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.