Port of Miami (album)

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Port of Miami
Studio album by Rick Ross
Released	August 8, 2006 (US)
Recorded	2005-2006
Genre	Southern rap/Mafioso rap
Length	77:17
Label	Def Jam/Slip-N-Slide
Producer	Cool and Dre Jazze Pha DJ Khaled J. Venom DJ Toomp Mario Winans The Runners J. R. Rotem Akon
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link RapReviews.com link Rolling Stone link XXL Magazine link
Rick Ross chronology
Port of Miami (2006) Rise to Power (2007)

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. Throughout the album, Ross makes frequent references to his alleged former life as a big time cocaine dealer. The album was released on August 8, 2006. 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 was "Cross That Line", which featured Akon, although it was a radio only single with no music video. The third 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.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Chart performance 4 Singles 5 Leftover Tracks 6 External links

[edit] Reception

Port of Miami was met with mixed reviews. With djbooth.net saying "It grasps the listener and tells them what lies under the belly of Miami, the cocaine drug trade."

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:24
2.	"Push It" (featuring Paul Engemann) (Produced by J. R. Rotem)	3:28
3.	"Blow" (Featuring Dre) (Produced by Cool and Dre)	4:10
4.	"Hustlin'" (Produced by The Runners)	4:14
5.	"Cross That Line" (Featuring Akon) (Produced by Akon)	4:33
6.	"I'm Bad"	3:53
7.	"Boss" (Featuring Dre) (Produced by Cool and Dre)	4:40
8.	"For Da Low" (Produced by Jazze Pha)	4:21
9.	"Where My Money (I Need That)" (Produced by The Runners)	4:31
10.	"Get Away" (Featuring Mario Winans) (Produced by Mario Winans)	4:06
11.	"Hit U From The Back" (Featuring Rodney) (Produced by The Runners)	5:05
12.	"White House" (Produced by DJ Toomp)	4:01
13.	"Pots And Pans" (Featuring J Rock) (Produced by J Rock)	4:35
14.	"It's My Time" (Featuring Lyfe Jennings) (Produced by The Runners)	4:15
15.	"Street Life" (Featuring Lloyd) (Produced By Big Reese)	4:07
16.	"Hustlin' (Remix)" (Featuring Jay-Z & Young Jeezy) (Produced by The Runners)	4:44
17.	"It Ain't A Problem" (Featuring Carol City Cartel) (Produced by J. Venom)	3:47
18.	"I'm A G" (Featuring Lil Wayne & Brisco) (Produced by DJ Khaled)	4:15
19.	"Prayer" (Produced by J Rock)	4:08

[edit] Chart performance

Port of Miami debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 187,000 copies sold and to date has been certified Gold.

Chart Positions: 1, 7, 13, 22, and 26.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Singles

Single information
	"Hustlin'" Released: March 28, 2006 RIAA certification:
	"Cross That Line" (radio only single) Released: August 8, 2006 RIAA certification:
	"Push It" Released: September 4, 2006 RIAA certification:

[edit] Leftover Tracks

Title	Producer(s)	Featured Guest(s)
Have Em Get Me	Drumma Boy
Dis Is The Making	The Runners
The Realist	DJ Khaled	Trick Daddy
On My Mind	JR Rotem	Flo-Rida & Brisco

[edit] External links

• Rick Ross on Def Jam

Preceded by LeToya by LeToya

Billboard 200 number-one album August 26 - September 1, 2006

Succeeded by Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera