Less than a month after releasing his free Black Dollar album, Rick Ross continues to make new music. As with songs on that project, like “Foreclosures,” as well as select other verses in Ross’ older repertoire, like “Thug Cry” and “Poor Decisions,” he shifts out of “bawse” mode and shows a vulnerable side.

The first verse of “Babies Cry” tells a tale of a young Ross in 1985 who is surrounded by violence, but uses music and family as a refuge. The second verse depicts a grown Ross who, while hardened by his experiences as a youth, still reflects mournfully on the young lives that were lost to circumstances he survived.

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