Biography

Rick Ross, born William Roberts in 1977 (02/08/1977), is an American rapper from Carol City, in northern Miami-Dade County, Florida. 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. He is signed with Slip-N-Slide, which as of 2006, is distributed under Def Jam Records.