Rick Ross

William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known by his stage name Rick Ross, in an American rapper.

Over his career Ross has released ten studio albums, Port of Miami (2006), Trilla (2008), Deeper Than Rap (2009), Teflon Don (2010), God Forgives, I Don't (2012), Mastermind (2014), Hood Billionaire (2014), Black Market (2015) and Rather You Than Me (2017). In 2009, Ross founded the record label Maybach Music.

Career
Born in Mississippi and raised in Florida, Rick Ross began rapping at a young age under the name Teflon Da Don, changing to Rick Ross in the mid-2000s. Initially he signed to Suave House Records, soon signing to Slip-n-Slide, a division of Def Jam. In 2006 Ross released his debut studio album Port of Miami, topping the Billboard 200. In March 2008 he released his second album Trilla which also topped the Billboard charts.

In 2009, Rick Ross founded his own record label, Maybach Music Group, and released his third album ''Deeper Than Rap. ''Once again, his album charted at number one. In 2010 he released his fourth album Teflon Don, debuting at number three on te Billboard 200. In 2012 he released God Forgives, I Don't which topped the charts in the US and was his highest charting in the UK to date, he was also named hottest MC in the game.

In 2014 Rick Ross released Mastermind, again topping the Billboard 200. In the same year he released Hood Billionaire, to make up for the delay of Meek Mill's album, however the album received mixed reviews and charted at number 6. In December 2015, he released Black Market which charted at number 6. In 2017 he released Rather You Than Me which charted at number three.

In March 2018 Rick Ross was hospitalised from a suspected heart attack. He has announced a new album Port of Miami: Born to Kill to be released in late-2018.