Freeway Rick Ross was a drug lord in the early 1980s who gave authorities sleepless nights with his multibillion-dollar drug enterprise. He began trafficking cocaine in Los Angeles before spreading over South America like a wildfire. His operations were aided by crooked cops who protected him, making it harder for him to be apprehended. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1996, but his sentence was reduced to 20 years. He became a novelist when he was released from prison.

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Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Freeway Rick Ross in ’2021’ 

Ross has a net worth of $1 million as of 2021, all of which has come from book sales. When compared to what he was worth at the time of his incarceration, this is a drop in the bucket. He was rumored to be worth more than $300 million. Ross’ current situation exemplifies the fact that crime does not pay. When he was a teenager, he became involved in drug trafficking, and the law finally caught up with him. Although he altered his life after being released from prison, we hope it was for the better and that he will never return to his old habits.

Early Life and Biography

Ricky Donnell Ross was born on January 26, 1960, in Troup, Texas. Sonny Ross and Annie Mae Ross have two sons, and he is one of them. David Ross, his other sibling, is his younger brother. His family moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was three years old. This became the center of his drug trafficking later on.

Age, Height, Weight, and Body Dimensions

So, how old is “Freeway” Rick Ross in 2021, and how tall and how heavy is he? Rick Ross, better known as “Freeway,” is 61 years old as of today’s date, July 22, 2021, having been born on January 26, 1960. Despite his height of 5′ 6′′ in feet and inches and 172 cm in centimetres, he weighs 163 pounds and 74 kilograms.

Education

Rick enrolled in Susan Miller Dorsey High School after his family relocated to Los Angeles. He was a member of the tennis team at school, but he was unable to obtain a college scholarship due to his illiteracy.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Despite his status as a drug lord, Rick found love in the arms of Mychosia Nightingale, with whom he has two children, Jordan and Bricen Ross. Ross filed a lawsuit against rapper Rick Ross in June 2010 for allegedly exploiting his identity. After a three-year legal struggle, the court found in favor of the rapper, and he was given permission to maintain the moniker.

A Professional Life

Ross began spending much of his time with a college teacher who turned out to be a cocaine dealer after he was denied a college scholarship owing to his illiteracy. He began by providing him a little amount of cocaine to sell, and Ross used the proceeds to buy additional cocaine. Ross began to expect more than the teacher could provide, causing him to seek out a new supplier.

Ross’s drug trafficking company grew in popularity over time, and he worked with people like Ivan Arguellas, Henry Corrales, and Danilo Blandon. Ross was able to obtain cocaine from Nicaragua at a lower price because to the latter, who was from Nicaragua, and his source Norwin Meneses. By this time, he had established a significant market, distributing to Crips and Bloods street gangs. During this time, he was making approximately $3 million per day from cocaine sales. Texas, Indiana, South Carolina, Seattle, Ohio, and Kansas City were among the states to which he delivered medicines. He invested his money in businesses and houses to disguise his actions from his mother. Some lawmakers who were on his side aided him in expanding his drug-trafficking empire. He also possessed police scanners and voice scramblers, which made it easy for him to get away from the cops. During this period, he was claimed to be wealthy over a billion dollars thanks to his drug company, which had expanded to 42 cities in various South American countries. In 1996, he was captured and condemned to life in prison. A federal court of appeals later reduced his sentence to 20 years, and he was released on September 29, 2009. In 2014, he published the book Freeway. The Untold Autobiography of Rick Ross.

Awards

Freeway is Rick’s autobiography. In 2014, Rick Ross: Untold Autobiography received an IndiaFab Best Book of the Year Award nomination. This fell into the true crime category. The book was a finalist for the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award in 2015.

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