Tracklist
01. Rick Ross - Rags To Riches
02. Rick Ross - Special Situation
03. Rick Ross - Grindin
04. Rick Ross - Southside
05. Rick Ross - One Life
06. Rick Ross Feat. Sleepy Brown - Neverland
07. Rick Ross - Diamonds
08. Rick Ross Feat. Robin Thicke-Lay Back 2
09. Rick Ross Feat. Big Boi Special Ed-Magnificent Remix
10. Rick Ross - No Sense In Hate
11. Rick Ross Feat. Usher-Everything You Hate
12. Rick Ross - Skyline
13. Rick Ross - Always Strapped
14. Rick Ross Feat. Triple C s - Everyday
15. Rick Ross Feat. Triple C s - Throw Em In The Sky
16. Rick Ross Feat. Shawty Lo Bun B Lyfe Jennings - 911
17. Rick Ross - Valley Of Death
18. Rick Ross - Solemnly Swear
19. Rick Ross - On Blast
20. Rick Ross - Butterfly Tattoos
21. Rick Ross Feat. Triple C s - Gun Play Remix
22. Rick Ross - However You Want It
23. Rick Ross Feat. Masspike Miles - Love Drunk
Biography: Rick+Ross
* Born: 1977, Carol City, FL Period: 2000s
Biography:
Tattooed with pictures of AK-47s, Miami`s six-foot, 300-pound rap figure known as Rick Ross embraced his city`s reputation for drug trafficking on his debut single, "Hustlin`," in 2006. While Atlanta and Houston artists were establishing their cities as Southern strongholds, Ross aimed at putting Miami back in rap`s national spotlight. Ross, real name William Roberts, grew up in Carol City, FL, an impoverished northern suburb of Miami. Influenced by artists like Luther Campbell and the Notorious B.I.G., Roberts formed local rap group the Carol City Cartel and began rapping in the mid-`90s. (He took his rap name from Los Angeles drug kingpin "Freeway" Rick Ross, who ran one of the largest crack-cocaine distribution networks in the country during the `80s and early `90s.) Ross had a brief stint on Suave House Records, former label of Eightball & MJG, before he ended up on Miami-based Slip-N-Side Records, the label home of Trick Daddy and Trina. During the early to mid-2000s, he became popular and well known locally through touring with Trick Daddy and guest-appearing on a few Slip-N-Slide releases, but didn`t release any solo material until 2006. Once "Hustlin`" caught the ear of a few executives within the national industry, a bidding war ensued that included offers from Bad Boy CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs and The Inc. (formerly Murder Inc.) president Irv Gotti. Nonetheless, Def Jam president and veteran rapper Jay-Z signed Ross to a multi-million-dollar deal. The Miami anthem "Hustlin`" went on to receive gold status from RIAA in May 2006 and sold over a million ringtone units before the physical release of his debut album, Port of Miami. Released in August 2006, Ross` debut was Slip-N-Side`s first project under the Def Jam partnership, and it went to number one on the Billboard album chart. His follow-up, Trilla, was released the following year, prefaced with the Cool & Dre-produced title track. Early 2009 saw the release of Deeper Than Rap, an album greeted with numerous positive reviews in the hip-hop press.
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