Set In Stone

Set In Stone

In 2006, a rapper named Rick Ross skyrocketed to fame practically overnight with “Hustlin’”, the booming lead single from his debut album Port of Miami, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album charts. In the two decades since, the Miami rapper has become an industry fixture for both his outsized persona and big-budget yacht raps that play out like long-lost Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous episodes produced by The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Set in Stone, Rozay’s 12th album, is his first one in five years, but from the “Caviar Bumps” intro, you can tell he hasn’t missed a beat. “Miami’s Martin Scorsese,” he ad-libs as the beat switches into something more comfortable. “I know you can see the pink flamingos once you hear my voice/The ocean’s waves splash against the bow on the yachts/It’s not a yacht unless it’s more than 110 feet, fellas.” Over beats that split the difference between gothic and beachy, the Biggest Boss jets to Capri, eats camel meat in Dubai and introduces his newest alter ego, Antonio Marbalini.