Rick Ross

William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known by his stage name Rick Ross, in an American rapper.
Over his career Ross has released ten studio albums, Port of Miami (2006), Trilla (2008), Deeper Than Rap (2009), Teflon Don (2010), God Forgives, I Don't (2012), Mastermind (2014), Hood Billionaire (2014), Black Market (2015) and Rather You Than Me (2017). In 2009, Ross founded the record label Maybach Music.
== Career ==
Born in Mississippi and raised in Florida, Rick Ross began rapping at a young age under the name Teflon Da Don, changing to Rick Ross in the mid-2000s. Initially he signed to Suave House Records, soon signing to Slip-n-Slide, a division of Def Jam. In 2006 Ross released his debut studio album Port of Miami, topping the Billboard 200. In March 2008 he released his second album Trilla which also topped the Billboard charts.
In 2009, Rick Ross founded his own record label, Maybach Music Group, and released his third album Deeper Than Rap. Once again, his album charted at number one. In 2010 he released his fourth album Teflon Don, debuting at number three on te Billboard 200. In 2012 he released God Forgives, I Don't which topped the charts in the US and was his highest charting in the UK to date, he was also named hottest MC in the game.
In 2014 Rick Ross released Mastermind, again topping the Billboard 200. In the same year he released Hood Billionaire, to make up for the delay of Meek Mill's album, however the album received mixed reviews and charted at number 6. In December 2015, he released Black Market which charted at number 6. In 2017 he released Rather You Than Me which charted at number three.
In March 2018 Rick Ross was hospitalised from a suspected heart attack. He has announced a new album Port of Miami: Born to Kill to be released in late-2018.
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
Title 	Album details	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions
Title 	Album details	US 	US R&B 	US Rap 	CAN 	FRA 	UK
Port of Miami 	
* Released: August 8, 2006
* Label: Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam, Poe Boy
* Format: CD, LP, digital download	1 	1 	1 	— 	165 	—
Trilla 	
* Released: March 11, 2008
* Label: Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam, Poe Boy
* Format: CD, LP, digital download	1 	1 	1 	14 	— 	—
Deeper Than Rap 	
* Released: April 21, 2009
* Label: Maybach Music, Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam
* Format: CD, LP, digital download	1 	1 	1 	23 	— 	—
Teflon Don 	
* Released: July 20, 2010
* Label: Maybach Music, Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam
* Format: CD, digital download	2 	2 	2 	17 	— 	169
God Forgives, I Don't 	
* Released: July 31, 2012
* Label: Maybach Music, Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1 	1 	1 	1 	29 	8
Mastermind 	
* Released: March 3, 2014
* Label: Maybach Music, Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam
* Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	1 	1 	1 	5 	52 	11
Hood Billionaire 	
* Released: November 24, 2014
* Label: Maybach Music, Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download	6 	2 	2 	— 	96 	61
Black Market 	
* Released: December 4, 2015
* Label: Maybach Music, Def Jam
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download	6 	2 	2 	68 	— 	—
Rather You Than Me 	
* Released: March 17, 2017
* Label: Maybach Music, Epic
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download	3 	2 	2 	16 	100 	29
Port of Miami 2: Born to Kill	
* Scheduled: TBA, 2018
* Label: Maybach Music, Epic
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download	To be released 	To be released 	To be released 	To be released 	To be released 	To be released
=== Compilation albums ===
Title 	Album details	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions
Title 	Album details	US 	US R&B 	US Rap
Rise to Power	
* Released: September 18, 2007
* Label: Suave House
* Format: CD, digital download	62 	6 	6
=== Collaborative albums ===
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Title	Album details	US 	US R&B 	US Rap 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Custom Cars & Cycles
(with Triple C's)	
* Released: October 27, 2009
* Labels: Maybach Music Group, Def Jam
* Formats: CD, digital download	44 	5 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Self Made Vol. 1
(with Maybach Music Group)	
* Released: May 23, 2011
* Labels: Maybach Music Group, Warner Bros.
* Formats: CD, digital download	5 	1 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Self Made Vol. 2
(with Maybach Music Group)	
* Released: June 26, 2012
* Labels: Maybach Music Group, Warner Bros.
* Formats: CD, digital download	4 	— 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Self Made Vol. 3
(with Maybach Music Group)	
* Released: September 17, 2013
* Labels: Maybach Music Group, Atlantic
* Formats: CD, digital download	4 	1 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Self Made 4
(with Maybach Music Group)	
* Scheduled: 2018
* Labels: Maybach Music Group, Atlantic
* Formats: CD, digital download	To be released 	To be released 	To be released 	To be released	To be released	To be released	To be released	To be released	To be released	To be released	To be released	To be released	To be released	To be released
=== Soundtrack albums ===
Title 	Album details
M.I. Yayo: The Movie	
* Released: March 25, 2008
* Label: Maybach Music
* Format: CD, Digital download
=== Extended Plays ===
Title 	Album details
The Albert Anastasia EP	
* Released: May 27, 2010
* Labels: Maybach Music, Def Jam
* Format: Digital download
*
=== Mixtapes ===
Title 	Album details
Ashes to Ashes 	
* Released: December 24, 2010
* Labels: Maybach Music, Def Jam
* Format: Digital download
Rich Forever 	
* Released: January 6, 2012
* Labels: Maybach Music, Def Jam
* Format: Digital download
The Black Bar Mitzvah	
* Released: October 8, 2012
* Labels: Maybach Music, Def Jam
* Format: Digital download
The H: The Lost Album Vol. 1
(with Birdman)	
* Released: May 23, 2013 (US)
* Label: Cash Money
* Format: Digital download
Black Dollar 	
* Released: September 3, 2015
* Labels: Maybach Music, Def Jam
* Format: Digital download
Renzel Remixes 	
* Released: November 26, 2015
* Labels: Maybach Music, Def Jam
* Format: Digital download
=== Singles ===
Title 	Year	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Album
Title 	Year	US 	US R&B 	US Rap 	FRA 	GER 	UK 	UK
R&B 	Album
"Hustlin'" 	2006	54 	11 	7 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Port of Miami
"Push It" 	2006	57 	15 	10 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Port of Miami
"Get That Bread"
(featuring Big Duke and Cinque)	2007	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Rise to Power
"Speedin'"
(featuring R. Kelly)	2007	— 	53 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Trilla
"The Boss"
(featuring T-Pain)	2008	17 	5 	2 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Trilla
"Here I Am"
(featuring Nelly and Avery Storm)	2008	41 	9 	5 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Trilla
"Magnificent"
(featuring John Legend)	2009	62 	7 	5 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Deeper Than Rap
"Maybach Music 2"
(featuring Kanye West, T-Pain and Lil Wayne)	2009	92 	54 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Deeper Than Rap
"Go"
(with Triple C's featuring Birdman)	2009	— 	85 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Custom Cars & Cycles
"Super High"
(featuring Ne-Yo)	2010	100 	19 	13 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Teflon Don
"B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)"
(featuring Styles P)	2010	60 	6 	4 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Teflon Don
"Aston Martin Music"
(featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele)	2010	30 	2 	1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Teflon Don
"9 Piece"
(featuring Lil Wayne or T.I.)	2011	61 	32 	18 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Ashes to Ashes
"You the Boss"
(featuring Nicki Minaj)	2011	62 	5 	10 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album singles
"I Love My Bitches"	2011	— 	72 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album singles
"Stay Schemin'"
(featuring Drake and French Montana)	2012	58 	40 	20 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Rich Forever
"Touch'N You"
(featuring Usher)	2012	— 	15 	15 	— 	— 	— 	— 	God Forgives, I Don't
"Diced Pineapples"
(featuring Wale and Drake)	2012	71 	16 	14 	— 	— 	— 	— 	God Forgives, I Don't
"100 Black Coffins"	2013	— 	— 	— 	69 	100 	— 	— 	Django Unchained
"Box Chevy" 	2013	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album singles
"Oil Money Gang"
(featuring Jadakiss)	2013	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album singles
"No Games"
(featuring Future)	2013	— 	49 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album singles
"The Devil Is a Lie"
(featuring Jay-Z)	2013	86 	26 	15 	— 	— 	143 	27 	Mastermind
"War Ready"
(featuring Jeezy)	2014	— 	49 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Mastermind
"Thug Cry"
(featuring Lil Wayne)	2014	— 	37 	24 	— 	— 	193 	37 	Mastermind
"Keep Doin' That (Rich Bitch)"
(featuring R. Kelly)	2014	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Hood Billionaire
"Nickel Rock"
(featuring Boosie Badazz)	2014	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Hood Billionaire
"Foreclosures" 	2015	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Black Market
"Money Dance"
(featuring The-Dream)	2015	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Black Market
"Peace Sign" 	2015	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Black Market
"Sorry"
(featuring Chris Brown)	2015	97 	32 	25 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Black Market
"Make It Work"
(with Wale and Meek Mill)	2016	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	non-album single
"Purple Lamborghini"
(with Skrillex)	2016	33 	— 	7 	58 	85 	— 	— 	Suicide Squad - The Album
"Buy Back the Block"
(featuring 2 Chainz and Gucci Mane)	2016	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	non-album single
"I Think She Like Me"
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	2017	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Rather You Than Me
"Trap Trap Trap"
(featuring Young Thug and Wale)	2017	97 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Rather You Than Me
"Florida Boy"
(featuring T-Pain and Kodak Black)	2018	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Port of Miami 2: Born to Kill
"Green Gucci Suit"
(featuring Future)	2018	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Port of Miami 2: Born to Kill