Port of Miami (album)

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Port of Miami
Port of Miami cover
Studio album by Rick Ross
Released August 8, 2006 (US)
Recorded 2005-2006
Genre Southern rap/Mafioso rap
Length 77:17
Label Def Jam/Slip-N-Slide
Producer Cool and Dre
Jazze Pha
DJ Khaled
J. Venom
DJ Toomp
Mario Winans
The Runners
J. R. Rotem
Akon
Professional reviews
Rick Ross chronology
Port of Miami
(2006)
Rise to Power
(2007)

Port of Miami is the debut album by Miami rapper Rick Ross. The name of the album is a reference to Miami being a major arrival destination for cocaine shipments to America. Throughout the album, Ross makes frequent references to his alleged former life as a big time cocaine dealer. The album was released on August 8, 2006. The first single from the album is "Hustlin", which has received a fair amount of airplay. There is also an official remix to the song, which features Jay-Z and Young Jeezy. The second single was "Cross That Line", which featured Akon, although it was a radio only single with no music video. The third single from the album is the song "Push It", which is produced by J. R. Rotem. This track samples the song "Push It to the Limit" from the movie Scarface.

Contents

[edit] Reception

Port of Miami was met with mixed reviews. With djbooth.net saying "It grasps the listener and tells them what lies under the belly of Miami, the cocaine drug trade."

[edit] Track listing

# Title Length
1. "Intro" 0:24
2. "Push It" (featuring Paul Engemann) (Produced by J. R. Rotem) 3:28
3. "Blow" (Featuring Dre) (Produced by Cool and Dre) 4:10
4. "Hustlin'" (Produced by The Runners) 4:14
5. "Cross That Line" (Featuring Akon) (Produced by Akon) 4:33
6. "I'm Bad" 3:53
7. "Boss" (Featuring Dre) (Produced by Cool and Dre) 4:40
8. "For Da Low" (Produced by Jazze Pha) 4:21
9. "Where My Money (I Need That)" (Produced by The Runners) 4:31
10. "Get Away" (Featuring Mario Winans) (Produced by Mario Winans) 4:06
11. "Hit U From The Back" (Featuring Rodney) (Produced by The Runners) 5:05
12. "White House" (Produced by DJ Toomp) 4:01
13. "Pots And Pans" (Featuring J Rock) (Produced by J Rock) 4:35
14. "It's My Time" (Featuring Lyfe Jennings) (Produced by The Runners) 4:15
15. "Street Life" (Featuring Lloyd) (Produced By Big Reese) 4:07
16. "Hustlin' (Remix)" (Featuring Jay-Z & Young Jeezy) (Produced by The Runners) 4:44
17. "It Ain't A Problem" (Featuring Carol City Cartel) (Produced by J. Venom) 3:47
18. "I'm A G" (Featuring Lil Wayne & Brisco) (Produced by DJ Khaled) 4:15
19. "Prayer" (Produced by J Rock) 4:08

[edit] Chart performance

Port of Miami debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 187,000 copies sold and to date has been certified Gold.

Chart Positions: 1, 7, 13, 22, and 26.[citation needed]

[edit] Singles

Single information
"Hustlin'"
"Cross That Line" (radio only single)
"Push It"

[edit] Leftover Tracks

Title Producer(s) Featured Guest(s)
Have Em Get Me Drumma Boy
Dis Is The Making The Runners
The Realist DJ Khaled Trick Daddy
On My Mind JR Rotem Flo-Rida & Brisco

[edit] External links

Preceded by
LeToya by LeToya
Billboard 200 number-one album
August 26 - September 1, 2006
Succeeded by
Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera
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