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Southern rapper Rick Ross has announced plans to link with Hollywood director F. Gary Gary to step behind the camera lens for his "Super High" music video.
According to Ross, the decision to work with Gary is based off the director’s impressive film credentials.
“I think so highly of the record,” Ross continued. “When I started brainstorming about visual ideas, I started flipping through some of my favorite movies, such as ‘Friday,’ such as ‘Set It Off,’ such as ‘The Italian Job,’ ‘The Negotiator.’ Most recently, ‘Law Abiding Citizen.’ What all these films had in common was they was all directed by F. Gary Gray. That’s when I decided: ‘This is my favorite director of all time.’ Shout out to F. Gary Gray. I reached out to my homie, he just came aboard to direct ‘Super High.’ This is gonna be special. It means a lot to me. Coming back for my fourth LP. My first three #1’s. My first album #1, second #1, third. We following up with this one. We coming with a lot of big surprises. You gotta stay tuned, though. You gotta stay tuned.” (MTV)
The upcoming music video stems from Ross’ upcoming Teflon Don album.
Along with Ne-Yo, who appears on the first official single for the disc, “Super High,” the Miami Boss also recruited such hip-hop heavyweights as Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I. and Drake. Known for his collaborations with the R&B elite (John Legend, The-Dream), Ross’s new LP also boasts features from Raphael Saadiq and Chrisette Michele. Producers on the project include DJ Clark Kent, the Olympics and past co-conspirators J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, the Runners and the Inkredibles. (XXL Mag)
His album is slated to be released in the summer.
Rick Ross has been dropping more freestyles than Lil Wayne lately, but the Bawse is finally coming clean with the first official single from his fourth album Teflon Don, due June 29. Ross breezes through “Super High” with help from labelmate Ne-Yo and production by DJ Clark Kent and The Remedy. “Magnificent (Part 2),” anyone? (Rap-Up)
Ross’ last album, Deeper Than Rap, debuted atop the charts last year.
Rick Ross’ Deeper Than Rap led the way this week landing at No. 1 with 158,000 scanned discs followed by the Hannah Montana soundtrack which landed at No. 2 with 104,300 copies and Depeche Mode‘s Sounds of the Universe at No. 3 with 80,100 copies. Asher Roth‘s Asleep in the Bread Aisle debuted at No. 5 with 62,000 copies while Chester French‘s Love the Future opened at No. 77 with 6,300 copies. (SOHH Sales Wrap)
Check out a trailer for Rick Ross’ new album below:
