# Maybach Music Group

Maybach Music Group (MAY-back; abbreviated MMG) is a record label founded by American rapper Rick Ross in 2008. An imprint of gamma. since 2023, the label was previously an imprint of Def Jam Recordings (2009–2011), Warner Records (2011–2012) and Atlantic Records (2012–2023). The label, having signed artists including Wale, Meek Mill, French Montana, Omarion, Rockie Fresh, and Stalley, has released a total of 29 studio albums, including three compilation albums in its Self-Made series. The "Maybach Music" vocal tag heard in many of the label's recordings is spoken by Australian model Jessica Gomes.
Five of the label's albums have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while four have been certified platinum. The label has also released seven albums which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200: Deeper Than Rap (2009), God Forgives, I Don't (2012), and Mastermind (2014) by Rick Ross, The Gifted (2013) and The Album About Nothing (2015) by Wale and Dreams Worth More Than Money (2015) and Championships (2018) by Meek Mill.

## History
### 2009–2011

Maybach Music Group (MMG) was launched in a joint venture and as an imprint of Ross' then-label, Def Jam Recordings in 2008. Along with Ross himself, the label signed its first two acts that same year; its first was the hip hop group of which Ross was a member, Triple C's (alongside Gunplay, Torch, and Young Breed), while its second, singer Masspike Miles was signed in November of that year. The label released its first major album, Deeper Than Rap by Ross in April 2009. The Triple C's debut album, Custom Cars & Cycles followed thereafter in October of that year. In August 2009, Ross signed MMG's third artist, dancehall singer Magazeen.
In 2010, MMG released Ross' fourth album, Teflon Don. The second album by Triple C's, Color, Cut & Clarity was for scheduled for that year, but remains unreleased. In August, Ross made an offer to Pennsylvania rapper Wiz Khalifa to sign to Maybach Music Group; however, he was signed with Universal Music Group's competitor label, Atlantic Records.
In February 2011, Ross parted ways with Def Jam as the label's distributor (although he remained signed as a solo act) in favor of Warner Bros. Records, and signed two of MMG's soon-to-be flagship artists: Washington D.C.-based rapper Wale and Philadelphia-based rapper Meek Mill. The following month, on March 25, Ross signed R&B singer Teedra Moses to the label; she was the label's first female artist. On May 23, 2011, MMG released the compilation album Self Made Vol. 1, predominantly featuring Rick Ross alongside the label's roster of whom signed that same year, including Wale, Meek Mill, Teedra Moses, Pill, and Stalley, along with the Triple C's. In June, Ross announced plans to launch the sub-labels Maybach Music Jamaica and Maybach Music Latino, both of which failed to effectively materialize.

### 2012–present

In December 2011, New York rapper French Montana signed a joint venture deal with Maybach Music Group and Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records. His debut studio album, Excuse My French (2013) was released in a joint venture with Interscope Records and executive produced by both Combs and Ross. On February 4, 2012, Ross spoke about the departure of rapper Pill from Maybach Music, and said that Pill was never signed to the label; Pill was signed to its parent label Warner Bros., whose executives proposed the idea of Pill joining. Ross further added that he worked out a one-year deal in which Pill would be signed with the label. On May 2, 2012, Ross signed R&B singer Omarion to the label. MMG's second compilation album, Self Made Vol. 2 was released on June 26, and his fifth album, God Forgives, I Don't was released on July 31.
On June 22, 2012, while promoting Self Made Vol. 2, Rick Ross stated that Gunplay signed a solo deal with the label and Def Jam, further announcing promotional releases from the rapper leading up to his debut album, Living Legend. Rumors of Dom Kennedy and Nipsey Hussle signing to label began to spread during this time, both of which were disavowed by Ross himself, although he admitted to being a fan of the artists. On July 12, 2012, Ross confirmed that rapper Rockie Fresh was signed to MMG; Fresh's debut mixtape with the label, Electric Highway was released on January 21, 2013.
On December 11, 2012, Ross parted ways with Warner Bros. Records as the label's distributor in favor of Atlantic Records. On June 2, 2013, Ross revealed an album cover and announced that MMG will be releasing its third collaboration album, Self Made Vol. 3 on August 6, 2013. The following day, three songs—"Poor Decisions", "God Is Great" and "Oil Money Gang"—were released in promotion for the album. On June 4, 2013, three music videos for each of the songs were uploaded to the label's official YouTube. Self Made Vol. 3 was released to generally positive reviews on September 17, 2013. That same day, Stalley released his first retail project for the label, Honest Cowboy EP. On November 6, 2013, the label signed another Washington D.C.-based rapper and Wale associate, Fat Trel.

