A Complete Guide To The Car References on Rick Ross' "Rich Forever"

Turns out Rozay loves more than just his Maybachs.

January 11, 2012

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Intro

In the last few days, Rick Ross' "Rich Forever" mix tape has gone viral on the inter-tubes. The tape surfaced due to the postponement of his upcoming album, so it really needed to deliver to avoid alienating the fan base. Oh, it delivered.

As always with a Rick Ross project, plenty of expensive cars are mentioned (and a few cheap ones), so we've compiled a guide to the cars of "Rich Forever," from the obligatory Maybach to the lemon from "Last Breath." Which one would you most like to take home?

Maybach Laundalet

Maybach Landaulet

Track: Off the Boat
Lyrics: "Maybach on Monday, Testarossa on Tuesday"
About The Car: Monday sounds like a great day to be driven about in one of Germany's finest luxury cars. Rick Ross is practically the unofficial brand ambassador for the dying luxury marque. Hell, he's purchased several of the $300,000-plus Third World dictator-chic limousines.

Chevy Cavalier

Track: Last Breath
Lyrics: "Talkin' panhandle pimpin, niggas Chevy was lemon"
About The Car: We picked a Cavalier to represent the "Chevy Lemon," because that car was a piece of crap. The author had one, so he would know.

BMW 760i

Track: Last Breath
Lyric: "760 new Beamer, got me rolling in white"
About The Car: The BMW 760i is luxurious, but still pretty damn intimidating. The white tones down the intimidation a bit, but does help with the pimp factor. He has the bigger engine too. Sweet.

Nissan Pathfinder

Track: Triple Beam Dreams
Lyrics: "Picturing piping out the seats of a Pathfinder/Powerful pursuit for pussy, cash to flash diamonds"
About The Car: Amid all these exotic sports and luxury cars, it's weird to hear mention of a humble Nissan. But the image of someone carefully working on their car is always a good one. Love the car you have, people.

Porsche 911

Tracks: Fuck 'Em, I Swear to God, Ring Ring, Triple Beam Dream
Lyrics: Fuck 'Em (2 Chainz): "New Porsche deuced up, two cups got juice in it"
I Swear to God: "I'm paranoid cause I'm in the Porsche/In the projects, sitting on a brick of boy"
Ring Ring: "Put down that bus pass she got her some Porsche keys"
Triple Beam Dream (Nas): "I remember watching Scarface the first time/Look at that big house, that Porsche paid for by crime"
About The Car: It's never specifically mentioned which Porsche is being talked about in any of these songs. But how could it be any other than a 911?

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti

Track: Off The Boat
Lyrics: Off The Boat: "All my Friday's Ferrari"
About The Car: Rick Ross loves the four-seat Ferrari 612 Scag, which shows a bit of class, seeing as the Scag is by far the least ostentatious Ferrari.

Lotus Evora

Tracks: Keys to the Crib, King of Diamonds
Lyrics: Keys to the Crib: "Riding in the Lotus, Teflon Don"
King of Diamonds: "Take your bitch to get lemon pepper in a new Lotus"
About The Car: Rick Ross loves lemon pepper wings. Since he might be going through a drive-through to get them, we decided he'd be better off in an Evora than an Elise or Exige. Just to add to the pimped-out exclusivity, we made it a John Player Special.

BMW M5

Track: Keys to the Crib
Lyrics: (Styles P) "White seats, new M5, all cherry, though"
About The Car: The BMW M5 is incredibly fast for something of its size. It's amazing that what is for all intents and purposes a family sedan can become something so viciously fast.

Rolls-Royce Phanrom Drophead Coupe

Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe

Tracks: Rich Forever, Triple Beam Dream, Ring Ring, MMG The World Is Ours, Last Breath
Lyrics: Rich Forever: "Back of the Phantom couldn't fathom I was such a student"
Triple Beam Dream: "Kill 'em all, Rolls Royce Ghost nigga ball/Phantom drop-head shit, I had to get 'em all"
Ring Ring: "I put up the Phantom, time to chill in Atlanta"
MMG The World Is Ours (Meek Mill): "Now it's Rolls Royces, umbrella's for a rainy day"
Last Breath (Meek Mill): "Just bought me a Rolls"
About The Car: The Rolls-Royce Phantom is the car everybody thinks of when you hear, "Rolls-Royce." Ross mentions a drophead once, and we agree that the combination of having a chauffeur, 14 cows worth of leather, and the wind in your hair is totally kick-ass.

Acura Integra

Track: Triple Beam Dream
Lyrics: "We was all cool stacking them Acura coupes"
About The Car: What other Acura coupe could this be in reference to? The Integra was, and still is, one of the favorite tuner cars of all time.

