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

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most folks never heard of rick ross before hustlin. this is the first time i've actually seen this video. no wonder he never blew then. nikka looked softer than silly putty.

Wow. One of those dudes that HAS to rock a beard.

Without it he looks like a fat ass actor. Which he is, but still.
 

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You sure about bun? There was a poster on here that’s pretty much a Texas rap historian. Can’t remember his name tho
bun sold dope

Flip didn’t but the dude who was the ceo of sucka free did

It’s a reason flip dipped from that def jam deal

Flip daddy had to look out of him once he saw how hump was gettin features in Texas

He was flipping work for verses

It came out when flip and esg fell out

Hump literally said how e was gettin flip features on the take over freestyle
 

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bun sold dope

Flip didn’t but the dude who was the ceo of sucka free did

It’s a reason flip dipped from that def jam deal

Flip daddy had to look out of him once he saw how hump was gettin features in Texas

He was flipping work for verses

It came out when flip and esg fell out

Hump literally said how e was gettin flip features on the take over freestyle
I appreciate the clarification
 

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It was such a bad song...I remember hearing it on 106 & park....but I'd turn it off or not pay attention.

If it was a good song....Rick Ross probably gets Poppin a few years earlier.
 

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@murksiderock Gucci was a shooter tho, per your words right?
People whose word I trust, told me that Gucci was a robber, "he had a few shootouts", kept guns on him. Was the type who'd stick nikkas up and ball then "be broke by the end of summer", always was in and outta jail...

This is nearly a verbatim descriptive I was given and as I've mentioned, I have no reason to doubt the people who spoke to me. No one specifically told me he was a "shooter", dudes specifically noted that Wop didn't have nikkas shook and can't fight ("big for nothing with no hands"). The impression about Wop though was he was no p*ssy, he'd fight if he had to, he'd shoot if he had to. But not that he was knocking shyt down in the streets...
 

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People hate on Rick Ross because their lord and master 50 Cent told them to.
 

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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....:lupe: 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

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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. :snoop:

no I did notice he was fat as hell.
 
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Ross wasn't fooling shyt or menacing to us older cats, he straight rebranded himself stealing someone's name :mjlol:



I'm a Ross fan... but one thing I either can't remember or never knew... did he know of Freeway Ricky Ross from being a CO in the prison and overheard the stories and decided to base his persona on him?

Or did him and Ricky actually have dealings with each other intimately (:dame:) and he got to know Ricky with the express intent of stealing his story?
 
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