## Artists
### Current artists

* Rick Ross (founder)
* Wale
* Meek Mill
* Pill
* Stalley
* Gunplay
* Omarion
* Triple C's
* Whole Slab
* Bsic
* Rockie Fresh
* French Montana
* Fat Trel

## Discography

The following is a list of albums released through Maybach Music Group, various album distributors are noted below.
| Artist | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | 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, Def Jam, Slip-n-Slide Format: CD, LP, download | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | | 439,000 |
| Triple C's | Custom Cars & Cycles | Released: October 27, 2009 Label: Maybach, Def Jam Format: CD, download | 44 | 5 | 2 | — | | 48,000 |
| Rick Ross | Teflon Don | Released: July 20, 2010 Label: Maybach, Def Jam, Slip-n-Slide Format: CD, download | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | RIAA: Platinum | 799,000 |
| Maybach Music Group | Self Made Vol. 1 | Released: May 23, 2011 Label: Maybach, Warner Bros. Format: CD, download | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | | 247,000 |
| Wale | Ambition | Released: November 1, 2011 Label: Maybach, Warner Bros. Format: CD, download | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | RIAA: Gold | 500,000 |
| Maybach Music Group | Self Made Vol. 2 | Released: June 26, 2012 Label: Maybach, Warner Bros. Format: CD, 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, download | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: Gold | 570,000 |
| Meek Mill | Dreams and Nightmares | Released: October 30, 2012 Label: Maybach, Warner Bros. Format: CD, download | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | RIAA: Gold | 420,000 |
| French Montana | Excuse My French | Released: May 21, 2013 Label: Maybach, Coke Boys, Interscope, Bad Boy Format: CD, download | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | 162,000 |
| Wale | The Gifted | Released: June 25, 2013 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Format: CD, download | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | 400,000 |
| Maybach Music Group | Self Made Vol. 3 | Released: September 17, 2013 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Label: CD, download | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | | 114,000 |
| Stalley | Honest Cowboy EP | Released: September 17, 2013 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Format: Download | — | 41 | — | — | | |
| Rick Ross | Mastermind | Released: March 4, 2014 Label: Maybach, Def Jam, Slip-n-Slide Format: CD, download | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | 420,000 |
| Stalley | Ohio | Released: October 27, 2014 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Format: CD, download | 35 | 5 | 5 | — | | 10,000 |
| Rick Ross | Hood Billionaire | Released: November 24, 2014 Label: Maybach, Def Jam, Slip-n-Slide Format: CD, download | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | | 175,000 |
| Omarion | Sex Playlist | Released: December 2, 2014 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Formats: CD, download | 49 | 5 | — | — | | 44,000 |
| Wale | The Album About Nothing | Released: March 31, 2015 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Formats: CD, download | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | | 198,000 |
| Meek Mill | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Released: June 29, 2015 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Formats: CD, download | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum | 800,000 |
| Gunplay | Living Legend | Released: July 31, 2015 Label: Maybach, Def Jam Formats: CD, download | 171 | 17 | 11 | — | | |
| Rick Ross | Black Market | Released: December 4, 2015 Label: Maybach, Slip-n-Slide, Def Jam Formats: CD, download | 6 | 2 | 2 | 68 | | 85,000 |
| Rick Ross | Rather You Than Me | Released: March 17, 2017 Label: Maybach, Epic Formats: CD, download, streaming | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | | |
| Wale | Shine | Released: April 28, 2017 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Formats: CD, download, streaming | 16 | 8 | 6 | — | | |
| Meek Mill | Wins & Losses | Released: July 21, 2017 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Formats: CD, Download, streaming | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | | |
| Meek Mill | Championship | Released: November 30, 2018 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Formats: CD, download, streaming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum | 229,000 |
| Rick Ross | Port of Miami 2 | Released: August 9, 2019 Label: Maybach, Epic Formats: CD, download, streaming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | | |
| Wale | Wow... That's Crazy | Released: October 11, 2019 Label: Maybach, Warner Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 7 | 6 | 5 | 55 | | |
| Meek Mill | Expensive Pain | Released: October 1, 2021 Label: Maybach, Atlantic Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | |
| Wale | Folarin II | Released: October 22, 2021 Label: Maybach, Warner Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 22 | 12 | 11 | — | | |
| Rick Ross | Richer Than I Ever Been | Released: December 10, 2021 Label: Maybach, Epic Format: CD, digital download, steaming | 22 | 10 | 5 | 96 | | |