Rick ross

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Rick Ross on a tour for his album Mastermind (2014)
Rick ross (2008)

Rick Ross (born January 28, 1976 in Coahoma County , Mississippi ; also Rick Ro $$ or Ricky Rozay , actually William Leonard Roberts II ) is an American rapper . Together with Trina and Trick Daddy , he forms the rap label Slip'N'Slide . The name Rick Ross is derived from Ricky "Freeway" Ross, a well-known crack dealer who lived in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s .

biography

Rick Ross grew up in Carol City , Florida , where he also attended high school . After graduating in the spring of 1994, a football scholarship enabled him to study at Albany State University in Georgia , where he studied criminal law. After a year he dropped out and applied to work as a correctional officer . For the next 18 months to June 1997, he worked as a prison guard at the South Florida Reception Center in Miami-Dade County .

In the mid-1990s, Ross founded the rap group Carol City Cartel , which was briefly signed to Suave House Records and eventually to Slip 'N' Slide . At the beginning of 2000 he made a name for himself primarily through guest appearances on the releases of his label colleagues and as a live supporter of Trick Daddy. It wasn't until 2006 that he released his own material for the first time, which attracted the attention of Sean "Diddy" Combs ' label and Def Jam Recordings , among others . With the latter he signed a contract and brought out the single Hustlin there . This achieved platinum status in May 2006 . On August 8, 2006, his debut album Port of Miami was released in the USA, which landed directly at number one on the US album charts . The album features features from Young Jeezy , Akon , Jay-Z , Lil Wayne and Trick Daddy, among others . Meanwhile Ross has produced several mix tapes with various well-known DJs and is now taking care of the singer Ashley Ross from Miami.

In January 2008, he was arrested by Florida police for concealed carrying a gun and possession of a small amount of cannabis .

On March 17, 2017, his 9th studio album, Rather You Than Me , was released, which rose to number 3 on the charts in the United States.

controversy

Rick Ross can be heard as a guest in the 2013 song UOENO by rapper Rocko. According to critics, in his rap he addresses a self-committed date rape . After protests, the sporting goods manufacturer Reebok announced an advertising contract with the rapper despite an apology from Ross and his assurances that the lines were not alluding to rape. Rocko also released a remix of the song, in which Ross' verse was replaced by a guest post by Wiz Khalifa .

Discography

Rick Ross at the Out4Fame Festival 2016

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2006 Port of Miami - - - - US1
platinum
platinum

(24 weeks)US
First published: Aug 26, 2006
Sales: + 1,000,000
2008 Trilla - - - - US1
gold
gold

(29 weeks)US
First published: March 29, 2008
Sales: + 500,000
2009 Deeper Than Rap - - - - US1 (21 weeks)
US
First published: May 9, 2009
2010 Teflon Don - - - - US2
gold
gold

(45 weeks)US
First published: August 7th, 2010
Sales: + 500,000
2012 God Forgives, I Don't - - CH33 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK8 (3 weeks)
UK 		US1
gold
gold

(23 weeks)US
First published: July 30th, 2012
Sales: + 500,000
2014 Mastermind DE89 (1 week)
DE 		- CH20 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK11 (4 weeks)
UK 		US1 (22 weeks)
US
First published: February 28, 2014
Hood Billionaire - - - UK61 (1 week)
UK 		US6 (10 weeks)
US
First published: November 24, 2014
2015 Black Market - - - - US6 (13 weeks)
US
First published: December 4th, 2015
2017 Rather You Than Me - - CH37 (1 week)
CH 		UK29 (1 week)
UK 		US3 (17 weeks)
US
First published: March 17, 2017
2019 Port of Miami 2 - - CH39 (1 week)
CH 		UK18 (1 week)
UK 		US2 (11 weeks)
US
First published: August 9, 2019

Web links

Commons : Rick Ross  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ thesmokinggun.com birth certificate ( memento of the original from April 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thesmokinggun.com
  2. ↑ allmusic.com: biography
  3. ↑ miaminewtimes.com: Rick Ross Spins a New One
  4. ↑ thesmokinggun.com: Cover letter and certificate of good repute
  5. ↑ dossier of thesmokinggun.com
  6. ↑ laut.de: Rick Ross: "Yes, I was a cop!"
  7. ↑ riaa.com: Gold and Platinum Awards for Rick Ross
  8. ↑ billboard.com: Artist Chart History Albums
  9. ↑ thesmokinggun.com: Mugshot
  10. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.de/news/mektiven/article401128/rick-ross-werbe-aus-wegen-song-ueber-mutmassliche-vergewaltigung.html
  11. ↑ Chart sources: DE CH UK US
personal data
SURNAME Ross, Rick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ro $$, Rick; Roberts, William Leonard (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION american rapper
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Coahoma County , Mississippi, USA