Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Otis” video may have been a precursor and Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group may find itself in a bind soon. Daimler AG, the German automaker that makes Mercedes-Benz cars, has announced it is shuttering the high-end Maybach brand. Apparently, despite being popular among the Hip Hop elite, the uber-luxury cars just weren’t selling and at that, were bringing down Daimler’s bottom line. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche was quoted as saying that Daimler hasn’t made a profit on the Maybach, which it reintroduced in 2002.
The nixing of the Maybachs, which cost north of $350,000 apiece, comes with a caveat: the Mercedes-Benz S-Class will be expanded with several new models, which will come to market in 2013, several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and USA Today, have reported. The brand was “1930s-era marquee,” according to USA Today.
The new S-Class “can replace the Maybach,” Zetsche said. Mercedes will double variations of the $95,000 S-Class to six as it seeks to boost annual vehicle sales by at least 10,000 a year.
Hip Hop’s elite haven’t reacted yet, but it’s safe to say Jay, ‘Ye and MMG may address it sooner than later – perhaps in a song, even.
i wish the label would stop production
wow so ricki rozay was doomed to fail
this is funny
get your 50 at the top of the screen haha
I poo in my Maybach lol what the fuck these niggas thinking
great hip-hop news fuckers.
Fuck a Maybach and the rich folks fans like to cheer for. Fuck driving a status symbol instead of living modest and proving to kids what live is about.
Just fuck it.
Good maybe these dummies will stop endorsing products that don’t send them checks or support their communities!
NORE owns a Maybach?????
lol seriously??????
NORE IS PAID EARLY 90S RAP MONEY>>>>>>>>>THIS ERA
So what does that say about maybach music group….lol….never name your business after another brand
ross has made about $20,000,000.00 with his company, so what’s your point. Roc A Fella Records was named after a wealthy white family and Jay Z made about $300,000,000.00 from it, so you need to chill with ole broke azz.
hahahah rick ross didnt make no 20mil slide off slow man
@anonymous mmg is actually worth bout 40 mil nd afta he drop dis album it finna b 60 mil
GTFOH THE MAN NEVR WENT PLATINUM HE IS A GOLD SELLING ARTIST
LMAOOO yall niggas be delusional. 40mil? and after the album drops another 20mil? LMAO. thats right Wale Stalley and Meek bringing in the big money. cash cows right there
how is a label with a bunch of bums and crackheads worth 40 millz with no platinum albums, fuck i dont think they have any gold albums
Another thing officer ricky has fucked up
jay looked at the stock and knew.rick looked at the stock rims and knew he have to have one ahahah bawse
dinosaur music
Big mac music Ricky, go with it dog. They’ll never stop making those
too bad if you puchased a big mac everyday for a month, you would end up broke lol.
AHHAHAHAHAHAHAH HE GOT YOUR ASS HAHAHAHAHA
rick still got a 06 maybach that aint ballin
an 06 maybach still goes for about 250k sounds pretty balling to me
Wilhelm Maybach’s great-grandkids must have wanted more of the money from sales.
S-Class Music Group…. sounds catchy enough
I actually like it better than MMG.
AND SOON MMG SHALL DO THE SAME , HA HA HA HA HA HA !
he cant even go platinum
the same goes for the label they never maid a profit a gold artist as a boss def jam didnt even want a part of it.thats smart on def jams part fat ricky cant even go platinum so what you think his artist is gonna do vol 158k first week triple c 12k first week.sorry meek you gonna flop also just like wale wont go gold its already over
its unprofitable because ross only rents them….lol
That fat nigga heated about this. But that’s what u get for not being naming your shit after another company. And stop biting old west flicks for album titles what’s next “for a few dollars more”. “True grit”. Gtfo with that bullshit
true true, lol rick ross is lame
who this again some great hiphop news which the average hiphop is waiting for. thanks DX
Learn how to speak retard!
The line is unprofitable because serious businessmen don’t want to drive around in the same vehicle knucklehead ghetto rats do.
so true, the principle of association and the extended self..they conflict with one another…Rick Ross has turned the brand into a representation of a fraudulent life..
Ya the #1 factor in how evil rich people choose their purchases, (cars, watches, vodka, and underwear) is RACISM. That makes so much sense. I know a racist rich guy who was about to buy a mansion until he found out black rappers were showing off their mansions on TV.
If that’s so, the why is lambo, aston martin’s range rover and Esp Bentley still around??? The reason why maybach isn’t making any money is because the options in the car are now found in different cheaper cars example the Genesis”
lol Factz you’re the biggest racist one, and all of the rest too. They say S-Class, which is cheaper, is getting nearly luxurious as Maybach branded cars and that’s why M’s sales are declining. The correct answer is serious businessman dont give a single flying fuck against what goes around on hip hop. Theres no race thingy in here.
LOL yeah but they says it was never profitable…has nothing to do w/ that.
they probably woulda closed it up earlier if it wasn’t for the shine
Rick gonna have another seizure when he hears this.
lmao
Haha
Am I wrong for laughing?
