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Maybach Music Group
Maybach Music Group
Parent company	Warner Music Group
Founded	2009
Founder	Rick Ross
Distributor(s)	Atlantic Records (2013-); Warner Bros. Records (2011-13); Def Jam Recordings (2009-)
Genre	Hip Hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	Miami, Florida
Official website	mmgselfmade.com

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Maybach Music Group (MMG) is a record label imprint founded by American rapper Rick Ross. Maybach Music Group albums were formerly distributed by Warner Bros. Records, which took over distribution following the expiration of a deal with Def Jam Recordings. As of December 12, 2012 the labels releases are now distributed by Atlantic Records. Six solo and two compilation albums have been released by Maybach Music Group, including three certified Gold albums. The label is home to artists such as Ross himself, Wale, Meek Mill, French Montana, Omarion and Gunplay among others.

History

2009-2011

Maybach Music Group released its first album in the summer of 2009, which was Rick Ross' third studio album Deeper Than Rap. After the release, Ross focused more on signing artists to his label, in the process discovering musicians such as Masspike Miles & hip hop group Triple C's who consists of members Gunplay, Torch, & Young Breed. On October 27, 2009, Ross released Triple C's debut studio album Custom Cars & Cycles through Def Jam. In 2010, MMG issued Teflon Don, with another album titled Color, Cut & Clarity by Triple C's also scheduled for distribution, however was delayed and has yet to be released.

Also in 2010, Ross made an offer to rapper Wiz Khalifa to sign to Maybach Music Group. Khalifa at the time was already signed with Atlantic Records.^[1] In 2011, Ross confirmed that he intended to launch Maybach Music Jamaica along with Maybach Music Latino.^[2] He also signed Maybach Music Group's first reggae artist, Magazeen. On March 25, 2011, it was announced that R&B & Soul singer Teedra Moses had signed to Maybach Music Group via Warner Bros. Records as its first female artist.^[3] On May 23, 2011, Maybach Music Group released the album Self Made Vol. 1, featuring Rick Ross with Maybach's new roster additions, Wale, Meek Mill, Teedra Moses, Pill, and Stalley along with Torch and Gunplay of Triple C's.

2012-present

On January 2, 2012, while in the studio with Rick Ross, French Montana announced that he had signed a joint venture deal with Maybach Music Group and Bad Boy Records with Rick Ross and Diddy set to executive produce his debut album. It was announced that his debut album Excuse My French would be released in Fall 2012 through Interscope Records.^[4] On February 4, 2012, Rick Ross spoke about the departure of Pill from Maybach Music Group and revealed that Pill was never actually signed to Maybach Music Group. Pill was already signed to Warner Bros. prior to Maybach Music Group and it was Warner executives who proposed the idea of Pill joining. Ross says that they worked out a one-year deal, were Pill would be part of the team and after the year was up, it would be up to Warner Bros. Records to decide if he stayed or not. ^[5] On May 2, 2012, Rick Ross would go on to sign Omarion to the Maybach Music Group. He also announced that Self Made Vol. 2 would be released on June 26, 2012 and God Forgives, I Don't would be released on July 31, 2012.^[6]

On June 22, 2012, while promoting Self Made Vol. 2, Rick Ross said that Gunplay signed a solo deal with Def Jam and that more material would be released from Gunplay leading up to his debut album.^[7] There have been rumors that rapper Dom Kennedy or Nipsey Hussle were in talks on joining the label but when asked about the rumors Ross stated that he was a fan of them, but is not yet signed to Maybach Music Group.^[8] On July 12, 2012 after rumors that rapper Rockie Fresh was in talks to joining the label, Ross confirmed that Rockie Fresh was the newest addition to Maybach Music Group. Rockie Fresh released a mixtape entitled Electric Highway that dropped January 21, 2013 as his first project released under the imprint.^[9]

