Rich Forever
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| Mixtape by Rick Ross | ||||||||||
| Released | January 6, 2012 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 79:00 | |||||||||
| Label | Maybach Music Group, Def Jam, Warner Bros. Records | |||||||||
| Producer | Lil' Lody, Saint Denson, Arthur McArthur, Boi-1da, Beat Billionaire, Academy Productionz, DVLP & Filthy, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, D. Rich, The Inkredibles, Lex Luger, Mike WiLL Made It, DJ Spinz, Vinylz, Chuck Inglish, The Beat Bully | |||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllHipHop | 8/10 |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Consequence of Sound |   |
| Fact |  |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10 |
| PopMatters | 5/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| RapReviews | 5/10 |
| Spin | 5/10 |
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Rich Forever is the third mixtape by American rapper Rick Ross. It was released on January 6, 2012. It became one of the most downloaded hip hop mixtapes of all time. The mixtape spawned one commercial single, "Stay Schemin'" and features guest appearances from Diddy, 2 Chainz, Wale, John Legend, Nas, Kelly Rowland, Styles P, Birdman, Meek Mill, French Montana, Pharrell, Future, Stalley and Drake.
On January 6, 2012, the music video for Stay Schemin' featuring Drake, and French Montana was released. On February 8, 2012, the music video was released for "Yella Diamonds". On February 14, 2012, the music video was released for "MMG Untouchable". On February 21, 2012, the music video was released for "High Definition". On March 20, 2012, the music video was released for "I Swear To God". On March 30, 2012, the music video was released for "Party Heart" featuring 2 Chainz and Stalley. On April 15, 2012, the music video was released for "Ring Ring" featuring Future.
Rich Forever was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone gave the mixtape three and a half stars out of five, saying "Rich Forever is a mixtape that plays like an album, with blaring, heraldic production by the likes of Boi-1da and up-and-comer Beat Billionaire, plus guest appearances by Drake, Nas and Diddy." Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club gave the mixtape a B+, saying "Rich Forever meets a standard of quality control that’s rare for albums, let alone mixtapes: 18 new songs, all of them good, many of them exhilarating—chief among them the exultant “Keys To The Crib,” and “Triple Beam Dreams,” a courtroom drama featuring an elaborate Nas verse that’s downright Illmatic-worthy. It’s a big project, but it never drags, overreaches, or stumbles; Ross rhymes throughout with so much power and economy that it just keeps barreling forward. If he can sustain this remarkable stride, Ross could probably pull off a double album if he wanted to."
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