With a stage name taken from a drug lord, William Leonard Roberts II, better known as Rick Ross, is the founder of the Maybach Music Group label. He was born in Coahoma County, Mississippi and raised in Carol City, Florida. Ross graduated from Carol City Senior High School and also attended Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. He was discovered by legendary music mogul Tony Draper and signed to Suave House Records. He eventually signed with Def Jam Recordings through the Slip-n-Slide label. It debuted with Port of Miami in August 2006. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 1 and sold 187,000 copies in its first week. The Port of Miami also received Gold certification on November 8, 2006 by the Recording Industry Association of America. Threshing is Ross’s second album and was released in March 2008.

He also debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 and his first single “Speedin” peaked at 121 on the Hot 100. On MTV News’ “Hottest MCs In The Game” chart, Ross appeared in fourth place. Released April 21. , 2009, Deeper Than Rap is Ross’s third studio album and the first released by his own label, although it was released under Def Jam. It was also his first album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. Teflon Don was released on July 20, 2010, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and selling 176,300 copies during its first week.

Teflon Don also received international attention and was ranked on various lists. Ross told MTV’s Sway Calloway that he wanted Dr. Dre to produce a track with him. Six Rick Ross mixtapes were mixed by Poe Boy Entertainment’s DJ Kronik: “We Are The South 2.5” in 2006, “Maybach Music”, “The Black Flag Prequel”, “Boss is Back: Freestyle Kronikles 2” and “Way Mo Trilla “in 2007. The” Way Mo Trilla 2 “mixtape was also mixed by DJ Kronik and released in 2008.

Other Rick Ross mixtapes include “Way Mo Trilla 3”, released in 2009 and three Rick Ross mixed tapes released in 2010. These include “The Timeless Audemars Piguet Collection”, “The Albert Anastasia EP” and “Carlo Gambino” Rick Ross . mixtape.