On December 11, 2012, Ross announced that his label, MMG was leaving Warner Bros. Records and that the label is moving to Atlantic Records. Ross is however still signed as a solo artist to Def Jam.^[10] On June 2, 2013, Rick Ross revealed an album cover and announced that Maybach Music Group will be releasing their third collaboration album, Self Made Vol. 3 on August 6, 2013.^[11] On June 3, 2013, three songs, all to appear on the album, "Poor Decisions", "God Is Great" and "Oil Money Gang" were released. On June 4, 2013, a video for each of the 3 songs were uploaded to the group's official YouTube page.^[12] Self Made Vol. 3 was released to generally positive reviews on September 17, 2013. The same day Stalley released his first retail project Honest Cowboy EP. On November 6, 2013, MMG announced that they had signed Washington DC rapper Fat Trel^[13] and Atlanta rapper Tracy T.^[14]

Artists

Act	Year signed	Albums under MMG
Rick Ross	2009 (Founder)	5
Triple C's	2009	1
Masspike Miles	2009	—
Magazeen	2010	—
Meek Mill	2011	1
Wale		3
Stalley		2
French Montana	2012	1
Omarion		1
Gunplay		—
Rockie Fresh		—
Torch		—
Fat Trel	2013	—
Tracy T	2013	—
Yowda	2014	—

Former artists

Act	Year signed	Year left	Releases under the label
Pill	2011^[15]	2012^[16]	—

Maybach DJs

Act	Year signed	Albums under MMG
DJ Sam Sneaker	2010	—
DJ Scream	2011	—

Maybach Productions

Aone Beats
Beat Billionaire^[17]

Discography

The following is a list of albums released through Maybach Music Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. Additional record label involvement is also specified.

Artist	Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Sales
Artist	Title	Album details	US	US R&B	US Rap	CAN	Certifications	Sales
Rick Ross	Deeper Than Rap	Released: April 21, 2009 Label: Maybach Music Group, Def Jam, Slip-n-Slide Format: CD, LP, Digital Download	1	1	1	23		439,000^[18]
Triple C's	Custom Cars & Cycles	Released: October 27, 2009 Label: Maybach, Def Jam Format: CD, Digital Download	44	5	2	—		12,100 ^[19]
Rick Ross	Teflon Don	Released: July 20, 2010 Label: Maybach, Def Jam, Slip-n-Slide Format: CD, Digital Download	2	2	2	17	RIAA: Gold^[20]	724,000^[21]
Maybach Music Group	Self Made Vol. 1	Released: May 23, 2011 Label: Maybach, Warner Bros. Format: CD, Digital Download	5	1	1	—		230,000
Wale	Ambition	Released: November 1, 2011 Label: Maybach, Warner Bros. Format: CD, Digital Download	2	1	1	—	RIAA: Gold	500,000^[22]
Maybach Music Group	Self Made Vol. 2	Released: June 26, 2012 Label: Maybach, Warner Bros. Format: CD, Digital Download	4	1	1	37		285,000
Rick Ross	God Forgives, I Don't	Released: July 31, 2012 Label: Maybach, Def Jam, Slip-n-Slide Format: CD, LP, Digital Download	1	1	1	1	RIAA: Gold^[23]	565,000
Meek Mill	Dreams and Nightmares	Released: October 30, 2012 Label: Maybach, Warner Bros. Format: CD, Digital Download	2	1	1	6		350,000
French Montana	Excuse My French	Released: May 21, 2013 Label: Maybach, Coke Boys, Interscope, Bad Boy Format: CD, Digital Download	4	1	1	11		94,000^[24]
Wale	The Gifted	Released: June 25, 2013 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Format: CD, Digital Download	1	1	1	10		323,000^[25]
Maybach Music Group	Self Made Vol. 3	Released: September 17, 2013 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Label: CD, Digital Download	4	1	1	—		74,000
Stalley	Honest Cowboy EP	Released: September 17, 2013 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Format: Digital Download	—	41	—	—
Rick Ross	Mastermind	Released: March 4, 2014 Label: Maybach, Def Jam, Slip-n-Slide Format: CD, Digital Download	1	1	1	5		400,000
Stalley	Ohio	Released: October 27, 2014 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Format: CD, Digital Download	35	5	5	—		10,229
Rick Ross	Hood Billionaire	Released: November 24, 2014 Label: Maybach, Def Jam, Slip-n-Slide Format: CD, Digital Download	6	2	2	—		100,128^[26]^[27]
Omarion	Sex Playlist	Released: December 2, 2014 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Formats: CD, Digital Download	49	5	—	—		43,849
Wale	The Album About Nothing	Released: March 31, 2015 Label: Maybach, Atlantic, Every Blue Moon Formats: CD, Digital Download	1	1	1	—		138,253
Gunplay	Living Legend	Scheduled: July 31, 2015^[28] Label: Maybach, Def Jam, Bilderburg Formats: CD, Digital Download	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Upcoming releases