Hopefully the Maybach Music Group follows suit!
Funny, the only people I ever saw in Maybachs were rappers and athletes, mostly dudes with more money than common sense. 350 stacks? Where I’m at in NC, that could get you a pretty nice crib (especially if you hit up the foreclosures) and even an S-Class if you wanted. If Ross wants to name his label after a company, make it one that’s been around for generations and even survived GM’s house cleaning when the auto industry took a shit…Introducing, Cadillac Music Group…
Its ok Rick Ross acting career will be over by 2013
A Low Blow
MMG = Mediocre Music Group
stale bitch ross is da hottest in da game rite now nd wale is a lyrical genius nd meek mill is feedin da streets
hottest in the game? how long you gonna tell that lie the entire label puts out flop music ross will NEVER GO PLATINUM.yeah ross is hot he 1 time decipher that jimmy
Going platinum is extremely difficult now. That’s not a measure of rich / popular these days. If there are couple records on billboard hot 100 or couple million views on YouTube, that will prove he / she is popular.
so tru, they’re not shit, just mediocre…
954broward was being sarcastic you fucking idiot
its only a few cars he can fit in what the hell he gonna do know he gonna have to rep uhaul
lol!
Niggas hate all you want. Fact remains MMG top of the game right now. You wish yaall favorite lame ass favorite rappers like 50 or Jeezy were signed. Maybe then the niggas could get a buzz and release a hot track.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shut up wack nigga, jeezy is ruling the south and Ross ain’t seen on the hood now realize who’s more hood. 50 is a lame though
Ross is on a winning streak.
Now the price on Maybachs will soar like all cars when their production stops…he better keep his Maybachs now that they will be considered classics.
Shut up wack nigga, Ross certainly die before his Maybach pays
co sign Emac! great collector’s item!
Yeah my fucking Pontiac Bonneville’s blue book value soared when they closed the company. What the fuck are you even talking about…NO CAR appreciates in value, except like a Gullwing Mercedes or something
@ axemurder people don’t buy collector’s items for their features or tactical advantages. its for memorabilia -For keepsake and for show not for use. the same way people auction off old comic books for more money than they originally paid for it – its about availability.
“stale bitch ross is da hottest in da game rite now nd wale is a lyrical genius nd meek mill is feedin da streets”
954broward– I don’t mean to hate on you; this is directed towards everyone who posts on this forum: just because this is a hip-hop site, doesn’t mean that you have to talk like an uneducated gangster. I bet the majority of you come from the suburbs and have a solid education.
Moving forward let’s spell shit correctly and try using proper grammar once in a while. Let’s not make hip hop heads look like a bunch of fucking idiots– we are smarter than that and the hip hop movement deserves more than this bullshit. I’m not trying to hate on anyone, and for those of you who do in fact have poor educations,that is unfortunate and I feel for you. But for the rest of us, (including myself): let’s step it up and lead by example. Let’s not lead future generations into a world of idiocy.
i agree & findthis comment funny
lol i aint submitin dis shyt 2 my english teacher im just typin fast nd i dnt feel lyk spellin out shyt
fat people like ross
haha celebs be renting them out not buying em haha funny
Real talk. Dum azz investors.
What’s funny? You aint never rent a car? You probably renting rims and shit. That is if your punk ass can afford a car.
Merc Music Group
Go on do it Ricky I know you wanna Ross
lol doesnt he have a tattoo that says maybach
Nigga’s talk about shit so much they cheapen it. Bottom Line.
maybach should just sue rick ross and his label for stealing their name and logo and damaging their brand by associating it with dealing cocaine. then they can maybe stay in business for a few more years to make cars for ricky to rap about but if they sue him he wont be able to buy anymore
Haha!! Toyota is worth more than Maybach. Perhaps Jay-Z and Kanye knew this which is why they, maybe subtle-ly, chopped up the car. It also makes you think how Rozay and his boys spent 400,000 on a car that isnt even worth that much since 2002!! Dum azzes. Do your homework in business fake thugs before you embarrass with yourself with names like Maybach Music group. Rozay should change the group name to Toyota music group. hahaha
birdman spent 9 million dollars on a one off maybach thats like 5 years old and looks like shit
lower the damn price
Good Idea! Ugh. How am I gonna buy Mcdonalds in fucking normal mercedes!? Ugh
Somehow the cop will rename his label Bugatti Music Group, then that will fold, then he’ll name it, Aston Martin Music Group then that will fold and he’ll adopt German Car Music group to be safe. Just like he renamed himself that gay stripper name Ricky Rosay. SMh
Maybach’s goin under dats da end of they chapter and dats who u chose to name yo company after – Nas
that was funny. but way out of context
That was not out of context. IDIOT.
Put it together, I rock hoes. Ross rock fellas…..
lol, Mercedes Music Group?
