Rick Ross, Miami rapper, celebrates 20 years of "Port of Miami" at a Reds game

Rick Ross marked 20 years since his debut album, Port of Miami, with an unexpected detour: stepping onto the field at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati to live out a childhood fantasy of playing baseball. "I always dreamed of being an outfielder and catching me a hit going deep," Ross said while walking through the outfield after his performance. "I guess this is my outfielder situation, baby."

The 50-year-old rapper performed a post-game concert on August 14 as part of the Ohio Lottery Concert Series, following a game between the Reds and the Miami Marlins, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Onstage, he reflected on the moment: "Not many people get to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album at one of the greatest franchises in history."

The moment stood out precisely because of how ordinary the wish was. For all the private jets, business success, hit albums and the orchestral tour marking Port of Miami's 20th anniversary, what stuck with him that day was simply the chance to play ball.

The stop is part of the wider Port of Miami 20th Anniversary Tour, which pairs Ross with the Renaissance Orchestra for full orchestral arrangements of his catalog, and had already brought the album's songs to symphony halls earlier this year.

Port of Miami, Ross's 2006 debut, remains a foundational record in his catalog two decades on. The anniversary run joins the rest of this week's hip-hop news, including a separate report that Nipsey Hussle once turned down an offer from Ross to join Maybach Music Group, and comes even as his newer album Set In Stone missed the Top 20 on the charts.