The following are confirmed albums that currently have no official release date.

Artist	Album	Details
Meek Mill	Dreams Worth More Than Money	Release date: June 2015^[29]
French Montana	Mac & Cheese: The Album	Release date: 2015
Maybach Music Group	Self Made 4^[30]	Release date: 2015
DJ Scream	Hunger Pains^[31]	Release date: 2015

References

^ DX News Bits: Wiz Khalifa, Soulja Boy, Bruno Mars. 25 August 2010.
^ Rick Ross Introduces Maybach Music Jamaica & Maybach Music Latino On BET's 106 & Park. BET.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07
^ Harper, Rosario (March 25, 2011). "Rick Ross Signs The First Lady Of Maybach Music". sohh.com. Retrieved May 31, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
^ "French Montana Celebrates Signing With Bad Boy & MMG".
^ "Rick Ross Speaks On Pill's Departure From MMG, Wishes Rapper "Success"".
^ "Rick Ross Signs Omarion to Maybach Music Group".
^ "Gunplay Signs To Def Jam".
^ "Rick Ross Talks About Possibly Signing Nipsey Hussle & Dom Kennedy".
^ "Rockie Fresh Signs To Maybach Music Group".
^ "Rick Ross Confirms That Maybach Music Group Is Moving To Atlantic Records". HipHop DX. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ "Rick Ross & MMG Talk Self Made Vol. 3". Rap Radar. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
^ "MMG". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/11/fat-trel-signs-to-maybach-music-group/
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^ http://www.complex.com/music/2014/03/best-rick-ross-albums-mixtapes/triple-cs-custom-cars-and-cycles
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[1] DX News Bits: Wiz Khalifa, Soulja Boy, Bruno Mars. 25 August 2010.

[2] Rick Ross Introduces Maybach Music Jamaica & Maybach Music Latino On BET's 106 & Park. BET.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07

[3] Harper, Rosario (March 25, 2011). "Rick Ross Signs The First Lady Of Maybach Music". sohh.com. Retrieved May 31, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[4] "French Montana Celebrates Signing With Bad Boy & MMG".

[5] "Rick Ross Speaks On Pill's Departure From MMG, Wishes Rapper "Success"".

[6] "Rick Ross Signs Omarion to Maybach Music Group".

[7] "Gunplay Signs To Def Jam".

[8] "Rick Ross Talks About Possibly Signing Nipsey Hussle & Dom Kennedy".

[9] "Rockie Fresh Signs To Maybach Music Group".

[10] "Rick Ross Confirms That Maybach Music Group Is Moving To Atlantic Records". HipHop DX. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

[11] "Rick Ross & MMG Talk Self Made Vol. 3". Rap Radar. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

[12] "MMG". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

[xxlmag.com-13] ttp://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/11/fat-trel-signs-to-maybach-music-group/

[ReferenceA-14] ttp://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/11/tracy-t-also-signs-maybach-music-group/

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[17] ttp://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/12/rick-ross-pushes-back-mastermind/

[18] ttp://www.complex.com/music/2014/03/best-rick-ross-albums-mixtapes/rick-ross-deeper-than-rap

[19] ttp://www.complex.com/music/2014/03/best-rick-ross-albums-mixtapes/triple-cs-custom-cars-and-cycles

[20] "RIAA Gold & Platinum: Teflon Don". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-09-13.

