Rap legend Rick Ross is preparing to celebrate a major career milestone 20 years after first becoming an icon.
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Rap legend Rick Ross is preparing to celebrate a major career milestone 20 years after first becoming an icon.In 2006, Ross, 50, released his debut album, Port ...
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In 2006, Ross, 50, released his debut album, Port of Miami, a certified platinum project marking the beginning of his prolific career that has seen him evolve from musician to mogul.
Now Ross is releasing his third memoir, the upcoming Renaissance of a Boss: Notes from a Creative Reawakening, a book exploring how he conquered a creative rut.
Indeed Ross is a 'boss', with a portfolio of businesses and even a record label as proof - not to mention a palatial property in Georgia called The Promise Land that is also home to the biggest residential pool in America.
It's the site of his legendary pool parties and the place he nearly broke his leg at after attempting to do a jump
'I almost broke my f**king leg... But it was fun,' he told The Daily Mail exclusively at a Audiobooks party in celebration of his new memoir at The Peppermint Club on Saturday. 'But we have gonna have a pool party after the car show, June 13.
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Hip-hop icon Rick Ross is celebrating the 20 year anniversary of his debut album Port of Miami in addition to the release of his new memoir, Renaissance of a Boss: Notes from a Creative Reawakening
'You know, that's just how we celebrate. So... look forward to that. That's just one of those fun times.'
The 109-room mansion was purchased by Ross for $5.8 million at an auction in 2014. and was once owned by boxing icon Evander Holyfield.
However it eventually fell into foreclosure - whereupon it was snaffled up by Ross, who in 2020 added 87 acres to his estate for an additional $1 million.
Ross read an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir at The Peppermint Club in West Hollywood on Saturday evening
Ross told The Daily Mail he nearly broke his leg attempting the 'Double Decker Slapper' at a pool party in 2023
The book explores Ross' journey to moving past a creative plateau he hit after reaching the peak of success
Fans were treated to an exclusive performance by the hip-hop legend in an intimate space
Ross released his certified-gold debut album, Port of Miami, in 2006
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Expect to read his new book on May 12, 2026
Now, decades later, Ross will be releasing his 12th studio album, Set In Stone.
Ross wasn't content to rest on his laurels for the new project and saw the album as an opportunity to challenge himself in the recording studio.
'I challenged myself musically. That's what the renaissance is about, it's not getting to a point where you feel you at a ceiling.
'Not only should I put out a dope album, it should be f**king challenging any body of work I ever released. And so that's what the challenge to myself was. So a lot of the records that I put on it sonically and just the way I feel, you know, what the game needed as my contribution.... I'm gonna be excited the day it's released.'
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For a man as entrepreneurial as Ross with interests in an array of fields, fans may be surprised to learn he once endured a creative plateau - one he explores in his new book.
'I'm excited about this book. We really push the envelope, and of course, the body of work, Set In Stone. I'm excited for it. I feel it's gonna be a powerful year for Ricky Rozay, the ones that support me,' he told The Daily Mail.
At the Spotify bash, held at The Peppermint Club in West Hollywood, Ross read an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir, did a Q&A, before performing in an intimate setting to his passionate fans.
His memoir, Renaissance of a Boss: Notes from a Creative Reawakening, will be released on May 12.
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