After numerous attempts at trying to halt production, Suave House Records is finally dropping a new release by Miami rapper Rick Ross. The new album, titled Rise To Power, features Ross before his deal with Def Jam alongside rappers such as Scarface, The Clipse, Next, Devin Tha Dude, and Big Duke of Boyz N The Hood, among others.
Suave House Records' Tony Draper was the person who originally discovered Ross in 2000, but after a botched distribution deal for the album, he released Ross, so he could sign with Slip-N-Slide in 2002. Ross was signed to me in 2000 -- I found him," Draper told Billboard. "I'm the key to the south. Unfortunately, I was in a bad situation with Jcor Entertainment. I had a joint venture deal with Jcor, who had their distribution deal with Interscope Records. Jcor was supposed to supply marketing dollars, but they didn't. They only paid $500,000 on a $5 million tab. So to not tie up my artist, I allowed Ross to go to Slip-N-Slide Records in 2002."
After inking a deal Slip-N-Slide (SNS), SNS then entered into a joint venture deal with Def Jam Records in 2006, and the rest is history.