Port of Miami (album)

Port of Miami
Studio album by Rick Ross
Released	August 8, 2006
Recorded	2005-2006
Genre	Southern hip hop, Hip hop, R&B
Length	77:49
Label	Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam, Poe Boy
Producer	Cool & Dre, Jazze Pha, DJ Khaled, J. Venom, DJ Toomp, Mario Winans, The Runners, J. R. Rotem, Akon
Rick Ross chronology
Port of Miami (2006) Trilla (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[2]
The Situation	[3]
HipHopDX	[4]
RapReviews	[5]
Pitchfork Media	(5.4/10)[6]
Stylus	(C-)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
USA Today	[9]
XXL Magazine	[10]
DJBooth.net	[11]

Port of Miami is the debut album by Miami rapper Rick Ross. The name of the album is a reference to Miami being a major arrival destination for cocaine shipments to America. The album was released August 8, 2006 on Slip-n-Slide Records, Def Jam Recordings and Poe Boy Entertainment. The album was engineered by Miami based songwriting and production team The Monsters & The Strangerz.

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with over 187,000 copies sold in the first week released.^[12] In 2010, Rhapsody called it one of the best "coke rap" albums of all time.^[13]

The first single from the album is "Hustlin", which has received a fair amount of airplay. There is also an official remix to the song, which features Jay-Z and Young Jeezy. The second single from the album is the song "Push It", which is produced by J. R. Rotem. This track samples the song "Push It to the Limit" from the movie Scarface. Port of Miami was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 8, 2006 with over 500,000 copies sold.^[14] The album has sold over 857,000 copies to date, according to Soundscan.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		0:24
2.	"Push It"	J. R. Rotem	3:28
3.	"Blow" (featuring Dre)	Cool & Dre	4:10
4.	"Hustlin'"	The Runners	4:14
5.	"Cross That Line" (featuring Akon)	Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort, C. Fournier	4:33
6.	"I'm Bad"	Kenny "K. Luck" Luckett	3:53
7.	"Boss" (featuring Dre)	Cool & Dre	4:40
8.	"For Da Low"	Jazze Pha	4:21
9.	"Where My Money (I Need That)"	The Runners	4:31
10.	"Get Away" (featuring Mario Winans)	Mario Winans, Miykal Snoddy	4:06
11.	"Hit U From the Back" (featuring Rodney)	The Runners	5:05
12.	"White House"	DJ Toomp	4:01
13.	"Pots and Pans" (featuring JRock)	JRock	4:35
14.	"It's My Time" (featuring Lyfe Jennings)	The Runners	4:15
15.	"Street Life" (featuring Lloyd)	Big Reese, Jasper Cameron	4:07
16.	"Hustlin'" (Remix) (featuring Jay-Z & Young Jeezy)	The Runners	4:44
17.	"It Ain't a Problem" (featuring Triple C's)	J. Venom	3:47
18.	"I'm a G" (featuring Lil' Wayne & Brisco)	DJ Khaled	4:15
19.	"Prayer"	JRock	4:08

Chart positions

Chart (2006)	Peak position[15]
U.S. Billboard 200	1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
3. ^ The Situation review
4. ^ HipHopDX review
5. ^ RapReviews review
6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
7. ^ Stylus review
8. ^ Rolling Stone review
9. ^ USA Today review
10. ^ XXL Magazine review
11. ^ DJBooth.net review
12. ^ Harris, Chris (2006-08-16). "Rick Ross Sails Past Breaking Benjamin, Takes Port Of Miami To #1 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1538669/20060816/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
13. ^ Album Guide To Coke Rap Referenced 26 July 2010
14. ^ "Gold & Platinum - February 22, 2011". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
15. ^ allmusic ((( Port of Miami > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))

Preceded by Now 22 by Various Artists

Billboard 200 number-one album August 20, 2006 - August 26, 2006

Succeeded by Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera