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Rick Ross

American rapper (born 1976)

For other people with the same name, see Rick Ross (disambiguation).

William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper.^[1] An influential figure in modern hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "booming" vocal performance, "larger than life" persona, and vivid lyrical imagery. His lyrics form the hardships of street life and black market economic activity into a rags to riches narrative, often describing affluence, wealth, and luxury.^[2]

Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'" in March 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war—receiving offers from Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc.—and ultimately signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Z on Def Jam Recordings.^[3]^[4] In August of that year, his debut studio album, Port of Miami (2006) peaked atop the Billboard 200 chart upon release,^[5]^[6] along with his second and third studio albums, Trilla (2008) and Deeper Tha

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The Complete Biography

1982

Ricky Ross, a former youth club leader and teacher joins Woza, a local band in Glasgow providing keyboards and vocals, while continuing to work part time as a teacher for children with behavioural difficulties in the Maryhill district. The band remain together for a year supporting bands like "Friends Again" and the "Waterboys" throughout the region.

1983

Now solo Ricky concentrates on his writing and records his efforts under the title "So Long Ago". The album was to feature eventual Deacon Blue bass player Ewen Vernal and also Ricky's first and then wife Zara.

The album was recorded on a small local independent label "Sticky Music" and around 800 cassettes were produced. Ricky sent a copy of "So Long Ago" to London based publishers, only to be told he should form a band. Forming a band was not central to Ricky's idea's at this stage, he firstly wanted to be a house songwriter allowing other artists to records his songs. But he later agreed that he should showcase his own material.

1985

Forming a band suddenly became a focal point for Ricky and

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Biography

Ricky Ross formed Deacon Blue over 30 years ago, and 2017 saw the 30th anniversary of the release of their debut album, Raintown. A string of best-sellers followed it: When the World Knows Your Name [1989], Fellow Hoodlums [1991], Whatever You Say, Say Nothing [1993] and a double-platinum compilation Our Town – The Greatest Hits [1994] which included Real Gone Kid, Fergus Sings the Blues, Dignity, Wages Day, Twist and Shout, and many others.

Then, with 12 UK Top 40 singles and two No.1 albums to their credit, the group split up for five years. Ricky Ross built up his career as a songwriter and solo act releasing two solo albums What You Are [1996] and New Recording [1997] as well as writing for or with artists including James Blunt, Ronan Keating, Jamie Cullum, Nanci Griffith, among many others.

A Deacon Blue reunion show prompted a new album, Walking Back Home [1999], and a follow-up, Homesick [2001], after which the band continued to play live but did not return to the studio together for 11 years. Ross continued writing though and recorded and toured his four