Trilla Pushed Back to 2008

Rick Ross will release his sophomore album Trilla on Feb. 19, 2008. The project was originally scheduled to be part of an already crowded fourth quarter lineup, as Def Jam intended to release it on Dec. 18. While the Runners produced single "Hustlin" worked its way to platinum, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and pushing the album Port of Miami to 722,000 copies sold, Ross hasn't been able to repeat his success this time around. "Speedin,'" the first single to be released from Trilla is currently at number 76 the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and has shown little progress since its release. Def Jam hopes pushing the release date back will give the project more time to develop.

Trilla will feature production from the Runners, Mannie Fresh, The Neptunes and Cool and Dre, as well as others. Lil' Wayne, Akon, T-Pain and Marsha Abrosius all make appearances on the album, as does Jay-Z, who is featured on the song "Maybach Music." In anticipation of the former release date, Def Jam launched a website for Trilla, which is still up.

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