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In the mid-2000s, he changed his name to Rick Ross. He derived his stage name from the former drug kingpin "Freeway" Rick Ross, to whom he has no connection. [15] After being signed to Suave House Records, former label for rap duo 8Ball & MJG, he eventually signed a deal with Slip-n-Slide Records, which has been under the Def Jam label since 2006.
On June 18, 2010, Ross sued rapper Rick Ross (real name William Leonard Roberts II) for using his name, [27] filing a copyright infringement lawsuit against Ross in Los Angeles County Superior Court. [27] [28] Jay-Z had been called to testify in the lawsuit, as he was President of Def Jam when Ross was signed to the label. [27]
Richard Welton Morales Jr. [1] (born July 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Gunplay, is an American rapper from Carol City, Florida.He is best known for his association with fellow Florida-based rapper Rick Ross, with whom he formed the hip hop group Triple C's in 2005, along with rappers Torch and Young Breed.
Despite owning iconic estates worth millions of dollars, Rick Ross knows how to save money when he can. In a new interview with Forbes, the 45-year-old rapper talks about his incredible real ...
According to Sharpe, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused Roberts's request to register "Rick Ross" as his rap moniker. When then-President Jay-Z signed Roberts to Def Jam, the label didn ...
The rapper previously released the song "Elvis Presley Blvd." featuring Project Pat in 2014. ... Rick Ross performing in Los Angeles, California in June 2014, Elvis in Culver City, California in ...
Maybach Music Group (MMG) was launched in a joint venture and as an imprint of Ross' then-label, Def Jam Recordings in 2008. Along with Ross himself, the label signed its first two acts that same year; its first was the hip hop group of which Ross was a member, Triple C's (alongside Gunplay, Torch, and Young Breed), while its second, singer Masspike Miles was signed in November of that year. [6]
What is Rick Ross looking for in a flight attendant? Recording artist and rapper Rick Ross performs during game one of the 2023 WNBA Semifinals between the Dallas Wings and the Las Vegas Aces at ...