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In the mid-2000s, he changed his name to Rick Ross. He derived his stage name from the former drug kingpin "Freeway" Rick Ross, to whom he has no connection. [15] After 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.
On June 18, 2010, Ross sued rapper Rick Ross (real name William Leonard Roberts II) for using his name, [27] filing a copyright infringement lawsuit against Ross in Los Angeles County Superior Court. [27] [28] Jay-Z had been called to testify in the lawsuit, as he was President of Def Jam when Ross was signed to the label. [27]
Maybach Music Group (MMG) was launched in a joint venture and as an imprint of Ross' then-label, Def Jam Recordings in 2008. Along with Ross himself, the label signed its first two acts that same year; its first was the hip hop group of which Ross was a member, Triple C's (alongside Gunplay, Torch, and Young Breed), while its second, singer Masspike Miles was signed in November of that year. [6]
Infamous drug trafficker Ricky "Freeway Rick" Ross is suing rapper William "Rick Ross" Roberts, Universal's Def Jam music label, and former Def Jam President Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter for alleged ...
The rapper opened up about returning to his 235-acre farm in Georgia to recharge. Rick Ross is in his farm boy era. What started with a cow, followed by the purchase of a bull named Thor last year ...
Despite owning iconic estates worth millions of dollars, Rick Ross knows how to save money when he can. In a new interview with Forbes, the 45-year-old rapper talks about his incredible real ...
Richard Welton Morales Jr. [1] (born July 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Gunplay, is an American rapper from Carol City, Florida.He is best known for his association with fellow Florida-based rapper Rick Ross, with whom he formed the hip hop group Triple C's in 2005, along with rappers Torch and Young Breed.
Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group have announced a partnership with Gamma, the multimedia platform that also calls home to Usher and Sexyy Red. MMG has previously released music from Ross ...