RICK ROSS MAKES MOBILE MUSIC HISTORY!
July 26, 2006
DEF JAM ANNOUNCES “HUSTLIN’” RINGTONE FIRST EVER TO SELL OVER ONE MILLION UNITS BEFORE THE ASSOCIATED ALBUM HAS BEEN RELEASED
PORT OF MIAMI DEBUT ALBUM SET FOR AUGUST 8TH RELEASE ON SLIP N’ SLIDE/DEF JAM, AS NEW SINGLE “PUSH IT” HITS THE STREETS
As if the world needed one more gram of proof that Slip N’ Slide/Def Jam recording artist Rick Ross’ street anthem “Hustlin’” is this year’s most talked-about and sought-after hip-hop track, the Miami-based rapper is about to be inscribed in mobile music history in a whole new way. In an unprecedented achievement, Def Jam Recordings announces that “Hustlin’” has become the first mastertone to ever sell one million units before the associated album has been released.
In this case, that album is Ross’ PORT OF MIAMI, due to arrive in stores on August 8th. “Hustlin’,” which was certified gold at the inaugural RIAA mastertone certification press conference in June, will hit the platinum mark at least one week before the album’s release.
“Ringtones are an amazing gateway to connecting with fans,” says Ross. “They really are the next level. It’s a beautiful thing that ‘Hustlin’’ is ringing on a million phones right now.”
“Every day, I’m hustlin’,” drawls Rick Ross in the autobiographic – in fact, blazingly graphic – single that bullets inside the Top 20 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Sales chart this week in its 13th week out, after peaking at #13 on both the Hip-Hop/Rap Airplay and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts during its six-month run. On deck as the second single from PORT OF MIAMI is “Push It,” whose 1990 movie soundtrack excerpts from Giorgio Moroder’s “Scarface (Push It To The Limit)” evoke the gritty soul of a city that is always on the edge of exploding.
“PORT OF MIAMI is a vibrant portrait of getting by and living high in the cocaine-rich 'M-I-Yayo,’ wrote Rolling Stone in a lengthy Breaking… feature in June. “Amid grimy, slow-rolling beats, Ross comes on like a southern 50 Cent, mixing up mesmerizing, laid-back flows, gangsta threats and melodic choruses while rhyming with cinematic detail about moving coke by the case, flashing $100,000 bracelets and toting ‘mo guns than The Matrix’.”
The album lives up to Rolling Stone’s predictions, as Ross recruits a small army of A-list collaborators and producers. In addition to Jay-Z and Young Jeezy on “Hustlin’ Remix,” highlights of the album include “Blow” and “Boss” both featuring Dre (and both produced by Cool & Dre); “Cross That Line” featuring Akon (who co-wrote and produced the track); “Get Away” featuring Mario Winans (who co-wrote and produced the track); “Hit U From The Back” featuring Rodney (produced by the Runners); “Pots and Pans” featuring J Rock aka Jean “J Rock” Borges (who co-wrote and produced the track); “It’s My Time” featuring Lyfe Jennings (produced by the Runners); “Street Life” featuring Lloyd (produced by Big Reese, with more Scarface interpolations of “Tony’s Theme”); “It Ain’t A Problem” featuring Carol City Cartel (produced by J. Venom); and “I’m A G” featuring Lil Wayne and Brisco (pro duced by Miami’s DJ Khaled Beat Novacane).
From ruling the underground rap scene in Miami, to generating an all-out bidding war between the most powerful labels in the game, to becoming the most buzz-worthy new rapper of 2006 – six-foot-two, 300-pound Rick Ross has finally come into the spotlight on Trick Daddy’s Miami-based Slip N’ Slide records, where Ross was signed five years ago. “The number one ghostwriter in the South,” as he has described his work behind the scenes, now comes into his own with the success of “Hustlin’” and the promise of PORT OF MIAMI.
