucked me back in after Jeezy dropped and "hustlin" and "push it" were fukkn anthems that year. I used to fukk with Ross up thru DTR, around the Teflon don era dude started to be come corny as shyt, music still slapped, but his character was lil Wayne status to me - pure c00nisms

A lot of rappers be on that c00n tip. Gucci Mane act like a dumb ass, but people love him to the point where no one can question his shyt.

 

[Rigby.]

Ross is one of the few artists who can say they've released ALMOST classic material several times

His first album, Teflon Don, and maybe GFID all could've been classics but they just weren't for various reasons

Teflon Don especially

 

[Money Be Green]

When they snatched black I cried for a 100 nights