Rick Ross is hitting the freeway and the bookshelf with Renaissance of a Boss, a memoir-meets-manifesto set to drop May 12, 2026, by way of Hanover Square Press, chronicling his artistic reboot and private detours by way of fame, failure and psychedelic self-discovery.

The Hip-Hop heavyweight’s third literary effort follows a sprawling, soul-searching highway journey that features a failed try to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, a surreal mushroom journey that satisfied him he was in Emancipation, and a sweat lodge ceremony in Santa Fe.

Along the best way, Ross opens up concerning the inventive burnout he hit as he neared 50 and the twentieth anniversary of his breakout single “Hustlin’.”

“This isn’t just a book; it’s a manual for greatness,” Ross stated. “I’m cutting out the noise and showing you that when you execute with precision, success is too easy.”

Titled Renaissance of a Boss: Notes from a Creative Awakening, the guide was acquired by Hanover Square Press with world rights secured by Robert Guinsler at Sterling Lord Literistic. Grace Towery will deal with enhancing duties.

The memoir is filled with behind-the-scenes tales about Ross’s collaborations with Dr. Dre, Bruno Mars and Bill Murray, in addition to insights into how a few of his largest information got here to life. Ross additionally shares recommendation on navigating artistic slumps, staying unique, and bouncing again from inventive misfires.

The guide attracts parallels between Ross’s artistic course of and that of Pablo Picasso, and consists of reflections on how inspiration strikes and easy methods to maintain evolving when the world expects repetition.

Stops on Ross’s journey embody Graceland in Memphis and Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, together with culinary and cultural pit stops that formed his inventive outlook.

The journey, he says, reignited the spark that led to his upcoming album, additionally anticipated in 2026.

Ross, a New York Times bestselling writer, beforehand launched Hurricanes and The Perfect Day to Boss Up.

All eleven of his studio albums have charted on the Billboard 200, with 5 debuting at No. 1. He can be the founding father of Maybach music Group and has obtained 9 Grammy nominations.

Renaissance of a Boss arrives May 12, 2026.

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