Rather You Than Me

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Rather You Than Me
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Studio album by
Rick Ross
ReleasedMarch 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length62:51
Label
Producer
Rick Ross chronology
Black Market
(2015)		Rather You Than Me
(2017)		 Port of Miami 2
(2019)
Singles from Rather You Than Me
  1. "I Think She Like Me"
    Released: January 26, 2017
  2. "Trap Trap Trap"
    Released: May 16, 2017

Rather You Than Me is the ninth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross. It was released on March 17, 2017, through Maybach Music Group and Epic Records. The album features guest appearances from Raphael Saadiq, Chris Rock, Young Thug, Wale, Future, Jeezy, Yo Gotti, Gucci Mane, Ty Dolla Sign, Nas, Meek Mill, Anthony Hamilton, Scrilla, and Dej Loaf. It was supported by two singles: "I Think She Like Me", and "Trap Trap Trap".

Contents

Rather You Than Me charted at number three on the US Billboard 200, and received positive reviews from critics.

Promotion

The album's lead single, "I Think She Like Me", was released on January 26, 2017. [1] The song features a guest appearance from American recording artist Ty Dolla Sign. [1] The music video for the song was released on January 27, 2017. [2]

"Trap Trap Trap" was first released as the album's promotional single on March 10, 2017. [3] The song features guest appearances from American rappers Young Thug and Wale. [3] It was later released as the album's second official single on May 16, 2017. [4]

Promotional singles

The album's first promotional single, "She on My Dick", was released on March 13, 2017. [5] The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Gucci Mane. [5]

The album's second promotional single, "Dead Presidents", was released on March 15, 2017. [6] The song features guest appearances from American rappers Future, Jeezy and Yo Gotti. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [9]
Exclaim! 6/10 [10]
HipHopDX 3.9/5 [11]
HotNewHipHop 82% [12]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [14]
RapReviews7/10 [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
XXL 4/5 [17]

Rather You Than Me was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on nine reviews. [7]

Damiem Morris of The Observer said, "The more modish tracks are somehow less inventive than their titles, but there's much southern-stewed, offbeat beauty elsewhere to compensate." [13] Preezy of XXL said, "Nine albums removed from anonymity, Rather You Than Me secures Rick Ross' slot within the list Top 5 of rap soloists to emerge from the South over the last 20 years, and is among his more cohesive bodies of work to date." [17] Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX said, "Neither timeless nor immediately disposable, Rather You Than Me is an above average outing that displays why he's steadily remained within the public eye without having a long line of record-breaking hits." [11] Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews said, "Rick Ross' Rather You Than Me is fun to listen to." [15] Paul A. Thompson of Pitchfork said, "Rather You Than Me is a smooth, enjoyable attempt to wrestle the spotlight back onto his solo work." [14] Kellan Miller of Drowned in Sound said, "Overall, Rather You Than Me is another example of Ross' gift at making albums, even though he litters the radio with corny one liners." [9]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic said, "Ross' mixtures of outrageous fantasy and sobering reality, side-splitting humor, and piercing vengeance, are intermittently as potent as ever." [8] Calum Slingerland of Exclaim! said, "It isn't without its flaws, but Rather You Than Me positions Rick Ross as the boss he's always claimed to be, his raps reinforced by lofty, gold-plated production and added lyrical depth that's as refreshing as a glass of Belaire Rosé." [10] Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone said, "Musically, he's drifting through a mid-career malaise. The beats he uses are the same worn poles of yacht-rap luxury and trap bangers that he's relied on since his 2010 watermark Teflon Don . Lyrically, he's still capable of speaking truth to power with remarkable clarity." [16]

Commercial performance

Rather You Than Me debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 106,000 album-equivalent units, of which 70,000 were pure album sales. [18]

Track listing

Rather You Than Me track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Apple of My Eye" (featuring Raphael Saadiq)
 MajorNine 4:51
2."Santorini Greece"
 Bink 5:32
3."Idols Become Rivals" (featuring Chris Rock)
  • Roberts II
  • Byron Forest II
  • Rafael Perez-Botija
Black Metaphor5:41
4."Trap Trap Trap" (featuring Young Thug and Wale)
Yung Coke4:35
5."Dead Presidents" (featuring Future, Jeezy and Yo Gotti)
 Beat Billionaire 4:27
6."She on My Dick" (featuring Gucci Mane)
Beat Billionaire3:45
7."I Think She Like Me" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
4:02
8."Powers That Be" (featuring Nas)
 Sap 4:29
9."Game Ain't Based On Sympathy"
  • Roberts II
  • Harrell III
Bink3:44
10."Scientology"
  • Roberts II
  • Harrell III
Bink2:35
11."Lamborghini Doors" (featuring Meek Mill and Anthony Hamilton)
  • Streetrunner
  • Azzouz
4:23
12."Triple Platinum" (featuring Scrilla)
6:12
13."Maybach Music V" (featuring Dej Loaf)
5:22
14."Summer Seventeen" (featuring Yo Gotti)
  • Roberts II
  • Cooke
  • Mims
Beat Billionaire3:13
Total length:62:51

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

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