Atlanta’s formerly-young Jeezy has built up a durable 10-year catalog mostly by rapping about the triumphs and stresses of the drug trade over tense, gothic, monolithic production. But on “Beautiful,” a song from his forthcoming album Seen It All, he goes a different direction, rapping about getting used to the idea...

Lord only knows why Rick Ross felt like he had to release two music videos, on the same day, for songs from a months-old album, but that’s where we are right now. Today’s first Mastermind video was the sunny, money-soaked “Supreme” clip. And now Eif Rivera has directed a grimly goofy crime-movie video for ...

“Supreme” is one of the most sweeping, luxurious tracks on Rick Ross’ excessively sweeping and luxurious 2014 album Mastermind, and its new video practically drips with luxury-rap signifiers. Sports cars! Way-too-big swimming pools! Expensive alcohol spilled on the ground! Florida sunshine! Meek Mill cameos, and Ros...

Rapper had been due in court over marijuana possession charge

Rick Ross’s “Thug Cry” is a mellow, meditative song from Ross’s not-great new album Mastermind, and its new video, from longtime Ross associate DRE Films, intercuts footage of Ross and Wayne rapping with a larger story. Wood Harris, best known as Avon Barksdale on The Wire, plays a convict just getting out...