Rick Ross | Age, Bio, Birthday, Family, Net Worth

Rick Ross is a rapper, musician, and business owner from the United States. His real name is William Leonard Roberts II. With his bigger-than-life character and catchy songs, he has become one of the most famous and important singers of his time. This piece will look more closely at Rick Ross’s early life and Career, Family, and Net Worth. 

Early Life

William Leonard Roberts II was born on January 28, 1976, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, but spent his childhood in Carol City, Florida. Based on his date of birth, he should be about 47 years old in 2023. After graduating from Miami Carol City High School, he got a sports scholarship to go to the United States at Albany State University.

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Roberts served as a correctional officer for 18 months, beginning in December 1995 and ending in June 1997. In the middle of the 2000s, he changed his name to Rick Ross. The name came from “Freeway” Rick Ross, who used to be a drug boss. The stage name was inspired by former drug lord “Freeway” Rick Ross.

Career

Rick Ross made his start in the music business under the name Teflon Da Don. In 2006, when his first song, “Hustlin,” came out, both Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc. came forward with interesting offers.  Rick Ross finally agreed on a multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Def Z’s Jam Records. Rick Ross was the first act to get signed to the label.

Later that same year, Rick Ross’s first solo record, Port of Miami, went to the top of the Billboard 200 album list. His second album, Trilla, came out in 2008. It was the first record to hit Number One on the Billboard 200 album list.

Rick Ross started his record label, Maybach Music Group, in 2009. There, he put out studio albums like Deeper Than Rap (2009), Teflon Don (2010), Black Market (2015), God Forgives, Hood Billionaire, Mastermind (2014), I Don’t (2015), Rather You Than Me (2017), and Port of Miami 2 (2019). MTV called Rick Ross the “Hottest MC on The Game” in 2012. Rick Ross was a guest on VH1’s Snoop Dogg and Martha’s Potluck Dinner Party. He worked with Martha Stewart to cook in an episode of the famous show.

Net Worth 

Rick Ross’s net worth is $55 million; isn’t it fascinating? Apart from singing, he also owns a business. He is an outstanding rapper and songwriter. Therefore, he naturally earns a net worth as humongous as $55 million. A breakdown of his income shows that he makes around 0.5 million dollars monthly. This calculation takes his yearly income to over $5 million. 

Personal Life

Ross has been married before, too. In 2015, he got married to model and social media star Lira Galore. But their marriage didn’t last long, and they filed for divorce later that same year. Ross has three other children from other relationships besides his son with Briana Camille. He has two girls and a son, but he keeps them all out of sight. Ross has talked about how important family is to him and how his children motivate him to work hard and be successful in conversations.