His sophomore effort hit stores in early 2008, going by the title
Trilla - a portmanteau of "Trill" (a Southern slang combination of true and real) and "Thriller", a homage to
Michael Jackson and his hit single of the same name.
Trilla proved to audiences that the six foot, three-hundred pound Ross was no flash in the pan, debuting again at #1 on the Billboard 200 and receiving a
Gold certification from the
RIAA less than two months after its release. Trilla has so far produced three singles:
"Speedin",
"The Boss", and
"Here I Am".
Somewhat surprisingly, Ross recently revealed that he plans to release a third full-length album by the end of 2008, hot on the heels of
Trilla. Tentatively titled
Deeper Than Rap, the album is set to feature appearances by T.I. and
Pharrell, though he has revealed little else about the nature of his upcoming project.
From Discogs:Miami based rapper.
From Lastfm:William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976 in Coahoma County, Mississippi), better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper signed to his own label, Maybach Music Group. In 2006 he released his debut album Port of Miami, and has since released 2008's Trilla and 2009's Deeper Than Rap. He also has plans to release a collaboration album with Birdman entitled The H. Recently he has gained online attention for starting a feud with 50 Cent to gain publicity for his new album.
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From Wikipedia:William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection (Ross even sued the rapper for $10 Million for using his name; see Legal Issues). Ross founded the record label Maybach Music Group, on which he released his studio albums Deeper Than Rap and Teflon Don.