Rick Ross is an American rapper. In 2009, Ross founded
the record label Maybach Music Group, on which he released his studio albums.
Ross was also the first artist signed to Diddy's management company Ciroc Entertainment.
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Birth Name: William Leonard Roberts II
Name Origin:
His stage name was taken from the former drug
kingpin "Freeway" Rick Ross (infamous in the 80's and 90's) to whom he has no connection.
On June 18, 2010, "Freeway" Ricky Ross sued Rick Ross for using his name,
looking for 10 million dollars from the lawsuit.
The lawsuit was thrown out of court on July 3, 2010
Born: January 28, 1976
From: Carol City, Florida, U.S.
Height: 6' 0" (1.83 m)
Genre(s):
Hip hop
Occupation(s):
Rapper,
songwriter
Active From: 2001-present
Associated Acts:
Triple C's,
Birdman,
Diddy,
DJ Khaled,
Jay-Z,
John Legend,
Lil Wayne,
Meek Mill,
Ne-Yo,
T-Pain
Did You Know:
• Ross worked as a correctional officer for 18 months between December 1995 until his resignation in June 1997.
•Rick Ross suffered two seizures in the same day, once in the morning and once again early evening on October 14, 2011.
• While celebrating his 37th birthday, Ross and his girlfriend were the targets of a drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 27, 2013.
Neither Ross nor his girlfriend were hurt but they ended up crashing into an apartment.
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In January 2009, Ross started a feud with rapper 50 Cent because he supposedly looked at him the wrong way at the BET Awards.
Quotes:
"It's like owning a restaurant, you're gonna have a few slip and falls. You get lawsuits, you deal with them,
and get them out your way- sometimes you lose."
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Through "deprogramming" or cult intervention the only issues that are addressed focus upon the specific group and group involvement. The subject of such an intervention subsequently may leave the group and go on with their life reassuming their own basic individual values and beliefs.
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In a cult intervention information is presented about the group that the member is most often not aware of.
Most often the earlier a cult member is approached through an intervention the more likely they are to be responsive.