Mastermind (Rick Ross album)

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Mastermind
Rick Ross Mastermind.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)
Recorded2012–2014
Studio
  • Big Ship (Kingston)
  • Blueroom (Atlanta)
  • The Hit Factory
  • Swisher Suite (Miami)
  • Muse (Los Angeles)
  • No Name (Santa Barbara)
  • The Oven (New York City)
  • Storch Music
  • Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas)
Genre Hip hop
Length61:58
Label
Producer
Rick Ross chronology
God Forgives, I Don't
(2012)
Mastermind
(2014)
Hood Billionaire
(2014)
Deluxe edition cover
Rick Ross Mastermind deluxe.jpg
Mastermind track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  1:01
2."Rich Is Gangsta"Black Metaphor3:16
3."Drug Dealers Dream"
  • Roberts II
  • Jerard Wiggins
J. Manifest4:02
4."Shots Fired" (Skit)  0:53
5."Nobody" (featuring French Montana)
4:41
6."The Devil Is a Lie" (featuring Jay-Z)
  • Roberts II
  • Shawn Carter
  • Omar Walker
  • Willie McNeal
  • LeShawn Rogers
5:10
7."Mafia Music III" (featuring Sizzla and Mavado)
Bink 5:07
8."War Ready" (featuring Jeezy)
7:03
9."What a Shame" (featuring French Montana)
2:14
10."Supreme"
  • Storch
  • Puff Daddy [b]
3:37
11."Blk & Wht"
  • Roberts II
  • Dwayne Richardson
D. Rich3:59
12."Dope Bitch" (Skit)  2:53
13."In Vein" (featuring The Weeknd)
4:21
14."Sanctified" (featuring Kanye West and Big Sean)
4:49
15."Walkin' on Air" (featuring Meek Mill)
D. Rich4:28
16."Thug Cry" (featuring Lil Wayne) J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 4:25
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Blessing in Disguise" (featuring Scarface and Z-Ro)
4:56
18."Paradise Lost"
4:58
19."You Know I Got It (Reprise)"
4:39

Notes

Samples

Credits and personnel

Credits for Mastermind adapted from AllMusic. [65]

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