Earlier today, Rick Ross held his highly anticipated, totally overblown press conference for Maybach Music Group. Although we enjoyed the free Ciroc provided at the event as well as the live stream on YouTube, we didn’t really learn much of interest beyond a few album release dates that totally could have been sent via email. And while we're a little disappointed that there will be no slap-boxing match between label bosses, there were a few amusing tidbits that we gleaned from Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Lyor Cohen, and the Bawse himself that made the whole thing well worth attending...
Written by Insanul Ahmed (@Incilin)
Diddy
Diddy’s Dick Gets Hard When He Hears “M-M-M-Maybach Music”
During his speech Sean Combs remarked that “Every time you hear that Australian girl say 'Maybach Music,' it's like your dick gets hard.” Diddy oughta know just how hot Jessica Gomes —the girl who does the Maybach Music drop—is, since they once shot an Unforgivable commercial together. He also oughta know that talking about erections with a roomful of journalists—and an even bigger online audience—might not be such a good idea.
Wale
Rick Ross Apparently Thinks Wale’s Name Is Wallace
Throughout the press conference, Rick Ross kept calling Wale “Wallace.” Which would make perfect sense if his name wasn’t actually Olubowale Victor Akintimehin. Wonder if he calls Meek “Marcus?”
The Streets
Rick Ross’ Office Is “The Streets”
According to our unofficial tally, the phrase “the streets” was uttered approximately 968 times during the MMG event. But our favorite use of the term came when Warner Music boss Lyor Cohen reasoned that Rozay has the biggest office in the world because his office is “the streets.” So what is his desk—a park bench?
Omarion
Omarion Calls Himself “Luke Skywalker”
The moment Omarion waltzed in the room you could hear the snickers. I mean, have you seen B2K?As if his haircut wasn’t bad enough, dude ran through a list of nonsensical akas including "Maybach O." But the best one had to be “Luke Skywalker.” (Somebody tell Luther Campbell his alias just got jacked!) Honestly we wish dude would just pull an Obi-Wan Kenobi and disappear before our very eyes.
Painter
Rick Ross Is Also A Painter
While Swizz Beatz was explaining how Reebok and Rozay will be releasing a Big & Tall line, he also revealed that Ross has been dabbling in the arts—and not just lyrical arts. Yes, it turns out Ross is nice with the brush as well as the mic. Who knew his line “Red on the wall Basquiat when I paint” had some truth to it?