In October 2020 he acquired an 87-acres of land near his suburban Atlanta mansion at $1 million. In 2014 he made headlines after spending $5.8 million on a 109-room mansion outside Atlanta on 235 acres. In 2012, Ross purchased a 10,000 square-foot waterfront mansion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for $5.2 million which he later sold for $6 million in 2016.

The documents revealed that at the time Ross’ true financial status was far from the image he liked to portray. In 2009, his rival rapper 50 Cent appeared on the Ed Lover morning show with a copy of Rick’s financial breakdown obtained during a child support case. Rick Ross has four Children Toie Roberts, William Roberts III, Berkeley Hermes Roberts, and Billion Leonard Roberts. He was named as the Hottest MC in the Game by MTV in 2012. In 2009 Rick Ross founded the record label Maybach Music Group.

In 2008 he released his second album, Trilla which also ranked number one on the Billboard 200 album chart. In 2006 he released his album port of Miami which ranked number one on the Billboard 200 album chart. He ended up signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Z’s Def Jam Records. In 2006 he released his single “ Hustlin” which made him a subject of a bidding war as he received offers from Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc. His stage name was inspired by the former drug kingpin “Freeway” Rick Ross. He studied in Miami Carol City Senior High School and attended the historically black college Albany State University on a football scholarship.įrom December 1995 Rick Ross worked as a correctional officer for 18 months until he resigned in 1997.

His birth name is William Leonard Roberts II, born in January 1976 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S, and raised in Carol City, Florida. Rick Ross is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record executive, producer, and CEO of Maybach Music Group which he founded in 2009. 6 Facts You Didn’t Know About Rick Ross Net Worth, Lifestyle, and His Family in 2022

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