The Boss (Rick Ross song)

"The Boss" is the second single from Rick Ross's second studio album Trilla. It samples the song "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys. It is produced by J. R. Rotem. Matt Kemp from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Brian McCann from the Houston Astros use this song as their at-bat / intro music. The song is also Ross's highest-charting single to date, peaking at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"The Boss"
Single by Rick Ross featuring T-Pain
from the album Trilla
Released	February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12)
Recorded	2007
Genre	Hip hop mafioso rap R&B
Length	3:45
Label	Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam, Poe Boy
Songwriter(s)	F. Najm, W. Roberts, J. Rotem
Producer(s)	J. R. Rotem
Rick Ross singles chronology
"Speedin'" (2007) "The Boss" (2008) "Here I Am" (2008)
T-Pain singles chronology
"Shawty Get Loose" (2008) "The Boss" (2008) "She Got It" (2008)

Music video

The video was directed by Diane Martel, and shows a shirtless Rick Ross in bed with two girls. He is then seen yelling at someone who owes him money on the phone and tells him to meet him at midnight. At midnight, the man who owes him money shows up and tells him that he does not have it. Rick Ross calls a girl (portrayed by Felicia "Snoop" Pearson) who steals his necklace and Rick Ross steals his girlfriend. Fat Joe, along with DJ Khaled and Anwan Glover from HBO's television series The Wire, make appearances in the video. The music video premiered on Rap City on February 19, 2008.

Remix

There is an unofficial remix to the song known as the Mick Boogie Remix, it features Lil' Wayne (verse from Trina's "Don't Trip"), Red Cafe & Fabolous (verses from the freestyle of the song named "F*** Em All" with DJ Drama), Rick Ross' 1st verse, & T-Pain's chorus. It is commonly mistaken as the official remix. D12 recorded a remix for their Return of the Dozen mixtape called "I'm a G". Hussein Fatal recorded a remix. Nicki Minaj did a remix on her mixtape Sucka Free. Freestyles were also recorded by Ludacris (Big Ass House) Dolla, KiD CuDi, Wiz Khalifa, & Meek Millz.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100^[1] 17 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[2] 5 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[3] 2 US Pop 100 (Billboard)^[4] 53 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[5] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2008) position US Billboard Hot 100^[6] 84 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7] 33 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[8] 28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[10] Mastertone	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Rick Ross Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
2. "Rick Ross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
3. "Rick Ross Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
4. . AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
5. "Rick Ross Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
6. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
7. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
8. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
9. "American single certifications – Rick Ross – The Boss". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
10. "American ringtone certifications – Rick Ross – The Boss". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 27, 2022.