So Port of Miami leaked yesterday, and I gotta say that it's way better than I could've expected. Rick Ross is definitely not going for pop hits with this album. I can't see a lot of this easily getting MTV play, since a lot of the songs are filled with a ridiculous amount of drug references. After a short intro, the album kicks off with "Push It," which is about... Pushing things to the limit. It's pretty obvious what things Ross is pushing. Regardless, this is seriously the most fitting way to open up this record. Sampling that stupid "Push It to the Limit" song from Scarface, it sets the tone of what you're in for in the next hour and seventeen minutes. Is it a little cheesy to for a Miami drug dealer to use music from the Scarface soundtrack? Yeah. Does it rule anyway? You bet your fucking ass it does.
The first two singles are next and in a row, so you've probably already heard those. "Blow (ft Dre)" is alright, but pretty forgetable when you put it up against "Hustlin," which is still pretty cool. It's the next few songs that are worth discussing.
First off, let me just state that I hate fucking hate Akon. I don't know his deal, but you don't sound cool or street when you sing like that. Regardless of his annoying ass, "Cross That Line" is real good. It'd make a way better next single than "Push It," but may not be the best idea since it'll only re-enforce those Jeezy comparisons. It doesn't matter though, because the next song blows it out of the fucking water. "I'm Bad" samples what I think is from S.W.A.T. It rules though, so fire up soulseek or something.
The next five songs suck and I have skipped them every time after listenting to them twice. "Where My Money (I Need That)" is worth mentioning though for it's so bad-its-good hook (Mi mi mi mi mi mizzle Where my money? I need-I nee-I nee-I need cash). Since it sounds like a totally shitty cross between "Hustlin" and Lil Wayne's "Money On My Mind," I'm going to guess that this is produced by the Runners.
After those shitty five songs in the middle, everything runs well and is worth listening to. "Pots and Pans" has a pretty cool hook about baking soda and pots and pans, and the "Hustlin'" remix still rules and the Hova verse is still not as bad as whiners like to say. "I'm A G" is probably the best song of the last half, but I might just think that because of Weezy F Baby's hook (including the line "I wear the gun like a girdle/bullet proof car got me feelin like a turtle (WHAT THE FUCK?)) and his verse is pretty cool.
So yeah. It's not a mind blowing record, but I doubt anyone expected that. I'm into it. Worth checking out.
