William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Rick Ross,
is an American rapper. He derived his stagename from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky
Ross, to whom he has no connection (Ross even sued the rapper for $10 million for using
hisname; see Legal Issues). Ross founded the record label Maybach Music Group, on which he
released his studio albums Deeper Than Rap andTeflon Don.
