Next Up Music: God Forgives, I Don't....

The biggest boss in the game is set to do it again. Rick Ross is preparing to release his 5^th solo studio debut album entitled, God Forgives, I Don’t. His last album Teflon Don crushed the streets with hits like “Super High” featuring Ne-Yo, “Aston Martin Music” featuring Drake & Chrisette Michele, and we can’t forget the street anthem “B.M.F (Blowing Money Fast)” featuring Style P.  Rozay believes that God Forgives, I don’t could be his best studio album ever. God Forgives, I don’t was set to be released within the second week of December, but was believed to pushed back do to health issues that Ross was facing.


The Maybach Music CEO is offering listeners an appetizer before the release of God Forgives, I Don’t with his free release mixtape Rich Forever hosted by MMG’s DJ Scream, and Hip-Hop historian Shaheem Reid. The mixtape features bangers from new producers like Beat Billionaire, DRich, The Academy, DVLP, DJ Spinz, Chuck Ingish, and many more. The mixtape also includes guest appearances from Diddy, 2 Chainz, Wale, French Montana, Drake, and even John Legend. This free release is believed to have put fans on edge for the release of God forgives, I Don’t.

On the final track of the mixtape entitled, “Shaheem Reid Speaks,” Shaheem Reid has a one-on-one interview with the boss himself. Throughout the conversation, Ross gives a clear understanding of a lot of things like the release of Self-Made Vol. 2, and the release of Maybach Music’s very own Meek Mill debut album. He states that he and Drake plan to release a project entitled, YOLO (You Only Live Once); which could be a great look for both of their careers and the future of Hip-Hop.  Ross also addresses the inspiration behind the title of the mixtape Rich Forever. He states that most people dream of living forever, but his dream is to be rich forever. In his eyes, he believes what’s living worth if you’re going to struggle forever, so trust that it would be best to be rich forever.

Next Up Music News: Not 100, but 103.

The southern voice of the streets, Jay “Young Jeezy” Jenkins, continues to motivate his listeners. The long a waited fourth studio album, released by the Thug Motivator himself, has finally seemed to satisfy the streets. Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition didn’t disappoint the fans. The album in which fans had been waiting for a little more over two years, in which was contently pushed back from the offices of Def Jam. It seems as if this major set back was able to work in the favor of Jeezy. It helped clear the air of the many questions and issues that surfaced around the CTE CEO. The delay allowed Young to clear the air with issues with his Def Jam label mate Rick Ross and fellow GA native Gucci Mane, in a track on the album entitled, “This One’s for You”, featuring Trick Daddy.

After the long waited album, Thug Motivation 103, the first week sales debut at number three, selling 233,000 records. These numbers didn’t seem to surpass his last album, The Recession, which debuted selling 260,000 copies in its first week of sales. But it still seems to keep the streets buzzing over the recent release.

So what’s next for the South Carolina native? Well, in a recent interview on Power 1-11 Radio, T.I. speaks that there is a slight possibility of both T.I & Young Jeezy coming together and disturbing to the world with a collaboration album. We’ve seen some collaboration albums over this past year from artists like Jay-Z & Kanye West (Watch the Throne), and Waka Flocka & Gucci Mane (Ferrari Boyz). This collaboration won’t only be a good look for the two’s careers, but a great look for hip-hop. Jeezy is also in line to start his touring to continue to market and reach the fans that waited so long and patiently for the music. The first show kicks off in Detroit, on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the FOX Theatre.