On paper, the “Nike Boots” rapper was the pickup that executives dreamed of. He was an undervalued talent who got cut from his label after his debut album flopped. His music paid tribute to his Nigerian heritage and had elements of Go-Go and spoken word poetry.” He was the poster boys of the blogs but he also had the HBCUs and his hometown of Washington, DC, behind him. He could make the strip club anthem but he also made songs that resonated with women on a deeper level. “I first met Wale at King of Diamonds…Wale was a backpack rapper… So I was surprised to see him in a strip club, and I was even more surprised to hear his music booming in there… “No Hands” was a hit record but it wasn’t an accurate representation of Wale as an artist. Here’s an excerpt from Ross’ new memoir, Hurricanes: But if he and Wale were on good terms prior, it wouldn’t have escalated to Meek’s Twitter fingers. Meek clearly hates when featured artists don’t tweet about his album. Jan 2017 – Meek and Wale “made peace” at Rozay’s birthday party. Ross, again, told us that Meek and Wale are brothers and that there’s nothing to see here. Wale replied with sarcastic subtweets to mock Meek’s disses. Meek responded on Instagram, called Wale a jealous clown, said he’s not on MMG, and that he should jump off a roof. Oct 2015 – Wale said in Breakfast Club interview that Meek brought a pencil to a gunfight in his beef with Drake. Ross claimed he called them both and it’s Gucci. Wale responded on Instagram and said that he did support Meek but didn’t get a response. July 2014 – Meek called Wale a hater for not tweeting about his album. The drama between MMG label-mates Wale and Meek Mill was unfortunate yet unsurprising. That responsibility falls on the shoulders of the biggest boss that we’ve seen thus far. MMG had its challenges, but the empire should have better weathered the storm. MMG wasn’t a “bust,” but it didn’t live up to its #1 draft pick potential either. Much higher than Top Dawg Entertainment.īut it never happened. If we ranked the 2012 labels most likely to run rap for the rest of the decade, The Untouchable Maybach Music Empire was near the top. The iconic “m-m-m-m-maybach music” drop was inescapable. Meek Mill, Wale, and Rozay were running game. Rick Ross’ record label reached heights that few groups had ever attained: Five #1 albums in three years. Not too long ago, the Maybach Music Group was everywhere. Rick Ross’ record label looked destined to run the 2010s, but the culture wasn’t built for long-term success.
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