As they started, the band intended to cooperate with the small label Suave House Records, yet they were soon noticed by the major recording house Slip N Side Records. After signing up a contract with this company, William was proposed to take up the Rick Ross stage name, which he did.

Within a short period of time, the rapper got acquainted with the more mature and respected colleagues, including Trick Daddy and Trina. In the years to follow, he was a regular guest on their records, while his joint concerts with these artists helped him get well-known in the wide hip-hop circles and find big people in his industry. Until 2006, Ross had been reluctant to start a solo career and preferred to work with established rappers gaining more experience and gradually accumulating his own material. Then, he recorded the song HustlinвЂ™, the one that ignited a war between numerous labels fighting for the right to reach a business agreement with the talented artist. The winner was the celebrated performer and producer Jay-Z, who signed up a contract with Rick Ross to produce his works with his own label Def Jam. The single HustlinвЂ™ was officially released in March 2006 and reached the eleventh position in the joint American Hip-Hop/RвЂ™nвЂ™B charts. In less than a month, the given composition earned the golden certificate, received massive airplay and became a favorite ringtone of multitudes of music lovers. In august of the same year, inspired by the astonishing success of his debut single, Rick Ross released his first full-length album entitled as Port of Miami. Although it was promoted by only one single, this record topped Billboard Hot 200, selling almost two hundred thousand copies within the first week.Дuring the concert tour dedicated to the release of the debut long player, Rick Ross managed to prepare the material for his sophomore studio effort. He called it Trilla to pay tribute to his favorite artist Michael JacksonвЂ™s classic work, Thriller. Initially, Ross planned to deliver this record late in 2007, but he grew committed to the making of the album so much, that the final result saw light only in March 2008. The release of this effort was preceded by the two powerful singles, SpeedinвЂ™, and The Boss.

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