Rick Ross

William Leonard Roberts II (lahir 28 Januari 1976), dikenal secara profesional sebagai Rick Ross, adalah seorang rapper dan eksekutif rekaman Amerika. Sebelum merilis single debutnya, "Hustlin'", pada tahun 2006, Ross menjadi sasaran perang penawaran, menerima tawaran dari Bad Boy Entertainment milik Diddy dan Murder Inc. milik Irv Gotti, hingga menandatangani kesepakatan jutaan dolar dengan Jay-Z di Def Jam Recordings. Ross merilis album debutnya Port of Miami melalui label tersebut pada akhir tahun itu, memulai debutnya di posisi teratas di chart album Billboard 200 AS, dengan penjualan 187.000 unit selama minggu pertama. Ross merilis album studio keduanya, Trilla pada tahun 2008, sekali lagi memulai debutnya di puncak Billboard 200. Di luar karir solonya, Ross adalah anggota utama grup hip hop Triple C's, bersama sesama rapper Florida Gunplay dan Torch pada tahun 2005. Ross mendirikan label rekaman Maybach Music Group pada tahun 2009, di mana ia merilis album studionya Deeper Than Rap (2009), Teflon Don (2010), God Forgives, I Don't (2012), Mastermind, Hood Billionaire (2014), Black Market (2015), dan Daripada Kamu Daripada Aku (2017). Album kesepuluhnya, Port of Miami 2 dirilis pada Agustus 2019 dan menduduki nomor 2 di tangga lagu Billboard 200. Aksi industri terkemuka juga telah ditandatangani oleh Rick Ross melalui label Maybach Music, termasuk Meek Mill, Wale, dan French Montana, antara lain. Pada awal tahun 2012, MTV menobatkan Ross sebagai MC Terseksi di Game.

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 his debut album Port of Miami through the label later that year, debuting at the top spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, with sales of 187,000 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 C's, 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 Don't (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.