William Leonard Roberts II was born in Coahoma County, Mississippi and raised in Carol City, Florida, near Miami After graduating from Carol City Senior High School, he later attended the historically black college Albany State University in Albany, Georgia.
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 umbrella since 2006. While signed to Slip-n-Slide, Ross toured with fellow rapper Trick Daddy and made guest performances on other Slip-n-Slide rap albums
His debut album Port of Miami was released in August 2006 and debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, with sales at 187,000 units after its first week
In March 2008, his second album Trilla was released and, as its predecessor Port of Miami had, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200.[8] Its lead single "Speedin'" featuring R. Kelly peaked at #121 on the Billboard Hot 100; the next one, "The Boss" featuring T-Pain peaked at #17 on the Hot 100. The third single "Here I Am" featured Nelly and Avery Storm
Deeper Than Rap is the third studio album by American rapper Rick Ross, released April 21, 2009 on his label Maybach Music Group and Slip-n-Slide Records, with distribution from Def Jam Recordings. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 158,000 copies its first week. Singles from the album were: Mafia Music, Maybach Music II, Magnificent, & All I Really Want.
Teflon Don is the fourth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross, released July 20, 2010 on Maybach Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including Clark Kent, No I.D., The Olympicks, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Lex Luger, Danja, The Inkredibles, The Remedy, and Kanye West
The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 176,300 copies in its first week. It attained some international charting and produced three singles with moderate Billboard chart success. Upon its release, Teflon Don received generally positive reviews from most music critics, earning praise for its cinematic production and Ross's lyrical persona.
Ross has signed Pill, Meek Mill, & Wale to his label Maybach Music Group. In 2010 Rick Ross made an offer to rapper Wiz Khalifa to sign to Maybach Music Group but he decided to sign with Atlantic instead.
Self Made
Rick Ross Lyrics
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Gotta handle your own
I'mma handle mine
They tried and tell me I don't fit up in this motha fucka
'Cause Rozay been talkin' white he think he Uncle Ruckus
I left Jimmy, they was spending silly with my budget
And now I'm rolling with some cooler niggas I can fuck with
Bitch I think I'm teen wolf, dog nigga, ballin bitch
Fly as Ricky steamboat, me and my Moschino
I dont wear no five o ones,
Thousand dollar jeans flow
Its funny how Gucci made all the slates gone
I'm winning cause Ricky made my mistakes known
Its funny that since I put this chain on
These bitches appear quicker than state farm
Wale Folarin somethin they can't ever smoke
Weed I can't pronounce man
This shit would leave Rosetta stoned
This man can single handedly save the culture
You got no spark you need some lighter man you Sammy Sosa
So get it right okay you ballin' and I'm with the owners
You know my drive is retarded like I'm riding doughnuts
Picture me rollin'
Young, handsome and focused
Got that vision of Pac
Although I'm branded as Oprah
Michelangelo portrait meet Mia Angelou notebook
Michael Jordan performance nigga I dream to be all of it
Yea, I'm just a poet with some hang time
I don't really Shakespeare
I just shake dice
Miami nights, made a couple grand
Private plane TSA can kiss my ass
Lord forgive me I'm trying know I ain't living right
But this card I'm trickin' with got no limit right
In this life you dead wrong or ain't living right
They on my ass like a center make them take a hike
All we wanted was an opportunity
Its MMG baby
The dream team
I made it myself
Guess I'm self made
Fire starter put me anywhere I just blaze
Dropped out of school never made it to the twelfth grade
I'm so fucking raw haters hoping that I catch AIDS
Motivated just from being broke
Had a dream like Martin Luther, little bit of hope
If Sam Rosen never rolled and Malcolm never spoke
They'd probably find me in the woods hanging from a rope
Instead they lock me in the cell just for sellin' dope
When people told me I was signed used to tell them no
Cause I was never hesitant to represent
Devil knocking at the door screaming let me in
Tell the owner hit the locks when we stepping in
Charlie Sheen on them haters, they don't wanna let me win
Nah, niggas they don't wanna let me win
But I'mma build it ground up, once again
I kill these rappers early in the game, abortion
Spit a verse like lemme get ya fam, extortion
Send these niggas back to when they came, deportation
Make'm forefeit and I'm porshin six hundred horses
Nine eleven, somebody call'em
Kemba Walker cross 'em over, somebody fallin'
Jump back, I hit the shot, somebody ballin'
I'm at the dealer and I hear that Maserati callin'
Black and white diamonds looking like my neck be vollyballin'
And this presi lookin' like somebody pottied on it
I don't gotta join Illuminati just to get a new Bugatti
I'm just ridin' I done put a million miles all on my body
Born to win
Look around
From the projects to the penthouse
Our vision never changed, we self made
Count that up
Self made self paid man
P-I double L in the building
Eight in the morning when that street clock bust
Kitchen overload
Door knob turns
The aisle burn baking soda pourin'
The clientele buy and sell like a pawn shop
Profit margings increase
Agent to beat with my gun out
Out witted, out foxed you over matched
House hidden, drop tops the sofas match
This is fine dine take out
First date make out
Diamonds blind the lens and camera men on the stakeout
As I exit the steak house pockets on humongo
Philosophical drama and wildin known as the Congo
Africana, Black as Ghana, be my attire
Mary water, marijuana that stick to get higher
We blow stress through the vents of the Marriott
We self made, carry on while we carry out
If I woke up tomorrow and didn't have a dolla
As long as I have my heart I can get it all over
Dream team
We the ninety three Chicago bulls baby
The lovely Teedra Moses
Self Made
The lyrics to Rick Ross's song "Self Made" speak to the theme of resilience and individual success. Ross asserts that he is self-made, emphasizing the need to handle one's own business and rely on oneself for success. He addresses critics who claim he doesn't fit in, referencing his perceived "white" talk and comparing himself to the Uncle Ruckus character from the television show "The Boondocks." Ross also talks about his journey from leaving his previous label, Jimmy Iovine's Interscope Records, due to extravagant spending, to aligning himself with a new group of people he can trust.
Ross brags about his wealth and luxurious lifestyle, referencing expensive designer brands and his expensive chains. He attributes his success to his mistakes being made known by the rapper Ricky, implying that he has learned from his past and become more successful because of it. The lyrics also touch upon the idea of women being attracted to Ross's success and financial status.
Wale, a featured artist on the song, comes in with a verse proclaiming himself as someone who cannot be smoked, using a play on words with weed to convey his untouchable status. He speaks about his ability to save the culture and criticizes others for lacking spark and needing a lighter, referring to the baseball player Sammy Sosa's alleged use of a skin-lightening cream. Wale compares his drive to being "retarded" and references his aspirations to be great like iconic figures such as Tupac, Oprah, Michelangelo, Mia Angelou, and Michael Jordan.
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