Rick Ross, (Born William Roberts in Carol City, Florida in 1977), is an American rapper from Carol City, a city north of Miami in Dade County, Florida. He is signed with Slip-N-Slide, which as of 2006, is distributed under Def Jam Records. "Port Of Miami", Rick Ross's album was released August 8, 2006. Rick Ross has stated that his inspirations for rapping are Big Daddy Kane, Tupac, Ice Cube, Notorious B.I.G, E-40, and Trick Daddy.