Click Track: Rick Ross


Posted at 04:44 PM ET, 02/24/2012

In concert: Rick Ross at DAR Constitution Hall
By David Malitz
Not many people showed up, but those who did got to see a slightly different side of the rap superstar.

By David Malitz  |  04:44 PM ET, 02/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  In concert | Tags:  Rick Ross

Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 01/06/2012

Rick Ross releases “Rich Forever” mixtape
By David Malitz

By David Malitz  |  04:12 PM ET, 01/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News | Tags:  Rick Ross

Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 12/05/2011

RIP blues guitar great Hubert Sumlin; Madonna confirmed for Super Bowl halftime
By David Malitz
Pop music morning headlines.

By David Malitz  |  10:15 AM ET, 12/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Hubert Sumlin, Madonna, Rick Ross

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 11/29/2011

Fall Massive draws noise complaints; Gearing up for gearing up for the Grammys; Paste settles on the best albums of 2011... in November?
By Chris Richards
Your morning headlines from the world of pop music.

By Chris Richards  |  10:00 AM ET, 11/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Ross, Common, Lupe Fiasco, LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash, Bon Iver

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 11/17/2011

Rick Ross album likely delayed; Google Music launches; Busta Rhymes signs with Cash Money
By David Malitz
Pop music morning headlines.

By David Malitz  |  10:20 AM ET, 11/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Questlove

Posted at 12:52 PM ET, 11/10/2011

Click away on The Rap Board
By David Malitz
All your favorite rap catch phrases in one tidy place.

By David Malitz  |  12:52 PM ET, 11/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Riffs | Tags:  50 Cent, Rick Ross, Flava Flav, DMX, Young Jeezy

Posted at 09:59 AM ET, 11/08/2011

Conrad Murray guilty in Michael Jackson case; Drake and Rick Ross team up for mixtape; Jeff Mangum coming to D.C.
By David Malitz
Pop music morning headlines.

By David Malitz  |  09:59 AM ET, 11/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Michael Jackson, Adele, Drake, Rick Ross, Jeff Mangum

Posted at 09:58 AM ET, 11/02/2011

Rick Ross talks about seizures; Wale performs at local high school; Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel break up
By David Malitz
Pop music morning headlines.

By David Malitz  |  09:58 AM ET, 11/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Rick Ross, Wale

Posted at 01:49 PM ET, 10/14/2011

Report: Rick Ross suffers seizure; Wale says he is “100 pct OK”
By David Malitz
The rapper was wheeled off the aircraft and administered CPR after his flight made an emergency landing.

By David Malitz  |  01:49 PM ET, 10/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News | Tags:  Rick Ross

Posted at 01:36 PM ET, 10/13/2011

Taking sides: Drake, Yelawolf, Rick Ross or Wale — which rap album will rule the 4th quarter?
By Click Track
Click Track’s contributors pick the album they hope to find in their stockings.

By Click Track  |  01:36 PM ET, 10/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Taking sides | Tags:  Drake, Yelawolf, Rick Ross, Wale

Posted at 11:35 AM ET, 09/29/2011

Taking sides: Who should “The Colbert Report” book next?
By Click Track
To be a successful musical guest on the “Report,” you must be somewhat politically literate, sound awesome on a TV soundstage and be funny.

By Click Track  |  11:35 AM ET, 09/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Taking sides | Tags:  Radiohead, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Tom Waits

Posted at 09:59 AM ET, 09/21/2011

Neil Young autobiography coming; Massive Leonard Cohen box set also on the way; A day with Rick Ross
By David Malitz

By David Malitz  |  09:59 AM ET, 09/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Guided By Voices, Rick Ross

Posted at 10:55 AM ET, 08/16/2011

Singles file: Feist, ASAP Rocky, King Cannibal
By Allison Stewart

By Allison Stewart  |  10:55 AM ET, 08/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Singles file | Tags:  Feist, ASAP Rockey, King Cannibal, Michael Kiwanuka, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross

Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 06/27/2011

Chris Brown wins big at BET Awards; Muppets tribute album features Weezer, My Morning Jacket; “Thriller” jacket sells for $1.8 million
By David Malitz

By David Malitz  |  10:10 AM ET, 06/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, OK Go, Michael Jackson

Posted at 11:43 AM ET, 05/24/2011

Quick spins: Brad Paisley, Maybach Music Group, Thurston Moore
By Emily Yahr, David Malitz and Allison Stewart
Reviews of new albums by country star Brad Paisley, Rick Ross’s newly-formed Maybach Music Group and Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore’s new solo album.

By Emily Yahr, David Malitz and Allison Stewart  |  11:43 AM ET, 05/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Quick spins | Tags:  Brad Paisley; Rick Ross; Wale; Pill; Meek Mill; Thurston Moore

Posted at 11:41 AM ET, 05/17/2011

Singles file: jj, Pygmy Lush, the Wealthy West
By Allison Stewart
New tracks from jj, Pygmy Lush and DJ Khaled’s latest all-star collaboration.

By Allison Stewart  |  11:41 AM ET, 05/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Singles file | Tags:  jj, Pygmy Lush, the Weather West, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Drake, Grinderman

Posted at 11:28 AM ET, 04/04/2011

In concert: Lil Wayne at Verizon Center
By Chris Richards
The resurgent rapper, making his first Washington appearance since serving eight months in prison, was in top form at a sold-out concert.

