Rise to Power (Rick Ross album)

Rise to Power
Compilation album by Rick Ross
Released	September 18, 2007
Recorded	2000–2007
Genre	Southern hip hop, gangsta rap
Label	Suave House
Rick Ross chronology
Port of Miami (2006) Rise to Power (2007) Trilla (2008)
Singles from Rise to Power
"Get That Bread" Released: September 3, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Music for America	(favorable)[1]
RapReviews	(6/10)[2]

Rise to Power is the first compilation album by American rapper Rick Ross.^[3] The album was released on September 18, 2007.^[4]

The album is not intended as a follow-up to Port of Miami, but a collection of unreleased material that Ross recorded while at Suave House Records before signing to Slip-n-Slide/Def Jam.

Commercial performance

Rise to Power debuted at number 62 on the US Billboard 200 chart.^[5] In its second week, the album fell to number 164 on the Billboard 200, selling 4,000 copies, for a two-week total of 16,000 units.^[5]

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Time
1	"It's On" (featuring Noah & Jiggolo)	Jiggolo	3:37
2	"Hold Me Down"	Mo-Suave-A Productions	3:56
3	"Get That Bread" (featuring Cinque & Big Duke)	Jiggolo	3:50
4	"Skit"		1:09
5	"Street Love" (featuring T-Low)	Kay Gee	4:13
6	"Strapped" (featuring Noah)	Jiggolo	3:32
7	"Prove Me Wrong" (featuring Devin the Dude)	Jiggolo	3:45
8	"Bird Bath" (featuring Noah)	Mo-Suave-A Productions	4:15
9	"B.L.O.W. (Block Life Is Our Way)" (featuring Clipse)	Om'Mas Keith	4:15
10	"Realest Niggas" (featuring Gillie Da Kid & Reed Dollaz)	Ruggs	3:51
11	"Simple And Plain"	Mo-Suave-A Productions	3:48
12	"Dear Lord" (featuring Scarface)	Mo-Suave-A Productions	3:04
13	"Skit"		0:29
14	"Been" (Bonus Jiggolo Track)	Jiggolo	4:20
15	"Breathe In, Breathe Out" (Bonus Jiggolo Track)	Jiggolo	4:32
16	"737" (Bonus Jiggolo Track)	Jiggolo	4:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)[6]	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	62
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	6
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[9]	6

References

1. Music for America review
2. RapReviews review
3. Hillary Crosley (September 5, 2007). New Rick Ross Album Coming, But Not on Def Jam. Billboard. Accessed September 6, 2007.
4. Jokesta (September 6, 2007). Rick Ross Readies "Rise to Power," Out September 18th Archived 2007-09-08 at the Wayback Machine. Def Sounds. Accessed September 6, 2007.
5. "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 9/30/07". Hiphopdx. October 3, 2007.
6. "Rise to Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
7. "Rick Ross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
8. "Rick Ross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
9. "Rick Ross Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2018.