Maybach Music Group

Maybach Music Group
Parent company	Warner Music Group
Founded	2008
Founder	Rick Ross
Distributor(s)	Warner Bros. Records (In the US)[1]
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	Miami, Florida
Official Website	http://deeperthanrap.com/

Maybach Music Group is a record label founded by Rick Ross, currently distributed by Warner Bros. Records, which took over distribution following the expiration of a deal with Def Jam Recordings.

Maybach Music Group released its first album in 2009 following Rick Ross's Deeper Than Rap. After the release Rick Ross focused more on signing artists to his label, discovering artists such as Masspike Miles. He signed Gunplay (born Richard Morales) from Miami, Masspike Miles (born Miles Wheeler) from Boston, Ma. Torch (born Kevin Belnavis) from the Bronx, and Young Breed to Maybach Music Group and released his label's second studio album and being Triple C's debut album Custom Cars & Cycles. Then, in 2010, Ross released Teflon Don. Also Ross' Maybach Music Group label will release another album titled Color, Cut & Clarity by Triple C's. In 2010, Ross made an offer to rapper Wiz Khalifa to sign to Maybach Music Group but Khalifa decided to sign with Atlantic instead.^[2] In 2011, Rick Ross confirmed he does intend to launch Maybach Music Jamaica along with Maybach Music Latino.^[3] He has also signed Maybach Music Group's first reggae artist, Magazeen. On May 23, 2011, Maybach Music Group released the album Self Made Vol. 1 which features Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Pill and Wale.

Artists

Signed artists

Artist	Year signed	MMG Albums	Description
Rick Ross	Founder	2
Masspike Miles	2009	—	Singer from Boston, Massachusetts.
Triple C's	2009	1	Group composed of rappers Rick Ross, Gunplay, Torch and Young Breed.
Magazeen	2011	—	Maybach Music Group's first reggae artist.
Wale	2011	1	Rapper from Washington DC. He released his album Ambition on November 1, 2011.
Meek Mill	2011	—	Rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In March 2011, was named one of the top "Freshman of 2011" by XXL magazine.[4]
Audra the Rapper	2011	—	Rapper from Richmond, Virginia. Maybach Music Group's first female rapper.
Pill	2011	—	Rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.
Stalley	2011	—	Rapper from Massillon, Ohio. Also signed with DD172 and BluRoc.
Teedra Moses	2011	—	Is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter from New Orleans, Lousiana. The first female R&B artist of MMG.
Duce Pound	2011	—	Duo composed of rappers Quise and Perle, both from Carol City, Florida.
Maybach Dice	2011	—	Rapper from South Jamaica, Queens.
DJ Scream	2011	—	DJ from Atlanta, Georgia.
DJ Sam Sneak	2011	—	DJ from North Miami. CEO of Jam Squad Ent and Rick Ross's official DJ.

Discography

The following is the list of all albums released through Maybach Music Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. Any additional record label involved are specified.

Artist	Album	Details
Rick Ross	Deeper Than Rap (released with Slip-n-Slide and Def Jam)	Released: April 21, 2009 Chart position: 1 U.S., 23 CAN[5] Sales: 434,000[6]
Triple C's	Custom Cars & Cycles (released with Def Jam)	Released: October 27, 2009 Chart position: 44 U.S.[7] Sales: 12,200[8]
Rick Ross	Teflon Don (released with Slip-n-Slide and Def Jam)	Released: July 20, 2010 Chart position: 2 U.S., 17 CAN, 169 U.K.[9] Sales: 654,000[10] RIAA certification: Gold[11]
Maybach Music Group	MMG Presents: Self Made Vol. 1	Released: May 23, 2011 Chart position: 5 U.S.[12] Sales: 109,000[13]
Wale	Ambition	Released: November 1, 2011 Chart position: TBA Sales: TBA

Upcoming Albums

• December 10, 2011: Say Hello to Forever by Masspike Miles
  • First single: "Flatine" (Produced by Cardiak)
• December 13, 2011: God Forgives, I Don't by Rick Ross^[14]
  • First single: "You the Boss" featuring Nicki Minaj
  • Second single: "I Love My Bitches" (Produced by Just Blaze)
• TBA, 2011: Lincoln Way Nights by Stalley
• 2012: "First studio album" by Meek Mill
• 2012: The Medicine by Pill
• TBA: Color, Cut & Clarity by Triple C's
• December 2011: Self Made Vol. 2 by Maybach Music Group

References

1. ^ Burgess, Omar (2011-02-19). "Warner Signs Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.14136/title.warner-signs-rick-ross-maybach-music-group. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
2. ^ DX News Bits: Wiz Khalifa, Soulja Boy, Bruno Mars. 25 August 2010.
3. ^ Rick Ross Introduces Maybach Music Jamaica & Maybach Music Latino On BET's 106 & Park. BET.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07
4. ^ "Meek Mill: Most Street". XXL. Harris Publications. http://www.xxlmag.com/2011-freshman-class/meek-mill/. Retrieved October 14, 2011. 
5. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/rick-ross/deeper-than-rap/1223096
6. ^ "Rick Ross Is Back with 'Teflon Don' and Bigger Than Ever". billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/rick-ross-is-back-with-teflon-don-and-bigger-1004104858.story. Retrieved 2010-11-11. 
7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=k%27naan+troubadour&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH
8. ^ Langhorne, Cyrus (2009-11-04). "Triple C's "Custom Cars & Cycles" Outsells 50 Cent's 10K Predictions". Sohh.Com. http://www.sohh.com/2009/11/triple_cs_custom_cars_cycles_outsell_50.html. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/rick-ross/teflon-don/1373740
10. ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/31/2011". HipHopDX. 2011-08-03. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16272/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-7-31-2011. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
11. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 9, 2011: Teflon Don certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Rick%20Ross&title=Teflon%20Don&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
12. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of June 11, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 11, 2011. http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/maybach-music-group-talks-signings-and-being-1005185162.story#/charts/billboard-200?chartDate=2011-06-11. Retrieved September 2, 2011. 
13. ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/26/2011". HipHopDX. 2011-06-29. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15667/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-6-26-2011. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
14. ^ Kuperstein, Slava (2011-10-07). "Rick Ross Reveals Cover Art For "God Forgives, I Don't"". HipHop DX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17111/title.rick-ross-talks-beef-with-young-jeezy-release-date-for-next-album. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 

External links

• Maybach Music