Rick Ross Gave Architectural Digest A Tour Of His Star Island Mansion. Drake Immediately Mocked A Major Flaw. What Do You Think?

Back in 2023, Rick Ross paid $35 million for a 15,000-square-foot mansion on Miami's Star Island. He immediately set out with a renovation that almost certainly cost at least several million dollars.

Ross went full Maybach Music maximalism with the reno. The finished home features:

• 35 tons of marble
• Koi pond in the foyer
• Sunken lounge with a 120-inch TV
• Custom pool mosaic
• Gold-plated bar,
• Private lounge called "Le Serpent"

The renovation took two years. And what does any good celebrity do to show off their freshly completed mansion renovation? They give Architectural Digest a tour:

Unfortunately, not everyone was impressed.

Mere minutes after the AD article and video went live, Drake (who famously has no love for Rick Ross, and vice versa), posted an aerial photo of Ross's Star Island property to his Instagram Story. The photo showed the mansion from above, including the large vacant lot next door. Drake then added the caption:

"Rick you sandwiched in (which is on brand) cause the vacant land not yours this shit the Miami starter pack you living in a content creator crib."

Whether or not this is a "Miami starter pack content creator" home is not something I can judge or comment on. I don't really get the reference. Is he saying this is a crappy mansion that some influencers could own? It cost $35 MILLION!?!?!

On the other hand, as you can see, Drake isn't lying about the vacant lot next door, which does indeed make Rick's mansion feel a bit sandwiched. Not that I wouldn't kill to own this house. It really takes a celebrity who is worth hundreds of millions of dollars to nitpick over something like the width of another celebrity's mansion.

If Rick really wanted to dunk back and shut Drake up, he could simply buy that vacant lot next door. It's actually for sale right now. In fact, coincidentally, it came on the market TODAY. The only challenge is that it's currently listed for $50 million. I'm not sure it's worth spending $50 million on a lawn just to get back at Drake.

Or maybe Rick could negotiate a bit. The lot has been on and off the market since 2022. It was listed in 2022 for $37 million, removed in May 2024, and then re-listed today. It previously sold in 2022 for $8.5 million. Considering that history, maybe Rick could make a low-ball offer? Would he pay… $20 million for that lot? Here's a video tour:

For what it is worth, even if Drake got off a pretty funny shot, this is still a ridiculous thing to clown. Rick Ross owns a $35 million mansion on Star Island. He renovated it with 35 tons of marble, built a koi pond into the entry experience, installed a gold-plated bar, and wakes up looking at Biscayne Bay. That is not exactly a tragedy.

And maybe the mansion does look a little thin from the sky. Maybe it is technically "sandwiched in" between neighbors and a vacant lot that is not his. Maybe, by absurdly rich celebrity standards, Rick could use a little more breathing room in Miami.

But if space is really the issue, Rick Ross can always go back to Georgia.

After all, this is the same man who owns "The Promise Land," his 322-acre estate outside Atlanta. That property includes the former Evander Holyfield mansion, a 54,000-square-foot house with 109 rooms, 12 bedrooms, 21 bathrooms, a 135-seat movie theater, and enough land to host his own annual car show.

So yes, Drake may have roasted Rick's Star Island mansion as a "Miami starter pack." But Rick's starter pack still cost $35 million. And when he gets tired of feeling cramped on the water, he can always fly back to his 322-acre backyard.