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William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. [1] 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.
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]
Infamous drug trafficker Ricky "Freeway Rick" Ross is suing rapper William "Rick Ross" Roberts, Universal's Def Jam music label, and former Def Jam President Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter for alleged ...
The song was a breakthrough for Ross, and skyrocketed him to worldwide fame almost overnight. It peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and led to Ross becoming the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc., before signing a multi million dollar deal with Def Jam Recordings.
Port of Miami is the debut studio album by American rapper Rick Ross. Originally titled Career Criminal, [1] the album was renamed, in reference to Miami being a major arrival destination for cocaine shipments to America. The album was released August 8, 2006, on Poe Boy Entertainment, Slip-n-Slide Records and Def Jam Recordings.
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William Roberts (screenwriter) (1913–1997), American screenwriter; Billy Roberts (1936–2017), American songwriter and musician; William Owen Roberts (born 1960), Welsh language novelist and playwright; Rick Ross (born 1976), American rapper, born William Leonard Roberts II; Will Roberts (fiction), fictional character in the TV soap opera ...
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