Too Good to Be True, Rick Ross and Meek Mill’s new album, fits Ross’s current outlook. At 47, the Florida-raised rap titan and biggest boss is continuing his decades-long dominance with the new collaborative effort and relaxing on his much-deserved break. Ross, who calls his massive 235-acre Fayetteville, Georgia estate the “Promise Land,” has made headlines for his animal care and tree-cutting on the property.
But it’s taught him a valuable lesson and brought him closer to nature. “F— yeah,” Ross tells PEOPLE when asked if he farms. “You wish more people could try this. Try it once. Try it once. He describes ranch life as laid-back. Put your f—ing phone down and relax. Give the cows carrots. Talk to the horses. Fish for four hours. Let’s. Let’s.”
Ross says life on the estate is “a different vibe” without the studio and his many business deals, where he is a “cowboy at times.” “And maybe that’s how I recharge my battery and when I get around music, I’m ready to go, because I do a little bit of it all,” says. Boat rides are Ross’ new hobby, besides horses and cows. The hobby’s premise is simple. He calls it “salt life.”
“On the water, in boats, on boats. Test driving various boats. Trial rides. He says “different vibes”. Ross smiles and says, “I think my favorite boat is the new one I just bought.” Since his new album is making waves, Ross may be finding solace on his farm and in the water. The LP features him and longtime collaborator and Maybach Music Group signee Mill “gelled together but the balance is there.”
Too Good to Be True, a remix of “SHAQ & KOBE,” features Future, French Montana, and Shaquille O’Neal verses and is “a beautiful moment in hip-hop,” according to Ross. Titles should speak for themselves. As expected, it explained the moment. Too good to be true. He says Ricky Rozzay and Meek Mill made magic and dope street s— together. “And we took it where we wanted it to go.”