Rick Ross - William Roberts - was born in 1977 in Carol City, Florida. He inherited his pseudonym from Los Angeles drug lord “Freeway” Ricky Ross, who owned the largest cocaine supply chain in the United States from the 80s to the 90s. Signed to the Slip-N-Slide label, which has been owned by Def Jam since 2006. Port Of Miami is Ross's debut album, released... Read all
Rick Ross - William Roberts - was born in 1977 in Carol City, Florida. He inherited his pseudonym from Los Angeles drug lord “Freeway” Ricky Ross, who owned the largest cocaine supply chain in the United States from the 80s to the 90s. Signed to the Slip-N-Slide label, which has been owned by Def Jam since 2006. Port Of Miami is Ross's debut album, released on August 8, 2006. The single “Hustlin” topped the 7th place on the hip-hop chart and 54th place on the Billboard Hot 100. A remix of the song featuring Young Jeezy and Jay-Z also achieved popularity in the United States and around the world. William claims his influences include Ice Cube, The Notorious B.I.G, JT Money, 2pac and Trick Daddy. Married, has a daughter.
Childhood.
Rick Ross, aka William Roberts (also known as Mr. T) grew up in Carol City, FL - the northern outskirts of Miami. Roberts formed a local rap group in his hometown called Carol City Cartel and began performing in the mid-90s.
Career.
He began to gain popularity at the start of the new millennium, touring with Trick Daddy and appearing on some Slip-N-Slide label releases, but did not release any solo material until 2006. As soon as the song "Hustlin" was heard by the managers of the largest US record companies, Ross's reputation skyrocketed. Offers immediately came from Bad Boy and Murder Inc., but Jay-Z eventually signed a multi-million dollar contract with Def Jam/Slip-N-Slide. The debut album “Port of Miami” received preliminary Gold status from the RIAA in May 2006, but after the official release of the album in August of the same year, it destroyed all stereotypes and, based on sales results (620,226 copies sold in the United States), received Gold. In March 2008 year, a second album was released called Trilla, which, like the previous one, started at the top of the Billboard 200. The first single from this album, “Speedin”, recorded with the participation of R. Kelly, was not marked by any serious achievements in the charts, but the very next single, “The Boss,” featuring T-Pain, rose to number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album sold more than 650,000 copies and was certified gold by the RIAA. On April 21, 2009, the third album, Deeper Than Rap, was released. Despite lower first-week sales than the previous album (158,000 versus Trilla's 198,000), Deeper Than Rap topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts, and reached number one on May 9, 2009 on the Billboard chart. 200.
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Early lifeWhen Ross was in high school high school Carol City, he played American football and later attended on a football scholarship at State University Albany, Georgia. He started rapping somewhere in the mid-'s, at the same time he created an amateur group of five people called Carol City Cartel. After 2006, only four remained in the group and it was renamed Triple C. Music careerPort of MiamiHis debut album Port of Miami was released in August 2006 and immediately reached the top of the Billboard 200 album chart, selling 187,000 copies in its first week. Main song " Hustlin"received a gold award from the RIAA in May 2006, and about a million ringtones of this song were sold even before the album was released. The song also rose to number seven on the chart. Hot Rap Tracks and peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. TrillaDeeper Than RapOn April 21, 2009, the third album was released Deeper Than Rap. Despite lower sales in the first week of release compared to the previous album (158,000 versus 198,000 Trilla), Deeper Than Rap topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts, and also reached number one on May 9, 2009 on the Billboard 200 chart. Discography
Beef with 50 centAt the end of January 2009, Rick Ross began a beef with 50 Cent, adding provocative lines to his song “Mafia Music” accusing 50 cent of being involved in a fire in his ex-wife’s house | |
Full name: William Roberts aka Ricky Ross, Boss Major, Trilla Nigga, Uncle Ricky,
Date of birth: January 30, 1977
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres: Southern Rap
Official website: http://rickrosstrilla.com/
Rick Ross, a rapper from Miami, attracted the attention of such a titan as Jay-Z, as a result of which he was signed to Def Jam. The debut on the label took place to the sounds of the anthemic hit Hustlin."
After the success of the main song in Rick Ross’s career so far, he has already worked with a whole bunch of “stars”, including Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Akon and Mario Winans.
Rick Ross is one of the main stars of recent years, who made the whole world repeat his Hustlin." With sufficient charisma and a flair for hit things, he easily managed to gain a foothold in the first echelon of artists.
Rick Ross (whose real name is William Roberts) was born in Carol City, Florida. Later, Rick would name the group he put together in honor of his city. As part of Carol City Cartel, he will begin touring his home state in the mid-90s. But all this will only be preparation for a more serious step.
He inherited his pseudonym from the famous drug lord Ricky Ross, who in the 80s-90s owned the largest cocaine traffic in the United States.