And…….Nobody on this site should care because none of your broke asses can afford one.
i dont see your logic. this pertains to hip hop and we come to this site for such news. dd you just wake up and decide youre going to talk down on niggas today?
Maybe if the shit wasn’t damn near half a mil they would see some return profit.
Prices go up on existing models. Smarten up commentators down there, Maybach was never a common folk car. Sheiks, CEO’s, and ambassadors own them, car companies rent them. Common folk admire them as they pass. About the time rappers bought them it was still a brand that couldn’t hang with Rolls Royce and Bentley.
The S class can very well replace the maybach. Or u could have kept the maybach model, done away with most of the amenities, and made it more accessible to lower-end consumers.
That’s the point, it wasn’t made for lower-end consumers. Making it an limited commodity will generate more prestige for the brand than cheapening it.
^ well obviously that theory/business model backfired. they should have lowered their standards. exclusiveness and elitism are 2 very different things
CAN YOU READ? HOW DID IT BACKFIRE WHEN OWNERS CAN NOW GET ALMOST 2 MILLION FOR A HALF A MILLION CAR THEY BROUGHT YEARS AGO? WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE LOWERED THEIR STANDARDS WHEN BENZ ALREADY GETS THAT LOWER MONEY? THEY WILL STILL FIX THE EXISTING CARS AND EVEN SELL SOME NOT SOLD BEFORE, THEY JUST STOPPED ANY FUTURE CARS FROM BEING MADE.
THEY ARE STILL IN BUSINESS!
(shaking my head)
There’s so many jokes that can be said here…hell some of them have already been said.
The Maybach was just a bad business decision and had to come to an inevitable end. It was just bad. The 550 and 600 was more than suitable than that piece of shit car.
I guess we’re leaving the Maybach, and heading out for the 600 Benz. woooo! *ross adlib*
Wait, you mean people aren’t lining up to spend half a million dollars on a car that, by its nature, also requires you to hire a driver??
Ya’ll sound like a bunch of irritating ass, dumb broke fucks commenting on this site about how Maybach should’ve done this or that, or should’ve done like Toyota or whatever you fags. You really think Maybach (a company that’s been in business since before most of your grandfathers were born) need advice from your faggot asses? You really think they’re broke, like dead ass broke? You really think Maybach would’nt pop back up on your asses in like 100 years from now selling their rides for 3 times the amount they go for now? C’mon you idiots, do the knowledge and realize Maybach’s manufacture ONLY high end cars. No SUV’s, no pickup trucks, mutherfucka ONLY automobiles for a fucking reason. They make cars worth 2/3 million dollars (the Exelero). Put your broke asses in the right perspective, most of us can’t relate to their mindset let alone the portfolio of their clientele. This is probably the smartest thing they could’ve done to preserve their brand without devaluing the name, considering the current and quiet possibly the near future of financial climate. You better believe that other exotic car makers may very likely follow this move. The dumb asses are mutherfuckaz like Rozay who went all out naming his business off an automakers name. He’s the dumb ass for tatooing Maybach on his fat ass, the short-sighted mutherfucka. Ya’ll need to smarten the fuck up and GTFOH with your $5 suggestions.
all that shit you typed…i hope u get a commission check for runnin yo dick suckas for they high asses! …America is bankrupt G….this game is over…CAPITALISM is dead… ONLY DUMMIES BUY THAT BULLSHIT…all that money and they buy shit that depreciates in value soon as they hand over the money…such dummies…OCCUPY ALL STREETS…
@ amerikkka occupied
(lol) at your comment on all the typing I did….You country mutherfuck it’s called educating your hick ass you bitch. Read it and learn something. You think all that “Occupy Wall Street” shit is gonna change anything for real? You might as well stick you fuckin head in a meat grinder and die like the lil bitch you are fucker!!!
I HOPE MAYBACH MUSIC GROUP ALSO SHUT DOWN THEIR BUSINESS
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH FUCK ALL THESE RAPPERS TALKIN ABOUT CARS
FUCK YOU ALL
OCCUPY HIP HOP
muthafuckaz sticking up for maybach like they got one yall niggaz lame as fuck.
STICK TO COLLECTING JORDANS AND POKEMON CARDS AND LET GROWN MEN HANDLE BUSINESS.
I guess a lot of rappers are leasing in stead of buying
Now if only MMG would do the same…
For all the low IQ havers:
Maybach didn’t CLOSE, they stopped making NEW ones. All the EXISTING ones RISE in value. So all you wishing MMG suffers the same fate, THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE WISHING IDIOT, they RISE in value for being EXCLUSIVE.
And all that “lower the standards” talk, if it was 80 grand people still couldn’t afford it. Most people in a Ford Fiesta can’t afford that.
You’re not a car company if you don’t make cars.
What backing do the people you mention have? They appeal to people that are not rich so them owning one isn’t doing anything for the company is it? If you’ve ever seen the Forbes 100 wealtiest list, you probably won’t see many that own one will you?
Well I guess I’ll just join a yacht club with all the other smug square white guys 🙁