Rick Ross Hurricanes

Hurricanes: A Memoir By Rick Ross

Hurricanes is a gripping tale of William Leonard Roberts II aka Rick Ross rise to power in the music industry. This memoir is filled with tribulations that test Rick Ross's resolve. He overcomes his music being shelved and being a ghostwriter for 10 years. But when Rick Ross 10,000 hours of relentless tenacity pays off he becomes the biggest boss the rap industry has ever seen from Carol City.

One of the most pivotal points in Rick Ross's life was when he received a tip from one of his friends who had recently been arrested by the feds. That he needed to get out of the game. Or he would soon end up like him or worse dead.Whatever you do just get a job any job but you gotta get out the game because the feds are on to you.Ross became a correctional officer out of necessity and he wanted his momma to be proud of him because he had recently dropped out of college. Ross had planned to be a big time double agent as a correction officer feeding the streets from the inside out. But his plans were foiled by his reputation. He only watched over low level criminals,the elderly and sick,,

Josh had gotten this beat CD from an A&R at Atlantic for consideration for Trick’s next album. Not only had Trick already passed on this beat but supposedly T.I., Young Jeezy and Juelz Santana had too. But Josh thought this was going to be the one to turn everything around for me. It was produced by The Runners, a duo from Orlando. Josh loaded the CD up and pressed Play. It impacted me immediately. EVERY DAY I’M HUSTLIN’... EVERY DAY I’M HUSTLIN’... EVERY DAY I’M HUSTLIN’... Josh wasn’t lying. This was a hit just off the hook alone. I didn’t even need to write a chorus for this. As jaded as I was I couldn’t deny what my ears were telling me. This beat felt like something. Josh and I sat in the studio listening to it for hours. The next day we were headed up to Tampa, where I was opening for Trina. During the drive I had the instrumental playing on repeat. I lit up a joint, pulled out a pen and pad, and started writing

Hurricanes by Rick Ross is a great book filled with funny one liner jabs at himself, friends, and enemies. Rick Ross has many losses and wins but Rick Ross proves that every loss can be turned into a win with hard work. The marathon continues.