William Leonard Roberts II was born in Coahoma County, Mississippi and raised in Carol City, Florida, near Miami After graduating from Carol City Senior High School, he later attended the historically black college Albany State University in Albany, Georgia.
After being signed to Suave House Records, former label for rap duo 8Ball & MJG, he eventually signed a deal with Slip-n-Slide Records, which has been under the Def Jam umbrella since 2006. While signed to Slip-n-Slide, Ross toured with fellow rapper Trick Daddy and made guest performances on other Slip-n-Slide rap albums
His debut album Port of Miami was released in August 2006 and debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, with sales at 187,000 units after its first week
In March 2008, his second album Trilla was released and, as its predecessor Port of Miami had, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200.[8] Its lead single "Speedin'" featuring R. Kelly peaked at #121 on the Billboard Hot 100; the next one, "The Boss" featuring T-Pain peaked at #17 on the Hot 100. The third single "Here I Am" featured Nelly and Avery Storm
Deeper Than Rap is the third studio album by American rapper Rick Ross, released April 21, 2009 on his label Maybach Music Group and Slip-n-Slide Records, with distribution from Def Jam Recordings. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 158,000 copies its first week. Singles from the album were: Mafia Music, Maybach Music II, Magnificent, & All I Really Want.
Teflon Don is the fourth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross, released July 20, 2010 on Maybach Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including Clark Kent, No I.D., The Olympicks, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Lex Luger, Danja, The Inkredibles, The Remedy, and Kanye West
The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 176,300 copies in its first week. It attained some international charting and produced three singles with moderate Billboard chart success. Upon its release, Teflon Don received generally positive reviews from most music critics, earning praise for its cinematic production and Ross's lyrical persona.
Ross has signed Pill, Meek Mill, & Wale to his label Maybach Music Group. In 2010 Rick Ross made an offer to rapper Wiz Khalifa to sign to Maybach Music Group but he decided to sign with Atlantic instead.
100 Black Coffins
Rick Ross Lyrics
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You gotta listen to your boss white boy
Oh I'm gonna walk in the moonlight with you
You wanna hold my hand?
I need a hundred black coffins for a hundred bad men
A hundred black graves so I can lay they ass in
I need a hundred black preachers, with a black sermon to tell
I need a hundred black coffins, black coffins, black coffins (Oh, Lord!)
I need a hundred black coffins, black coffins, black coffins (Oh, Lord!)
Black coffins! (I need a hundred)
I seen a hundred niggas die
I put that on my life, Lord, I wouldn't tell a lie
Unless it had to do with mine in the middle of the night
Killers coming for you life, all you wanna do is shine?
I broke off the chains only the realest remain
I see your praying to Jesus, but will that help ease the pain?
Seen a brother get slain for a jar full of change
Yet I post on the block, look like I'm Big Daddy Kane
Is you a cat or a mouse? Keep them rats out the house
A lotta scars on my back, get tattoos all around
Hundred dead bitches, hundred black coffins
Money on his head, bitch, I'm trying to make a fortune
I need a hundred black coffins for a hundred bad men
A hundred black graves so I can lay they ass in
I need a hundred black preachers, with a black sermon to tell
From a hundred black Bibles, while we send them all to hell
I need a hundred black coffins, black coffins, black coffins (oh, Lord!)
I need a hundred black coffins, black coffins, black coffins (oh, Lord!)
Black coffins! (I need a hundred)
I seen a hundred women burn
As they stood firm, treat a nigga like a germ
What did she do to deserve? Put me on the farm
Pigs' feet in a jar; serve it to me warm
Any questions, they hang 'em, better pray for Jack Django
Got me working in fields, too many years it gets fatal
All I want is my woman, such a wonderful mother, (mama!)
On the days that it rains, her smile bright like a summer
Our revenge is the sweetest, bitch cause I'm coming
Gonna die in my arms, for what you did to my mother (my mama!)
Hundred dead bitches, (Lord) hundred black coffins (why?)
12 gauge, shotgun, chest full of carbon (boom-boom)
I need a hundred black coffins for a hundred bad men
A hundred black graves so I can lay they ass in
I need a hundred black preachers, with a black sermon to tell
From a hundred black Bibles, while we send them all to hell
I need a hundred black coffins, black coffins, black coffins (oh, Lord!)
I need a hundred black coffins, black coffins, black coffins (oh, Lord!)
Black coffins! (I need a hundred)
"100 Black Coffins" is a song by Rick Ross that features in the movie "Django Unchained" directed by Quentin Tarantino. The song is a reflection of the brutality and hardship of slave life in America in the past. The opening lines, "Oooh, now you are one lucky nigga, You gotta listen to your boss white boy, Oh I'm gonna walk in the moonlight with you, You wanna hold my hand?" are part of a conversation between a slave owner and a slave who appears to be in his good books. This shows the skewed power dynamics of their relationship where the owner holds all the cards.
The main phrase of the song, "I need a hundred black coffins for a hundred bad men, A hundred black graves so I can lay they ass in," communicates the singer's desire for revenge against white oppressors. The lyrics go on to ask for a hundred black preachers to preach a black sermon from a hundred black Bibles while they send their oppressors to hell. The anger and frustration are palpable as Ross references the violence perpetuated against black people, with lines like, "I seen a hundred niggas die." The song's powerful message resonates with the themes of the movie emphasizing the violence and evil of slavery.
Line by Line Meaning
I need a hundred black coffins for a hundred bad men
I need to prepare a hundred coffins for the hundred criminals I'm going to kill
A hundred black graves so I can lay they ass in
I need to dig a hundred graves to bury these dead criminals
I need a hundred black preachers, with a black sermon to tell
I want a hundred black pastors to give a speech, moaning and groaning about the imminent demise of these criminals
From a hundred black Bibles, while we send them all to hell
The preachers should use a hundred bibles while pronouncing these criminals guilty of their sins and deserving of damnation
I seen a hundred niggas die
I have witnessed the deaths of a hundred people of color
I put that on my life, Lord, I wouldn't tell a lie
I swear by my life that what I'm saying is the truth and I'm not lying
Killers coming for you life, all you wanna do is shine?
Despite the danger of being targeted by murderers, you still choose to flaunt your wealth and possessions?
Hundred dead bitches, hundred black coffins
I have a hundred dead women and I need a hundred coffins to bury them
I seen a hundred women burn
I have witnessed a hundred women being burned alive
Treat a nigga like a germ
People treat me like a disease, like I'm something to be avoided or erradicated
Any questions, they hang 'em
If someone has any doubts or inquiries, they are hanged without mercy
Pigs' feet in a jar; serve it to me warm
I am forced to eat unappetizing food like pickled pigs' feet, served lukewarm
Our revenge is the sweetest, bitch cause I'm coming
Our revenge will be the most satisfying because I'm going to get them
Gonna die in my arms, for what you did to my mother
You will die in my embrace because of what you did to my mother
12 gauge, shotgun, chest full of carbon
I'll use a 12-gauge shotgun that fills your chest with carbon (i.e. lead from shotgun pellets)
Black coffins! (I need a hundred)
I need a hundred black coffins to bury all of my victims
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JAMIE FOXX, WILLIAM LEONARD II ROBERTS
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