American Rapper, Rick Ross aka Rozay To Perform In Uganda

May 13, 2020

News coming in indicates that American rapper, William Leonard Roberts II aka Rick Ross will be performing in Uganda at a post Covid-19 concert.

So far no dates have been confirmed but the concert will be organised by Talent Africa, Swangz Avenue, Malembe and Kenya’s DJ Guchy.

Sources revealed that this a charity concert with proceeds going towards supporting health workers.

 

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Rick Ross performing

Who is Rick Ross?

William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and record executive.

After releasing his debut single, “Hustlin” in 2006, Ross became the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc, before signing a multimillion-dollar deal with JayZ’s Def Jam records. Ross released his debut album Port of Miami through the label later that year, debuting at the top spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, with sales of 187,000 units during the first week. Ross released his second studio album, Trilla in 2008, once again debuting atop the Billboard 200.

 

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Rick Ross founded the record label, Maybach Music Group in 2009, on which he released his studio albums Deeper than Rap (2009), Teflon Don (2010), God Forgives, I don’t (2012), Mastermind, Hood Billionaire (2014), Blackmarket (2015), and Rather You Than Me (2017). Ross was also the first artist signed to Diddy’s  management company Ciroc Entertainment. In early 2012, MTV named Ross as the Hottest MC in the Game.