Rick Ross and
Young Jeezy are similar rappers in a way, in that they are both from the south, and both rap about hustling in the streets. Whether it is doing the whole street-gang hustle motivation thing (Young Jeezy) or talking about being a boss controlling the cocaine flow in the streets (Rick Ross), they both do gangster rap. Three years ago,
Rick Ross released one of the biggest songs of his career (B.M.F), and
Young Jeezy felt he didn't have the right to claim affiliation to B.M.F (Black Mafia Family)... which
Young Jeezy had been affiliated with earlier in his rap career. The drug cartel (B.M.F) was dismantled in 2005 when the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) indicted most of its members. Even
Jeezy was brought in for questioning at a time, but he was let off the hoke. The ring leader's name,
Big Meech is what
Rick Ross shouts out repeatedly on the B.M.F song.
So,
Young Jeezy felt
Rick Ross had no right shouting out the name of the crew, and he dropped a diss aimed at
Ross, using the same beat as Rick Ross's
Blowing Money Fast (BMF) song. Check out some lyrics from the (
Death Before Dishonour) track below-
How you blowin money fast you don’t know the crew
oh you part of the fans shit i never knew...
...God damn ho you got them massive titties
might as well roll with me to magic city
call it magic city cause my whole city magic
talkin that magic powder yeah my whole city have it
The two have had a cold war since then, and even their fans keep going at each other online. Every article i see about
Ross, there are a million
Jeezy fans there trashing
Ross...and vice versa. I am on the fence with the whole beef, but I would just like to compare the two artists' weaknesses and strengths. I think this will clear up some misconceptions with the fans.
Album Sales
Young Jeezy wins here...or does he? All
Jeezy's albums, except from the last one went platinum, and Ross has no platinum selling album. Well, that is what most
Jeezy fans use to shoot down
Ross fans. But although
Jeezy's first three albums went plat, his album sales have been dropping since his second album, and his fourth album is at 683k sold (not platinum).
Rick Ross on the other hand has never sold a million copies with any album, but has been consistent with his sales. Peep the sales of his 5 albums-
Port Of Miami- 857,000;
Trilla- 700,000;
Deeper Than Rap- 500,000;
Teflon Don- 724,000;
God Forgives I Don't- 500,000.
Ross may not be a platinum selling rapper, but he definitely is consistent with selling Gold (500k copies) with all his albums.
Realness
We know
Jeezy wins here.
Young Jeezy has always been connected to the streets through his music, and real street niggers vouch for him. In 2009,
Ross denied being a Correctional Officer in the past, and when the world found out, he lost his street credibility. But what people have to note is that
Ross was a C.O at age 19, and didn't get his Def Jam record deal till he was 29. That's a long time, and a lot could have gone down in those years. I'm noot saying I think
Rick Ross really knows the the real
Noreaga, but he most have been doing something to get money one way or the other all those years. And
Rick Ross has never claimed to be a street hustler who did the
nickles & dimes hustle, but more of a boss who made major moves. Regardless of all I just said,
Young Jeezy still wins in this department.
Success In Present Times
Rick Ross wins here, hands down. Okay, how do I mean? Obviously, all
Jeezy's albums have sold more than all
Ross's album, but we can't use that to determine their level of success in life. It's really the record labels that make the bulk of the money from record sales; most artists make about 35 cents on every CD sold...that's chop change. Jeezy is struggling to get his label off the ground, but
Rick Ross's MMG has produced 2 successful artists in the last 3 years. Meek Mill's
Dreams & Nightmares has sold 360k copies to date, and it debuted at number 2 position on Billboard when it dropped in August of 2012.
Wale has released two commercially successful albums on MMG, and his latest,
The Gifted was at number one spot on Billboard last week, selling 158k copies first week. Asides from having MMG,
Rick Ross has different endorsement deals, and businesses he is into that makes him more successful than
Jeezy.
Relevance in Present Times
Rick Ross wins here too. Although, i think
Ross's last two albums have been subpar, and not as good as his first three, he is still, at this moment more relevant than
Young Jeezy. Jeezy keeps it creative and versatile, while
Ross keeps using the same type of beat and the same rap style on must of his recent music. I think this might lead to his downfall in the future if he doesn't switch up his flow. Although, out of the lot, he still makes some beautiful music. That's why, right now, he is still more relevant than
Jeezy. Jay-Z and Nas are more or less the gods of hip hop right now, and they used him on their latest albums...
Nas had him on
Life Is Good (2012), and
Jay-Z had him on the recently released
Magna Carta Holy Grail album.
Rap Skills
This is hard to decide on, cos different people like different things, but I think
Jeezy currently has an edge over
Ross in this department.
Ross has been redundant with the same lazy flow for a couple of years now, and it wont help his career in the very near future.
So, lets sum it up...
Album sales- A tie
Realness- Jeezy wins
Success- Ross wins
Relevance- Ross wins
Rap Skills- Jeezy wins
It all comes down to a tie...lets all just be happy. lol!
I'm not taking any side, don’t mean no beef, no disrespect, and no hate but let the truth be told. I don’t believe because you feel you have a few change you didn't have a few years ago and which you cannot guarantee having in a few years to come then you wake up and look at those people who have cheered you up, loved you, supported your music, bought your CD’s, prayed for you, just because you can lay your hands on some phone and you call them ‘poor’.
"The west is mine !!!!! Protect it & EVERYTHING in it at ALL COSTS !!!! F*ck n*ggas !!! Thank God. #JesusPiece" (Game's Twitter)