By Chris Richards  |  11:28 AM ET, 04/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Click Track, In concert, In concert | Tags:  Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross

Posted at 02:50 PM ET, 01/03/2011

Week ahead: Paul Collins pops off at Comet; Rick Ross's freebie; Best Coast on "Fallon"
By David Malitz
Rick Ross ended 2010 by giving away a new mixtape. (Universal Music Group) If you go to one concert this week, make it: Power pop mainstay Paul Collins, he of the tied for my 9th favorite show of 2010, when...

By David Malitz  |  02:50 PM ET, 01/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Future days | Tags:  Best Coast, Paul Collins Beat, Rick Ross

Posted at 11:20 AM ET, 10/05/2010

Singles file: Chris Brown, The Secret Sisters, Sleigh Bells, Boobe, Gayngs
By Allison Stewart
It'll take more than one star-studded remix to blot out Chris Brown's bad PR. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty) By Allison Stewart A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind. Chris Brown featuring Drake, Kanye West, T.I., Fabolous, Rick...

By Allison Stewart  |  11:20 AM ET, 10/05/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Singles file | Tags:  Andre 3000, Bon Iver, Boobe, Chris Brown, Drake, Gayngs, Jack White, Kanye West, Raheem DeVaughn, Rick Ross, Sleigh Bells, T.I., The Secret Sisters

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 09/28/2010

Lil Wayne releases album early; Lyfe Jennings set for prison term; Animal Collective and Rick Ross do shoe-related things
By David Malitz
Lil Wayne released his new album two weeks early. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano) By David Malitz - Lil Wayne's new album, "I Am Not a Human Being," was released digitally yesterday, two weeks before it officially hit stores. It was a...

By David Malitz  |  09:00 AM ET, 09/28/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Animal Collective, Lil Wayne, Lyfe Jennings, Rick Ross

Posted at 11:15 AM ET, 08/31/2010

Singles file: Kanye West f. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj
By Allison Stewart
Nicki Minaj is the weak link on Kanye West's new track. By Allison Stewart A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind... Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj: "Monster" Yeezy goes "True Blood"...

By Allison Stewart  |  11:15 AM ET, 08/31/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Singles file | Tags:  Bon Iver, Bruce Springsteen, Deadmau5, Jay Electronica, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, The Game, Wayne and Wax

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 07/29/2010

Kanye West joins Twitter, uses exclamation points; Dylan and Neil Young look back; Eminem still No. 1
By David Malitz
Kanye West and Aziz Ansari are going to tweet at each other so, so much. By David Malitz - Are you ready for six full weeks of all Kanye, all the time? After his Facebook freestyle the other day, Yeezy...

By David Malitz  |  09:00 AM ET, 07/29/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Bob Dylan, Eminem, Kanye West, Neil Young, Rick Ross

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 07/20/2010

Album review: Rick Ross, "Teflon Don"
By Sean Fennessey
By Sean Fennessey To say that Rick Ross has a gift for pronouncing words is an understatement. The Miami rapper is an enunciator of the highest order, his voice a tidal wave baritone. On his fourth album he bear-hugs...

By Sean Fennessey  |  10:30 AM ET, 07/20/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Quick spins | Tags:  Rick Ross

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 07/19/2010

Week ahead: Raheem DeVaughn visits Kimmel; Endless Boogie to boogie endlessly at Black Cat
By Chris Richards
Set your DVR: Local soul crooner Raheem DeVaughn is on Kimmel, Wednesday. (Dayna Smith For The Washington Post) By Chris Richards If you go to one concert this week, make it: Endless Boogie at Black Cat on Tuesday. The Brooklyn-based...

By Chris Richards  |  02:40 PM ET, 07/19/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Future days | Tags:  Endless Boogie, Raheem DeVaughn, Rick Ross, Robyn

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 07/16/2010

Polls: R.I.P. the summer concert season. Viva the summer blockbuster album?
By Allison Stewart
Will the "Teflon Don" have a blockbuster on his hands? Rick Ross drops a new album next week. (Photo courtesy of Universal Music Group) By Allison Stewart At this point, it's safe to say that the summer concert season is...

By Allison Stewart  |  12:00 PM ET, 07/16/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Polls | Tags:  Avenged Sevenfold, Katy Perry, Rick Ross, The Arcade Fire, Trace Adkins, Usher

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 07/13/2010

Singles file: Rick Ross, Rye Rye, Theo Martins
By Allison Stewart
Mixing it up: Rye Rye teams with Nguzunguzu on "B.A. Mix." (Katherine Frey/the Washington Post) By Allison Stewart A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind... Rick Ross featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele: "Aston Martin Music (Official...

By Allison Stewart  |  11:00 AM ET, 07/13/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Singles file | Tags:  Chrisette Michele, Drake, Mr. Oizo, R.E.M., Rick Ross, Rye Rye, Theo Martins

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 06/03/2010

Really quick spins: Hip-hop mixtape edition
By Sarah Godfrey
By Sarah Godfrey Click Track reviews recent releases from T.I., Rick Ross, The Cool Kids and Styles P T.I. ,“[Expletive] a Mixtape" Although this project is a mixtape by definition -- it's a free download released outside of label channels,...

By Sarah Godfrey  |  02:00 PM ET, 06/03/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Really quick spins | Tags:  Cool Kids, Jamie Foxx, Rick Ross, Styles P, T.I., Timbaland, Young Jeezy

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 02/04/2010

Taking sides: Picking Super Bowl halftime talent
By David Malitz
Forget the geriatric rockers - give us Beyonce at halftime. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show -- excuse us, the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show -- will feature a performance by U.K. rock legends the Who. Other...

By David Malitz  |  03:00 PM ET, 02/04/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Taking sides | Tags:  Beyonce, Eminem, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Prince, Radiohead, Rick Ross