![]() ![]() Album cut “Heavyweight” is a retread of his 2010 hit “B.M.F.” synthesizer/808 combination “Nickel Rock” packs a punch, but the narrative richness of Lil Boosie‘s guest verse makes Ross’ paint-by-numbers hedonism seem empty. Ross seems to be in the victory-lap phase of his career: Hood Billionaire lands in a dull gray area between feel-good retro rap (its first two singles are the Memphis homage “Elvis Presley Blvd” and the pleasant but forgettable jazz jangle of “Keep Doin’ That ”) and Rozay greatest-hits karaoke that tries and fails to recapture the impact of his bulletproof Teflon Don bombast. Like its predecessor, Mastermind, it’s nostalgic, though he sets its Instagram filter on turn-of-the-century Southern trap classicism rather than mid-’90s Bad Boy worship this time around. 1 Album On Billboard 200Īnd indeed, Hood Billionaire is instantly one of the tamest entries in Ross’ discography.
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