Rick Ross

William Leonard Roberts II born January 28 1976 known professionally as Rick Ross is an American rapper and record executive Prior to releasing his debut single Hustlin in 2006 Ross was the subject of a bidding war receiving offers from Diddys Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gottis Murder Inc until signing a multimilliondollar deal with JayZ on Def Jam Recordings Ross released his debut album Port of Miami through the label later that year debuting at the top spot on the US Billboard 200 album chart with sales of 187000 units during the first week Ross released his second studio album Trilla in 2008 once again debuting atop the Billboard 200 Outside of his solo career Ross was a lead member of the hip hop group Triple Cs alongside fellow Florida rappers Gunplay and Torch in 2005 Ross founded the record label Maybach Music Group in 2009 on which he released his studio albums Deeper Than Rap 2009 Teflon Don 2010 God Forgives I Dont 2012 Mastermind Hood Billionaire 2014 Black Market 2015 and Rather You Than Me 2017 His tenth album Port of Miami 2 was released in August 2019 and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 charts Prominent industry acts have also been signed to Rick Ross through the Maybach Music label including Meek Mill Wale and French Montana among others In early 2012 MTV named Ross as the Hottest MC in the Game