Rick Ross is hyping up his upcoming album, Richer Than I’ve Ever Been. He released his newest single, “Little Havana”, which is interesting for who is featured on it. It features The-Dream and, more importantly, Willie Falcon. The song is also going to be on the album.
Who Is Willie Falcon?
The-Dream is part of the music industry. Still, it is nice to have his musical genius featured in a song. What is surprising, however, is Willie Falcon. Falcon was one of the biggest cocaine traffickers from the ’70s to the ’90s. He had illegally smuggled over 75 tons of cocaine in the United States with his partner. There is a docuseries about him called “Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami”.
Falcon explains all of this in the introduction of the song. He also thanks Rick Ross for keeping his name alive in Ross’s music. The rest of the song seems to ignore this introduction altogether. Instead, it has Ross reflecting on his success, life, and career.
The reason for it points to this song possibly being the first song on the tracklist. it introduces the themes of getting rich off of doing horrible things in the past to get rich, and keeping one’s code of honor, which is like money all on its own. Ross’ single, “Outlawz,” makes connection to this new release. That song is about friendship and forgiveness in a life of crime and hip hop. However, this connection is through the theme of friendship as a form of commodity that needs to be safeguarded.
Written by Justin Acosta
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