God Forgives, I Don't
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| Studio album by Rick Ross | ||||
| Released | July 30, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 68:27 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.9/10 |
| Metacritic | 70/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B– |
| Consequence of Sound | B |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 6/10 |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
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| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | 7/10 |
God Forgives, I Don't is the fifth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross, released on July 30, 2012, by Maybach Music Group, Slip-n-Slide Records and Def Jam Recordings. It was produced by several record producers, including Cool & Dre, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Pharrell, Jake One, and Rico Love, among others.
God Forgives, I Don't received generally positive reviews from critics, who complimented its opulent production style and Ross' performance. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 218,000 copies in its first week, and charted in several other countries. By October 2012, the album had been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and had sold 588,000 copies in the United States. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, presented at the 2013 Grammy Awards, but lost to Drake's 2011 album, Take Care.
Rick Ross revealed the title of the album on January 4, 2011, during an interview with the Breakfast Club, along with the first promotional single "Made Men" featuring Drake. A music video for "Made Men" was later released on April 11, 2011. In July 2011, DJ Khaled spoke about the album, saying: "God Forgives, I Don't is a classic-in-the-making. Let me tell you something right now: This album is so crazy from the beginning of what I've been in the studio hearing already," he said. "I can't give you too much because I'm going to let him do that, because that's his project, but I could tell you right now it's classic and he is talking that talk." In September 2011, Drake spoke on the album during an interview with MTV saying: "That God Forgives I Don't; the only way I can describe it, it's like Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, The Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die, or Clipse's Lord Willin' or any of the albums that I collected and held on to as a kid — whether it was cassette or CD." Rick Ross revealed that he wanted to collaborate with Lionel Richie on the album. Rick Ross spoke about the album during an interview with MTV on October 11, 2011, at the BET Hip Hop Awards saying: "Me making my album is just a real tedious process that I go through and the response from the people that I did play a few records for, the feedback is incredible" and he also spoke on his collaboration with Mary J. Blige. "That's the Queen. I can just tell you about the experience," he said. "We actually worked in Michael Jackson's L.A. studio and we made some magic." Mary J. Blige also spoke of the experience with XXL in September 2011, clarifying that the two actually recorded in the last studio that Michael Jackson ever recorded in. "It's a private studio that one of our friends, he was really close to Michael Jackson, he let us use it," Mary said. "It's actually Marvin Gaye's studio. It has murals of Michael Jackson all over the walls and Marvin Gaye. That was the last place Michael actually worked at before he passed. It's such a good vibe." In an October 2011, interview with hip-hop magazine XXL, Bun B confirmed that he would appear on God Forgives, I Don't, but did not make the final cut of the album. In October 2011, the first video log of the making of God Forgives, I Don't was released, and featured The Alchemist, in a studio session released by Rick Ross.
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