On September 16, 2013, Ross announced the Mastermind Tour Dates, a mini-
USA tour to promote
Mastermind which will run from November 12, 2013, until November 23, 2013.
[16] On October 9, 2013, Ross announced on his Twitter account that the album would be released on December 17, 2013.
[17] Two days later, a trailer for the album was released. The trailer "chronicles Ross' journey starting in 1999 through a series of fast moving shots quickly covering his come up through the rap ranks." Footage of
Jay Z,
Diddy,
Birdman,
Big Meech,
Pablo Escobar and
Muhammad Ali are spliced into the video for effect.
[18] On January 14, 2014, Def Jam announced that the album would be released on March 4, 2014.
[19] On January 24, 2014, the album cover was revealed.