Rick Ross Mastermind Deluxe Version 2014a Top May 2026

While the standard album gave us hits like "The Devil is a Lie" (feat. Jay-Z) and "Sanctified" (feat. Kanye West & Big Sean), the Deluxe Version added the grit. rick ross mastermind deluxe version 2014a top

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• “The Devil Is a Lie” (feat. Jay-Z): Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, this track samples Willie Hutch’s “I Choose You” and transforms it into a thunderous declaration of war against mediocrity. Ross and Jay-Z trade bars like shareholders comparing portfolios. The beat’s orchestral swells feel less like a hip-hop track and more like the theme music for a hostile takeover.
• “Sanctified” (feat. Kanye West & Big Sean): Kanye’s production here is skeletal but divine—a haunting organ loop and minimalist 808s. West’s verse (“I’m just trying to sanitize this money / Sanctify this money”) is as unhinged as it is brilliant. This track, a standout on both the standard and deluxe, captures the album’s spiritual tension: the desire for redemption amid inexhaustible sin.
• “Thug Cry” (feat. Lil Wayne): A Scott Storch beat with weeping strings and a melancholic synth line. This is vulnerability reframed as strength. Lil Wayne’s auto-croon chorus (“I can’t let ‘em see me thug cry”) became an instant meme, but also a genuine emotional release valve.