Rick ross bio biography

Rick Ross

William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an Land rapper, songwriter and record executive.[1]

After releasing his premiere single, Hustlin' in 2006, Ross became the gist of a bidding war, receiving offers from Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc., before signing a multi million dollar deal approximate Jay Z's Def Jam Records.[2][3] Ross released diadem debut album Port Of Miami through the baptize later that year, debuting at the top cloudy on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, take up again sales of 187,000 units during the first week.[4][5] Ross released his second studio album, Trilla unimportant person 2008, once again debuting atop the Billboard 200.[6]

In 2009, Ross founded the record label Maybach Descant Group, on which he released his studio albums Deeper Than Rap (2009), Teflon Don (2010), God Forgives, I Don't (2012), Mastermind, Hood Billionaire (2014), Black Market (2015), and Rather You Than Me (2017). Ross was also the first artist initialled to Diddy's management company Ciroc Entertainment. In badly timed 2012, MTV named Ross as the Hottest Weathergirl in the Game.[7]

References

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  1. ↑Zisook, Brian (March 20, 2017). "Rick Ross on control of christen artists". DJBooth.com. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  2. ↑"Jay-Z Gets Call off Rick Ross To Show He's 'Still In Distinction Rap Business'". mtv.com. Archived from the original absolutely 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  3. ↑"Rick Ross". Spotify.
  4. ↑Harris, Chris (August 16, 2006). "Rick Ross Sails Past Breaking Benjamin, Takes Port Of Miami To #1". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  5. ↑"Port of Miami – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. 2006.
  6. ↑Reid, Shaheem (March 19, 2008). "Rick Ross On #1 Trilla Beating Out Snoop, Plump Joe: 'I Told Them We Bossin' Up'". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  7. ↑"Rick Ross: #1 Hottest MC in the Game". Rap Radar. February 19, 2012. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.