“I’m bridging the gap between the South and the East Coast,” he told Rolling Stone. “The sound is real Dirty South. But I’m spittin’ hard, to where the East Coast appreciates it. PORT OF MIAMI,” he summed up, “It’s gonna be a classic.”
http://www6.defjam.com/site/news.php?news_id=102328
July 26, 2006
DEF JAM ANNOUNCES “HUSTLIN’” RINGTONE FIRST EVER TO SELL OVER ONE MILLION UNITS BEFORE THE ASSOCIATED ALBUM HAS BEEN RELEASED
PORT OF MIAMI DEBUT ALBUM SET FOR AUGUST 8TH RELEASE ON SLIP N’ SLIDE/DEF JAM, AS NEW SINGLE “PUSH IT” HITS THE STREETS
As if the world needed one more gram of proof that Slip N’ Slide/Def Jam recording artist Rick Ross’ street anthem “Hustlin’” is this year’s most talked-about and sought-after hip-hop track, the Miami-based rapper is about to be inscribed in mobile music history in a whole new way. In an unprecedented achievement, Def Jam Recordings announces that “Hustlin’” has become the first mastertone to ever sell one million units before the associated album has been released.
In this case, that album is Ross’ PORT OF MIAMI, due to arrive in stores on August 8th. “Hustlin’,” which was certified gold at the inaugural RIAA mastertone certification press conference in June, will hit the platinum mark at least one week before the album’s release.
“Ringtones are an amazing gateway to connecting with fans,” says Ross. “They really are the next level. It’s a beautiful thing that ‘Hustlin’’ is ringing on a million phones right now.”
“Every day, I’m hustlin’,” drawls Rick Ross in the autobiographic – in fact, blazingly graphic – single that bullets inside the Top 20 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Sales chart this week in its 13th week out, after peaking at #13 on both the Hip-Hop/Rap Airplay and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts during its six-month run. On deck as the second single from PORT OF MIAMI is “Push It,” whose 1990 movie soundtrack excerpts from Giorgio Moroder’s “Scarface (Push It To The Limit)” evoke the gritty soul of a city that is always on the edge of exploding.
“PORT OF MIAMI is a vibrant portrait of getting by and living high in the cocaine-rich 'M-I-Yayo,’ wrote Rolling Stone in a lengthy Breaking… feature in June. “Amid grimy, slow-rolling beats, Ross comes on like a southern 50 Cent, mixing up mesmerizing, laid-back flows, gangsta threats and melodic choruses while rhyming with cinematic detail about moving coke by the case, flashing $100,000 bracelets and toting ‘mo guns than The Matrix’.”
The album lives up to Rolling Stone’s predictions, as Ross recruits a small army of A-list collaborators and producers. In addition to Jay-Z and Young Jeezy on “Hustlin’ Remix,” highlights of the album include “Blow” and “Boss” both featuring Dre (and both produced by Cool & Dre); “Cross That Line” featuring Akon (who co-wrote and produced the track); “Get Away” featuring Mario Winans (who co-wrote and produced the track); “Hit U From The Back” featuring Rodney (produced by the Runners); “Pots and Pans” featuring J Rock aka Jean “J Rock” Borges (who co-wrote and produced the track); “It’s My Time” featuring Lyfe Jennings (produced by the Runners); “Street Life” featuring Lloyd (produced by Big Reese, with more Scarface interpolations of “Tony’s Theme”); “It Ain’t A Problem” featuring Carol City Cartel (produced by J. Venom); and “I’m A G” featuring Lil Wayne and Brisco (pro duced by Miami’s DJ Khaled Beat Novacane).
From ruling the underground rap scene in Miami, to generating an all-out bidding war between the most powerful labels in the game, to becoming the most buzz-worthy new rapper of 2006 – six-foot-two, 300-pound Rick Ross has finally come into the spotlight on Trick Daddy’s Miami-based Slip N’ Slide records, where Ross was signed five years ago. “The number one ghostwriter in the South,” as he has described his work behind the scenes, now comes into his own with the success of “Hustlin’” and the promise of PORT OF MIAMI.
“I’m bridging the gap between the South and the East Coast,” he told Rolling Stone. “The sound is real Dirty South. But I’m spittin’ hard, to where the East Coast appreciates it. PORT OF MIAMI,” he summed up, “It’s gonna be a classic.”
http://www6.defjam.com/site/news.php?news_id=102328
