God Forgives, I Don't

God Forgives, I Don't
Studio album by Rick Ross
Publication (s)	2012
Label (s)	Mercury Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Hip hop
running time	68:27 / 78:01
chronology Teflon Don (2010) God Forgives, I Don't Mastermind (2014)

God Forgives, I Don't is the fifth music album by American rapper Rick Ross . It was released on July 30, 2012 on the record label Mercury Records . After the albums Port of Miami , Trilla and Deeper Than Rap , it is the rapper's fourth album to reach number 1 in the US charts. The songs Touch'N You , So Sophisticated , Hold Me Back and Diced Pineapples were released as singles.

Track list

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1. Pray for Us - 0:59
2. Pirates - 3:25
3. 3 Kings (feat.Dre and Jay-Z) - 4:26
4. Ashamed - 4:19
5. Maybach Music IV (feat.Ne-Yo) - 5:14
6. Sixteen (feat.André 3000) - 8:18
7. Amsterdam - 3:46
8. Hold Me Back - 4:30
9. 911 - 5:29
10. So Sophisticated (feat. Meek Mill) - 4:10
11. Presidential (feat.Elijah Blake) - 4:14
12. Ice Cold (feat.Omarion) - 3:51
13. Touch'N You (feat. Usher) - 4:16
14. Diced Pineapples (feat. Wale and Drake) - 4:39
15. Ten Jesus Pieces ( feat.Stalley ) - 6:51
16. Triple Beam Dreams (feat. Nas) (Deluxe Edition bonus track) - 4:41
17. Rich Forever (feat. John Legend) (Deluxe Edition Bonus Title) - 4:53

reception

success

Rick Ross sold 218,000 copies of the album in the first week after its release. This made God Forgives, I Don't reach the highest position in the US album charts as the rapper's fourth album. In mid-September 2012 the album reached gold status after 500,000 units sold . In early December, God Forgives, I Don't was nominated for the Grammy Music Award in the Best Rap Album category, but ultimately lost to Drake's Take Care .

In addition to the success in the United States, Ross also positioned himself in the charts of other countries. So it reached rank 8 for the first time the album charts in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, God Forgives, I Don't ranked 33rd in Switzerland, 29th in France, 28th in the Netherlands and 41st in Australia. The release reached number 1 in the Canadian album charts .

criticism

The e-zine Laut.de rated God Forgives, I Don't with three out of a possible five points. From the perspective of an editor Dani Fromm album like THAT CONDITION " an infinite loop, MTV Cribs ' ". Ross has long since moved miles away from " the reality of life on the street ", which becomes particularly clear in the play 3 Kings , in which Ross, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre " insistently assert that they belong to a class ", from which they " all dignifiedly outgrown ". In contrast to the rapper's lyrics, the productions of the songs are praised. The beats for Pirates , 3 Kings and Maybach Music IV as well as the productions of JUSTICE League are rated positively. In contrast, Hold Me Back and Ice Cold are “ total production failures ”. The guest contributions by R'n'B singers Ne-Yo, Omarion, Usher, Drake and Elijah Blake dilute from the perspective of Fromm's God Forgives, I Don't . With the exception of Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, the contributions of the guest rappers are "more exciting ". Despite the sometimes negative criticism, Laut.de selected the album at the end of 2012 on position 25 of their list of the "25 best hip hop albums of 2012".

Individual evidence

1. ^ Billboard.com: Rick Ross Scores Fourth No. 1 album With 'God Forgives, I Don't'. Retrieved December 28, 2012 . 
2. ↑ 16bars.de: "God Forgives, I Don't": Rick Ross album goes gold. Retrieved December 28, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Universal-music.de: These are the Grammy nominees among the Universal Music artists. Retrieved December 28, 2012 . 
4. ↑ Officialcharts.com: Rick Ross. Retrieved December 28, 2012 . 
5. ↑ Australian-charts.com: Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't (album). Retrieved December 28, 2012 . 
6. ^ Billboard.com: Canadian Albums - Week of August 18, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012 . 
7. ↑ Laut.de: Trapped in an "MTV Cribs" endless loop. Retrieved December 28, 2012 . 
8. ↑ Laut.de: The 25 best Hip Hop albums of 2012 - "God Forgives, I Don't". Retrieved December 28, 2012 .