Rick Ross

Rick Ross is the stage name for William Leonard Roberts II, a rapper and hip-hop artist from Carol City, Florida who is is best known as a powerful figure on the less law-respecting fringes of the rap genre, also known as mafioso rap. Having released several studio albums since the release of his acclaimed debut Port of Miami, Rick Ross has accomplished much over a short period of time in raising his profile nationally among some of the more popular hip-hop acts on the scene today. Rick Ross' 2010 release, Teflon Don, proved to be his biggest commercial hit, earning the coveted #2 spot on the Billboard 200 charts for that year.