[21] "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/31/2011". HipHopDX. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2011-08-04.

[22] ttp://defsounds.com/hip-hop-news/wales-ambition-goes-gold/

[23] "Rick Ross God Forgives, I Don't Hits Gold".

[24] "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/26/2013". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 2, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[25] "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/30/2013". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 3, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[26] ttp://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31622/title.hip-hop-album-sales-eminem-rick-ross-beyonce

[27] ttp://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31707/title.hip-hop-album-sales-wu-tang-clan-mary-j-blige-eminem

[28] ttp://hiphopdx.com/news/id.34273/title.rap-release-dates-geto-boys-riff-raff-gunplay-joell-ortiz-llmind

[29] ttps://instagram.com/p/2uzVVgikFp/?taken-by=meekmill

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v t e Maybach Music Group
Founder	William Leonard Roberts II
Compilations	Self Made Vol. 1 (2011) Self Made Vol. 2 (2012) Self Made Vol. 3 (2013)
Singles	"Tupac Back" "Ima Boss" "That Way" "Bag of Money" "Poor Decisions" "Levels"
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v t e Atlantic Records
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v t e Rick Ross
Discography
Studio albums	Port of Miami Trilla Deeper Than Rap Teflon Don God Forgives, I Don't Mastermind Hood Billionaire Black Market Rather You Than Me Port of Miami 2 Richer Than I Ever Been Too Good to Be True with Meek Mill (2023)
Compilation albums	Rise to Power Self Made Vol. 1 (with MMG) Self Made Vol. 2 (with MMG) Self Made Vol. 3 (with MMG)
Mixtapes	Ashes to Ashes Rich Forever The Black Bar Mitzvah Black Dollar
Singles	"Hustlin' " "Push It" "Speedin' " "The Boss" "Here I Am" "Magnificent" "Maybach Music 2" "Super High" "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" "Live Fast, Die Young" "Aston Martin Music" "9 Piece" "You the Boss" "Stay Schemin'" "Touch'N You" "So Sophisticated" "Diced Pineapples" "100 Black Coffins" "No Games" "The Devil Is a Lie" "Thug Cry" "Sorry" "I Think She Like Me" "Gold Roses" "Shaq & Kobe" "Champagne Moments"
Featured singles	"Holla at Me" "Born-N-Raised" "We Takin' Over" "I'm So Hood" "100 Million" "Cash Flow" "Out Here Grindin" "You're Everything" "Welcome to the World" "Til da Sun Come Up" "Champion" "Put Your Hands Up" "All I Do Is Win" "Monster" "Rap Song" "Living Better Now" "Welcome to My Hood" "Swagger Right" "Can a Drummer Get Some?" "Hustle Hard (Remix)" "John" "Tupac Back" "I'm a Boss" "I'm on One" "Anything (To Find You)" "Fly Together" "Take It to the Head" "Bag of Money" "Why" "Lemme See" "Born Stunna" "Pop That" "I Wish You Would" "Beautiful Onyinye" "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" "Dope" "Bugatti" "Millions" "Believe It" "U.O.E.N.O." "Pour It Up (Remix)" "No New Friends" "Poor Decisions" "I Wanna Be with You" "They Don't Love You No More" "Options" "New Flame" "When You Feel This" "Do You Mind" "Money in the Grave "Down Like That" "Run It"
Other songs	"Make It Rain (Remix)" "Devil in a New Dress" "Deuces (Remix)" "The Way You Love Me" "Ambition" "I Am Your Leader" "Ali Bomaye" "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt" "Nobody" "Sanctified" "Hungry" "Lemon Pepper Freestyle" "God Did"
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