1926 Bentley Six

Bentley Six

Track: High Definition
Lyrics: "Pull up in the Bentley I could pop up in the six"
About The Car: He's gettin' real old-school on us with this one. The Bentley Six was a luxury tourer and a race car with that kind of charm only the Brits can instill in a car. A sweet ride if ever we've seen one.

Land Rover Range Rover

Track: High Definition
Lyrics: "Bought 3 Range Rovers so fuck Expedition"
About The Car: He's right. If you can afford three kick-ass Range Rovers, there is no reason to think about the comparatively lame Ford Expedition.

1957 Chevy Bel Air

Tracks: King of Diamonds, Party Heart
Lyrics: King of Diamonds: "Got two hundred thousand in my Chevrolet"
Party Heart (Stalley): "Outside slamming Chevy doors/Rims tall as John Salley, though"
About The Car: Rick Ross has gone on record saying his favorite classic car is a '57 Chevy Bel Air. We can't fault him for that. The Bel Air is a gorgeous example of what made American cars in the '50s so great.

Bugatti Veyron

Tracks: Holy Ghost, New Bugatti
Lyrics: Holy Ghost: "They say I'm gettin' money, must be illuminati/Talking to the Holy Ghost, in my Bugatti"
New Bugatti: "If you see me riding in it, it means I paid for it/Bugatti Boy, one point eight four/I got money, baby I could order eight more"
About The Car: The Bugatti Veyron is the Death Star of automobiles. It's a $1.84 million trump card with wheels and $24,000 tires. If you want to flaunt your wealth, there's no better way to do it. Ross later goes on to say in "New Bugatti" that it's an "all-black Bugatti," so we've given him the benefit of the doubt and pictured a Sang Noir edition.

Honda Civic

Track: Mine Games
Lyrics: "Going hard was a given the chance I wasn't given/Til' I pulled right beside her, she was sitting in the Civic"
About The Car: Sure, she started out in a Honda Civic, but by the end of the song this girl had found herself in a much nicer ride. There's nothing wrong with having a normal person's budget, though.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Tracks: High Definition, Triple Beam Dream, Fuck 'Em, Last Breath
Lyrics: High Definition: "Big-body Benzes while the bitch niggas starve/turtleneck Mercedes blowin' smoke up out the top"
Triple Beam Dream: "Had additions to gold chains, Mercedes Benz hopes/Brand new S Class with a meal ticket"
Fuck 'Em: "All I need is Benzos, squatting on Lorenzos"
Last Breath: "Just bought me a Benz"
About The Car: So the S-Class isn't mentioned by name in "High Definition." But there's no Benz with a bigger body, so it must be what he had in mind. BMW might have the compact luxury market nailed with the 3-series, but the S-Class is king of the $100,000 luxo-barge for sure.

Ferrari Testarossa

Track: Off the Boat
Lyrics: "Maybach on Monday, Testarossa on Tuesday"
About The Car: These days, Ferrari doesn't make any mid-engined V12 supercars, but from '84 to '96 it made the amazing Testarossa. Not only was it a killer performer, like everything else to rocket out of Maranello, but it was, and still is, a design icon. This thing is sex in the automotive form. It would sure be nice to have this as a car for Tuesdays.

Chevrolet Corvette

Track: Fuck 'Em
Lyrics: "Corvette so clean you'll think Bruce Springsteen rid that/Cars just like sneakers, just got me 10 pair"
About The Car: If you own 10 pairs of cars, and you don't have anything domestic, you'll be accused of not keepin' it real. Rick Ross threw the American performance icon the Chevy Corvette in there. Although he didn't mention exactly which one it was, we're going to imagine that it's a fire-breathing ZR1.

Porsche Panamera

Tracks: Mine Games, Last Breath
Lyrics: Mine Games: "Slow it down, speed it up, I'm just being me/ Panamera has the keys, that just the 'G' in me"
Last Breath: "my Panamera my pet"
About The Car: It may be the hunchback of Stuttgart, but the Panamera is just so damn capable for a four-door that it doesn't really matter much. It's hard to make out that roofline when the car is going so damn fast. It may not look as good as the Maserati Quattroporte or the Aston Martin Rapide, but it sure as hell drives better.

Rolls-Royce Ghost

Tracks: Triple Beam Dream, I Swear to God, Stay Schemin'
Lyrics: Triple Beam Dream: "Kill 'em all, Rolls Royce Ghost nigga ball"
I Swear to God: "All-black Ghost, all-black Glock"
Stay Schemin' (French Montana): "For new the coupe to the Ghost dawg"
About The Car: The Rolls Royce Ghost made it into three songs, and we can see why. It's not that Rick Ross would choose it over the more expensive Phantom for budgetary reasons--he just like cars. The Ghost is the Roller that doesn't need a chauffeur. Since it's based on the BWM 7-series, it's much more responsive and fun to drive than its older siblings.