As the artist himself has repeatedly admitted, he was greatly influenced by the work of such artists as Ice Cube, The Notorious B.I.G, JT Money, 2Pac and Trick Daddy. It was thanks to the latter that Ross’s first serious steps on the big stage began.
After Ross was signed to Slip-N-Slide Records, he began touring extensively with Trick Daddy, the label's top star at the time. In 2002 he was already on the album Trina Diamond Princess, and in 2005 - on Glamorest Life.
Everything changed in 2006 when he recorded Hustlin."
Interestingly, the beat for this track, made by The Runners, was originally suggested by T.I. , who refused it. After Ross heard it, he realized that it was with this track that he could shoot.
The result was that after recording he was literally bombarded with contract offers from such “monsters” as Murder Inc and Bad Boy, but in the end he made a difference in favor of Jay-Z and Def Jam.
Meanwhile, the single was storming the charts, and Ross was already preparing his debut album. A whole galaxy of first-rate guests showed up at the Port of Miami: Akon, Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Lil "Wayne, Mario Winans, Lloyd, Life Jennings... The result was amazing sales and the status of the main discovery of the year. Rick Ross instantly becomes a welcome guest on the tracks artists of all stripes, from the same Trina, which is experiencing a decline, to the ultra-fashionable Yung Joc.
This is how he spends 2007 and welcomes 2008. And we need to work further. So Ross opens the title of the second Trilla disc and releases the first single “Speedin” with R. Kelly on the chorus. The track is immediately remixed, where almost all the main stars of the summer took part, and the song slowly but surely rises in the charts.
New album still does not contain a hit equal to Hustlin", but the selection of celebrities on it again causes admiration. This is the already set teeth on edge T-Pain, and the sweet-voiced Trey Songz, and the legendary Trick Daddy, and all the same top MC Lil" Wayne , Jay-Z and Young Jeezy. “Gold” status and excellent prerequisites for “platinum”, this is what Rick Ross managed to achieve.
Now his career is not in danger: he consistently appears on hit singles, be it Nina Sky or DJ Khaled, and continues to get "money. And we continue to listen to him.
Discography:
2006: Port of Miami
2008: Trilla
2009: Deeper Than Rap
2010: Teflon Don
Collaborations:
2009: Custom Cars & Cycles (with Triple C's)
Mixtapes:
2009: Deeper Than Maybach Music
2009: Way Mo Trilla 3
2010: The Timeless Audemars Piguet Collection
2010: The Albert Anastasia EP
2010: Carlo Gambino
Possible reason- heart attack
Updated (15:23): Good news! “Just talked to big bro... He's fine. Yes, he's in the hospital, but he's not on life support. Everything is fine,” the rapper wrote in his instagram Fat Trel, artist of the MMG label. So, either TMZ's sources were giving skewed information, or the rapper was feeling better.
We will continue to keep you updated on the rapper's condition.
At night, Rick Ross was taken to a Miami hospital. It was initially reported that the rapper began to choke at home and lost consciousness. After which foam started coming out of his mouth, and the rapper was taken to the hospital.
Rick Ross is currently hooked up to an ECMO machine, a machine that artificially oxygenates the blood. IN this moment the function of his heart and lungs is performed by a special apparatus.
Initially, sources assured that the reason for hospitalization was pneumonia. However, the TMZ portal later stated that the rapper had a heart attack (Ross had previously had heart problems). At the same time, rapper Rockie Fresh, who is signed to the MMG label, said that this is not true.
Rick Ross Net Worth, Salary, Cars & Houses
| Estimated Net Worth | 35 million dollars Celebrity Net Worth Revealed: The 55 Richest Actors Alive in 2019! |
| Yearly Salary | N/A SURPRISING: The 10 Best Salaries in Television! |
| Product Endorsements | Luc Belaire Rose,Reebok |
| Colleagues | P. Diddy, R. Kelly & Mariah Carey |
Houses
- Georgia house ($23 million) (Swimming Pool Tennis Court Jacuzzi Sauna Bowling Alley Gym Pool Table Home Cinema Home Office Recording Studio Golf Course Bar Parking Lot Helicopter Pad Health Center)
Cars
- Cadillac Escalade, BMW 760Li, Fisker Karma, Maybach 57s, Hummer H2, Bentley Continental Supersports, Mercedes-Benz CLS
- Rick Ross Cadillac Escalade, BMW 760Li, Fisker Karma, Maybach 57s, Hummer H2, Bentley Continental Supersports, Mercedes-Benz CLS car
Rick Ross: Single, Dating, Family & Friends
Rick Ross with SingleWho is Rick Ross dating in 2019?
| Relationship status | Single |
| Sexuality | Straight |
| Partner | Currently in no confirmed relationship |
| Ex-girlfriends or ex-wives | |
| Has any kids? | No |
Family
Names of father, mother, children, brothers & sisters.Official websites/fansites: www.rickrossmastermind.com
Does Rick Ross have official Social Media profiles?
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