Port of Miami (album)

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 studio album by Miami rapper Rick Ross. Originally titled Career Criminal^[12], the album was renamed, in 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 US Billboard 200, with 187,000 copies sold in the first week of sales.^[13] In 2010, Rhapsody called it one of the best "coke rap" albums of all time.^[14]

The album's first single, "Hustlin' ", has received an exorbitant amount of airplay. The remix version features Jay-Z and Young Jeezy. The album's second single, "Push It", 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.^[15] According to Soundscan, the album has sold 857,000 copies to date.^[16]

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 & Ashanti)	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
Total length:			77:49

Sample credits

"Push It" Contains a sample of "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)" by Paul Engemann
"I'm Bad" Contains a sample of "Theme From S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage
"Get Away" Contains a sample of "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" by Nice & Smooth
"Hit U From the Back" Contains a sample of "Savoir Faire" by Chic
"Street Life" Contains a sample of "Afterimage" by Rush

Chart positions

Chart (2006)	Peak position^[17]
US Billboard 200	1
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ The Situation review
^ HipHopDX review
^ RapReviews review
^ Pitchfork Media review
^ Stylus review
^ Rolling Stone review
^ USA Today review
^ XXL Magazine review
^ DJBooth.net review
^ http://slumz.boxden.com/f87/jay-z-signs-miami-rapper-rick-ross-def-jam-621296/
^ Harris, Chris (2006-08-16). "Rick Ross Sails Past Breaking Benjamin, Takes Port Of Miami To #1 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
^ Album Guide To Coke Rap Referenced 26 July 2010
^ "Gold & Platinum - February 22, 2011". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
^ http://oi33.tinypic.com/2q8oilv.jpg
^ 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

[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] ttp://slumz.boxden.com/f87/jay-z-signs-miami-rapper-rick-ross-def-jam-621296/

[13] Harris, Chris (2006-08-16). "Rick Ross Sails Past Breaking Benjamin, Takes Port Of Miami To #1 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved 2011-02-23.

[14] Album Guide To Coke Rap Referenced 26 July 2010

[15] "Gold & Platinum - February 22, 2011". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-02-23.

[16] ttp://oi33.tinypic.com/2q8oilv.jpg

[17] usic ((( Port of Miami > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))

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Discography
Studio albums	Port of Miami Trilla Deeper Than Rap Teflon Don God Forgives, I Don't Mastermind Hood Billionaire Black Market Rather You Than Me Port of Miami 2 Richer Than I Ever Been Too Good to Be True with Meek Mill (2023)
Compilation albums	Rise to Power Self Made Vol. 1 (with MMG) Self Made Vol. 2 (with MMG) Self Made Vol. 3 (with MMG)
Mixtapes	Ashes to Ashes Rich Forever The Black Bar Mitzvah Black Dollar
Singles	"Hustlin' " "Push It" "Speedin' " "The Boss" "Here I Am" "Magnificent" "Maybach Music 2" "Super High" "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" "Live Fast, Die Young" "Aston Martin Music" "9 Piece" "You the Boss" "Stay Schemin'" "Touch'N You" "So Sophisticated" "Diced Pineapples" "100 Black Coffins" "No Games" "The Devil Is a Lie" "Thug Cry" "Sorry" "I Think She Like Me" "Gold Roses" "Shaq & Kobe"
Featured singles	"Holla at Me" "Born-N-Raised" "We Takin' Over" "I'm So Hood" "100 Million" "Cash Flow" "Out Here Grindin" "You're Everything" "Welcome to the World" "Til da Sun Come Up" "Champion" "Put Your Hands Up" "All I Do Is Win" "Monster" "Rap Song" "Living Better Now" "Welcome to My Hood" "Swagger Right" "Can a Drummer Get Some?" "Hustle Hard (Remix)" "John" "Tupac Back" "I'm a Boss" "I'm on One" "Anything (To Find You)" "Fly Together" "Take It to the Head" "Bag of Money" "Why" "Lemme See" "Born Stunna" "Pop That" "I Wish You Would" "Beautiful Onyinye" "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" "Dope" "Bugatti" "Millions" "Believe It" "U.O.E.N.O." "Pour It Up (Remix)" "No New Friends" "Poor Decisions" "I Wanna Be with You" "They Don't Love You No More" "Options" "New Flame" "When You Feel This" "Do You Mind" "Money in the Grave "Down Like That" "Run It"
Other songs	"Make It Rain (Remix)" "Devil in a New Dress" "Deuces (Remix)" "The Way You Love Me" "Ambition" "I Am Your Leader" "Ali Bomaye" "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt" "Nobody" "Sanctified" "Hungry" "Lemon Pepper Freestyle" "God Did" "Champagne Moments "
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