Rick Ross net worth, height, age, wiki, wife, biography.
Known as the “Hottest Mc in the Game,” Rick Ross is one of the wealthiest and most well-known rappers. The founder and CEO of Maybach Music Group, who previously served as a correctional officer in Florida, is a well-known figure in hip-hop circles. Despite being a controversial personality, Rick Ross’s name is highly regarded in the music industry.
Rick Ross: Profile summary
Real Name/Birth Name | William Leonard Roberts II |
Nick Name | Rick Ross |
Gender | Male |
Profession(s) | American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and record executive |
Nationality | American |
Birth Location | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States |
Birth Date | 28-Jan-76 |
Age | 46 years old |
Height | 1.8 m |
Height(s) Feet | 5 feet and 10 inches |
Heights in cm | 180 cm |
Weight(s) | 102 kg |
Weight in Pound | 224 pounds |
Marital Status | Single |
Son/Daughter | Yes (Billion Leonard Roberts, Toie Roberts, William Roberts III) |
Net Worth | $45 million |
Rick Ross: Early Life
Rick Ross, whose birth name is William Leonard Roberts II hails from Coahoma County in Mississippi and was raised in an impoverished area in Carol City, Florida.
Rick Ross attended Miami Carol City Senior High School. Since he was a good footballer, he received a football scholarship from Georgia’s Albany State University, where he schooled for a year.
Over the years, Rick Ross has had his fair of legal issues and among them is his arrest in 2008 due to possession of a gun and marijuana, DJ Vlad filed a lawsuit against Ross the same year for harassment by Ross, and in 2010, “Freeway” sued Rick on the grounds of copyright infringement, Teflon Don sued Rick Ross in 2011 due to Trademark infringement, and in 2015 Rick was arrested for assault and kidnapping lands keeper.
Rick Ross: Personal life
Today Rick Ross is a man of God who prays every time he performs on stage and on relationships he used to date fashionista Shateria Moragne-el whom they parted ways in 2013, then dated and even got engaged to Lira Mercer, a hip-hop model, but they broke up in 2015. currently, he is single
Rick Ross: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 28 January 1976, Rick Ross is 45 years old as of 2022. His height is 1.8 m tall, and his weight is 102 kg.
Rick Ross: Career
Rick Ross once worked as a collection officer in Florida from 1995 to 1997, where he resigned and started off his professional career by writing rap lyrics that romanticized drug dealing. His first recording debut was a truck called “Aint Shhhh to Discuss.”
Rick Ross adopted his stage name from the stories he used to hear about “Freeway” Rick Ross, who was a drug trafficker. After joining Slip-n Slide records which was an affiliate of Def Jam label, he released his debut album Port of Miami in 2006, topping Billboard 200 and had hits such as push It”. In 2008, he released his second album Trilla which was a success too, topping Billboard 200 and had hits such as “The Boss,” “Speedin,” “This is The Life” and “Here I Am.”
In 2009 Rick Ross released his third album titled Deeper Than Rap (2009), debuting to position one on Billboard 200 and selling over 439k copies in the U.S. the fourth studio album released in 2010, Teflon Don debuted at position two on Billboard 200 and had since sold over 720K copies in the U.S alone. Other studio albums that Rick Ross has released are God Forgives, I Don’t (2012), Mastermind (2014), Hood Billionaire (2014), Black Market (2015), Rather You Than Me (2017), and currently working on Port of Miami 2: Born to Kill which is set to be released in 2018.
Apart from music Rick Ross has appeared in some films such as 2008 Days Of Wrath, Late Show with David Letterman 2009, Chelsea Lately 2012, and Magic City 2013, among others as an entrepreneur Rick Ross owns a few Wingstop restaurants.
Rick Ross: Awards & Achievements
He has been called the hottest Mc in the Game and nominated five times at the Grammy Awards as of 2017.
Rick Ross: Net Worth
Rick Ross estimated net worth is $45 million.