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Rick Ross
Sign in to saveAlso known as William Leonard Roberts II, The Boss, Teflon Don, William Roberts, William Leonard Roberts, William Roberts II, Rozay, Ricky Rozay
American rapper and record executive (born 1976)
Film & TV
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
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 Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc., until signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Z on Def Jam Recordings. Ross released…
Known for
- The Vince Staples Show — Rick Ross2024
- The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports — Self2023
- A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
- Coming 2 America — Nexdorian Commander2021
- The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 — Self2021
- The Equalizer — Dilemma2021
- VERZUZ — Self2020
- DAVE — Rick Ross2020
- Tamron Hall — Self - Guest2019
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite — Rick Ross2019
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- William Leonard Roberts II , ( 1976-01-28 ) January 28, 1976 (age 50) , Clarksdale, Mississippi , U.S.
- Other names
- Rozay The Boss Renzel Teflon Da Don
- Occupations
- Rapper songwriter music executive
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Awards
- Full list
- Origin
- Miami-Dade County, Florida , U.S.
- Genres
- Southern hip hop gangsta rap
- Works
- Discography
- Labels
- Gamma Epic Maybach Def Jam Suave House Atlantic Slip-n-Slide Poe Boy
- Member of
- Triple C's
- Website
- rickrosspom2 .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rick
- Family name
- Roberts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clarksdale
- Educated at
- Albany State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Christianity
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.godforgivesidont.com
- Image
- Rick Ross in the trap! (cropped).jpg
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- pseudonym
- The Boss
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- date of birth
- 1976-01-28
- social media followers
- 4787051
- name in native language
- Rick Ross
- birth name
- William Leonard Roberts II
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- partner in business or sport
- Nipsey Hussle
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Encyclopedic overview
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper and music executive. An influential figure in modern hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "booming" vocal performance, "larger than life" persona, and vivid lyrical imagery. His lyrics form the hardships of street life and black market economic activity into a rags to riches narrative, often describing affluence, wealth, and luxury.
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'" in March 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war—receiving offers from Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc.—and ultimately signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Z on Def Jam Recordings. His debut studio album, Port of Miami (2006), peaked atop the Billboard 200, along with his second and third albums, Trilla (2008) and Deeper Than Rap (2009). His fourth album, Teflon Don (2010) spawned the single "Aston Martin Music" (featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele)—which received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)—while his fifth and sixth albums, God Forgives, I Don't (2012) and Mastermind (2014), peaked the Billboard 200 twice more.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rick Ross” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.