Rick Ross

William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Rick Ross is an American rapper. He joined Suave House Records, former label for rap duo 8Ball & MJG. He eventually signed a deal with Slip-n-Slide Records, which has been under the Def Jam umbrella since 2006. While signed to Slip-n-Slide, Ross toured with fellow rapper Trick Daddy and made guest performances on other Slip-n-Slide rap albums. His debut album, Port of Miami, was released in August 2006 and debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart with sales at 187,000 units its first week out.

The second single was "Push It", which samples "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)", the theme song off the gangster film Scarface. The music video for "Push It" was also modeled after the film. During that time, Ross made guest performances on two singles from DJ Khaled's debut Listennn... the Album: "Born-N-Raised" and "Holla at Me". Port of Miami received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on November 8, 2006. In March 2008, his second album "Trilla" was released and, as its predecessor Port of Miami had, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. Its lead single "Speedin'" featuring R. Kelly peaked at #121 on the Billboard Hot 100; the next one, "The Boss" featuring T-Pain peaked at #17 on the Hot 100.

The third single "Here I Am" featured Nelly and Avery Storm. MTV News ranked Ross on the fourth spot in its 2008 "Hottest MCs In The Game" list among ten rappers.The fourth Single "This Is The Life" featured Trey Songz and was released in July. His third studio album was released on April 21, 2009 under his own label, Maybach Music Group, unlike his previous releases with Slip-N-Slide Records. The first single, "Magnificent" featuring John Legend, peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Usual Suspects" featuring Nas, was released on April 7, 2009.

Discography

Solo albums

2006: Port of Miami
2008: Trilla
2009: Deeper Than Rap
2010: Teflon Don

Collaboration albums

2009: Custom Cars & Cycles (with Triple C's)
2012: The H (with Birdman)

Mixtapes

2006: "We Are The South 2.5" Mixed by DJ Kronik
2007: "Maybach Music" Mixed by DJ Kronik
2007: "The Black Flag Prequel" Mixed by DJ Kronik
2007: "Boss is Back: Freestyle Kronikles 2" Mixed by DJ Kronik
2007: "Way Mo Trilla" Mixed by DJ Kronik and DJ Got
2008: "Way Mo Trilla 2" Mixed by DJ Kronik
2009: Way Mo Trilla 3 2010: The Timeless Audemars Piguet Collection
2010: The Albert Anastasia EP
2010: Carlo Gambino

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