Rick Ross: God Forgives, I Don't (Def Jam)
Mike Diver, bbc.co.uk, July 2012
KNOWN TO MANY UK listeners as a gravel-voiced guest on innumerable rap hits, Rick Ross has enjoyed considerable stateside success for several years. His 2006 debut, Port of Miami, topped the Billboard 200, as did 2010's Teflon Don – but Don's UK peak of 169 says everything about Ross' profile on British shores at the time.
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