

Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles the next one, " The Boss" featuring T-Pain peaked at number 17 on the Hot 100. In March 2008, his second album Trilla was released and, as its predecessor Port of Miami had, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. Port of Miami received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on November 8, 2006. the Album: "Born-N-Raised" and " Holla at Me". During that time, Ross made guest performances on two singles from DJ Khaled's debut Listennn. The music video for "Push It" was modeled after the film. The second single was "Push It", which samples " Scarface (Push It to the Limit)", the theme song from the gangster film Scarface. Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine predicted that it would be "the summer's biggest rap record". Billboard 200 album chart, with sales at 187,000 units during the first week. His debut album Port of Miami was released in August 2006 and debuted at the top spot on the U.S. Main articles: Port of Miami (album) and Trilla While signed to Slip-n-Slide, Roberts toured with fellow rapper Trick Daddy and made guest performances on other Slip-n-Slide albums. Īfter 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. He derived his stage name from the former drug kingpin "Freeway" Rick Ross, to whom he has no connection. In the mid-2000s, he changed his name to Rick Ross. He made his recording debut on the song "Ain't Shhh to Discuss" on Erick Sermon's lone album for DreamWorks, Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis. In his early years at Suave House Records, Roberts initially made his debut under the pseudonym Teflon Da Don.

Roberts worked as a correctional officer for 18 months from December 1995, until his resignation in June 1997. After graduating from Miami Carol City Senior High School, he attended the historically black college Albany State University on a football scholarship. William Leonard Roberts II was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and raised in Carol City, Florida.
