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The 25 Best Maybach Music Group Songs - Maybach Music Group certainly knows how to make hits. This year of catalog building for the label started off with Gunplay's Cops & Robbers and new signee Rockie Fresh's Electric Highway mixtapes. In May, French Montana dropped his debut album, Excuse My French, and though the numbers didn't live up to the hype, there's no denying the lingering excitement of his singles like "Pop That" featuring boss Rick Ross and YMCMB's Lil Wayne. Next up are albums expected from Wale, Gunplay, Omarion, Stalley, Rockie and Ross himself, along with the third volume of the group's Self Made series (announced for Aug. 6). Until we see what rises to the top of 2013 for the crew, let's take a look back at their 25 best songs released in years prior.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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25. Pill, Wale and Teedra Moses feat. Curren$y and Cyhi tha Prynce, "Rise" - With a kushed-out Curren$y hook and soaring backup vocals from Teedra Moses lacing a floating, luxurious backbeat, this fantastic collabo was one of the most beautifully understated moments on Maybach Music's 2011 compilation Self Made, Vol. 1.  (Photos: Rick Diamond/Getty Images; John Ricard/BET)

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24. Meek Mill feat. Wale and Rick Ross, "Pandemonium" - MMG's starting three show off their unlikely but undeniable chemistry over a riotous Starsky & Hutch–style beat on yet another Self Made Vol. 1 standout.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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23. Meek Mill feat. Drake and Jeremih, "Amen" - Meek shows a new soulful side on the dopest cut from his Dreamchasers 2 mixtape, channeling College Dropout Kanye with help from Drake and MMG favorite Jeremih. (Photo: Courtesy Maybach Music Group)

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22. Rick Ross, "In Cold Blood" - A murderous Deeper Than Rap track aimed at Bawse arch nemesis 50 Cent, "In Cold Blood" features the epic, cinematic sound that's become Ross' trademark since then, with a gargantuan horn section bringing the drama. (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

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21. Rick Ross feat. Meek Mill, Stalley and Pharrell - With Pharrell rapping and singing and Boi-1da crafting a frenetic, percussive beat for this Rich Forever cut, you can't blame Ross, Meek and MMG dark horse Stalley for thinking world domination. (Photo: Courtesy Maybach Music Group)

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20. Wale, "Legendary" - Wale puts the ladies' man routine to the side on this Ambition banger, spitting samurai-sword-sharp couplets over a sinister orchestra loop.(Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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19. Rick Ross feat. Nas, "Usual Suspects" - The Teflon Don and Escobar politick-ditto on this lush Deeper Than Rap highlight, the first chapter in this unlikely duo's so-far-flawless collaborative track record. (Photos: Joe Kohen/Getty Images; Dane Delaney/BET)

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18. Gunplay, Meek Mill, Stalley and Wale feat. Rick Ross and Kendrick Lamar, "Power Circle" - Kendrick Lamar bats cleanup for MMG's heavy hitters on this eight-and-a-half-minute posse cut that sets off Self Made 2 in grandiose fashion.(Photo: Courtesy Maybach Music Group)

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17. Meek Mill feat. Rick Ross and Yo Gotti, "Don't Panic" - On this dramatic trap anthem from Mill's Dreamchasers mixtape, Meek, Yo Gotti and a whispering Rozay try to stay calm and collected under the watchful eyes of the alphabet boys.  (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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16. Rick Ross feat. Kanye West, "Live Fast, Die Young" - With this Teflon Don heater's take-'em-to-church hook and spastic Marvin Gaye-sampling production, Kanye is in vintage form, but Ross still dominates through sheer willpower and big-man charisma.  (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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15. Wale feat. Big Sean, "Slight Work" - Wale and Big Sean are at their braggadocious best on hit single "Slight Work," hydroplaning over a frantic Diplo beat bubbling with chopped-up sirens and 808s. (Photo: Courtesy of Warner Music Group)

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14. Rick Ross feat. Jay-Z, "Free Mason" - The Bawse, the God MC and a fired-up John Legend team up to thumb their noses at illuminati-obsessed conspiracy theorists over MMG's signature motion-picture sound, here provided by the Inkredibles.(Photos: Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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12. Wale feat. Rick Ross and Jeremih, "That Way" - Wale goes for the heart once again, keeping it classy with Ross and Jeremih over a surprisingly smooth Curtis Mayfield-sampling Lex Luger production. (Photo: Courtesy of Warner Music Group)

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11. Wale feat. Miguel, "Lotus Flower Bomb" - Wale delivered his biggest hit yet with this Ambition single, getting all googly-eyed over a seductive Jerrin Howard beat and an beautifully aching hook from Miguel.(Photo: Courtesy of Warner Music Group)

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10. Rick Ross feat. T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Kanye West, "Maybach Music 2" - "Maybach Music 2" shows the birth of a Bawse. A mission statement of sorts, the song lays out Rozay's sky-high aspirations with an all-star cast and an impossibly opulent, cinematic beat, the real debut of MMG's trademark lush sound.  (Photo: Courtesy of Maybach Music Group)

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9. Rick Ross feat. Diddy, "Holy Ghost" - Even Ross' mixtapes are true events. A hungrier-than-ever Rozay, no longer sidelined by health problems, sets off his Rich Forever street opus with this dramatic face-melter. (Photo: Courtesy Maybach Music Group)

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7. Meek Mill feat. Rick Ross, "Tupac Back" - Over a terrifying track made for Jaws, Meek and Rawse toss Molotov cocktails at the rap game, controversially — but convincingly — channeling the rebel rage of hip hop's fallen icon. (Photo: Courtesy of Maybach Music Group)

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6. Wale feat. Meek Mill and Rick Ross, "Ambition" - MMG's holy trinity chase their dreams over a sublime T-Minus dreamscape on the title track to Wale's redemption album. (Photo: Courtesy of Maybach Music Group)

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5. Rick Ross feat. T.I., Jadakiss and Erykah Badu, "Maybach Music III" - Undoubtedly one of the most elegantly produced rap songs of all time, "Maybach Music III" is made for villas in Monaco, private jets over Dubai and the opening credits for James Bond movies.  (Photo: Courtesy of Maybach Music Group)

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4. "Stay Schemin'" - Rawse dominated airwaves and car speakers everywhere with this inescapable winter anthem, boosted by an off-key French Montana hook, a woozy Beat Bullies backdrop and an angry Drake verse.(Photo: Courtesy of Maybach Music Group)

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3. Rick Ross feat. Drake and Chrisette Michele, "Aston Martin Music" - With this luxurious mission statement, Rozay proved his garage is big enough for more than one luxury car brand. The moment where Chrisette's floating hook transitions to Drake's dreamy, filtered crooning is pure pop-rap perfection.    (Photo: Courtesy of Maybach Music Group)

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2. Meek Mill feat. Rick Ross, "I'ma Boss" - Meek Mill introduced himself to the world with a rabbit punch to the solar plexus on this riotous hit, which dominated both Self Made Vol. 1 and last summer in general. Talk about a first impression. (Photo: Courtesy of Maybach Music Group)

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1. Rick Ross feat Styles P, "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" - "Aston Martin Music" and all three installments of "Maybach Music" show Rick's opulent, aspirational side. But "B.M.F." shows Rozay's dark side, portraying him as a ruthless street general. Eschewing the luxe, melodic production he uses so beautifully elsewhere, Ross teams up with Lex Luger to trunk-rattling effect, making Big Meech and Larry Hoover household names in the process. This is Ross and his Maybach Music brand at their most ferocious and determined. (Photo: Sean O'Kane/BET)