He rhymes under the name "Rick Ross", a moniker he borrowed from infamous drug trafficker "Freeway" Rick Ross, and he often appears hidden underneath a full beard, a disguise he borrowed from former Roc-A-Fella employee Freeway, who may or may not have also borrowed his moniker from infamous drug trafficker "Freeway" Rick Ross. His songs often focus on the materialistic gains he witnessed firsthand as a drug dealer of sorts, although the Interweb has exploded with conclusive proof that the man actually worked as a corrections officer prior to becoming famous, which is about as close to "cop" as a rapper who often brags about flipping keys is going to get.