Rick Ross's MMG Wednesday Press Conference

Yesterday, Wednesday, Rick Ross held a press conference in New York, and also used the time to update the world on the upcoming MMG releases. The signing of Mase to the label is still not official, but Omarion's signing to the label was made public to the world a couple of hours ago. So, now you have Wale, Meek Mill, Rick Ross himself, Stalley, Teedra Moses, French Montana (partnership with Diddy's Bad Boy label) and Omarion as the big acts to watch out for on the label.




A couple of industry act took time to speak at the conference, and you can read what they had to say below-


Yesterday's event featured powerful speeches courtesy of music executive Lyor Cohen and producer Swizz Beatz.
"He has the biggest office in the world; that's called the streets," Cohen said, along with revealing it has been nearly 20 years since publicly speaking at a press conference. Swizz Beatz later came out saying, "My conversation with him is like a conversation with Nas or a conversation with [Jay-Z]...Ross is humble. He's trying to get to the next level. People forget that hip-hop started off as a rebelious movement. I just wanna commend a bawse for doing bawse things and keeping it real." (SOHH)




Bad Boy Records CEO Diddy also used the opportunity to shower Rozay with props.
"Everytime you hear that Australian girl saying Maybach Music, your d*ck gets hard, or at least my d*ck gets hard," Diddy said. "His actual records off his mixtapes are so hot that they get on the radio without any promotion. He is the hottest rapper of this generation -- he's like a jazz singer or a soul singer or a gospel singer. It just touches your heart in that way. He's a genius to me, he's my brother, I know he will go down in history as one of the greatest record men. I knew he was a great one and I didn't give a f*ck what everyone else was saying. And now they all on ur d*ck! He's an artist that's gonna change the world." (SOHH)


I still marvel at the level of hate Rick Ross gets. So, what if he was a C.O about 15 years ago. Right now, he is making great music, building a musical empire, and is a rich enterprising black man. People need to let go of the hate and just enjoy what he brings to the table, and how he lends out a hand to everyone that needs it in the industry.


Below are the release dates of the upcoming MMG projects-

First up will be MMG's Self Made, Vol. 2, which is set to drop on June 26. Following will be Rozay's highly-anticipated LP, God Forgives, I Don't, which Ross announced will be coming out July 31. Finally, MMG announced Meek Mill's debut album, Dreams & Nightmares, for an August 28 release date. (XXL Mag)