Omarion may not be Maybach Music‘s latest signing anymore, not since young Chicagoan emcee Rockie Fresh joined the roster this month, but the empire’s go-to R&B man remains at the centre of attention.
Sitting down with Rap-Up TV, the former B2K frontman spoke on what it’s like being a part of the MMG family, detailed his “Maybach O” alter ego (“It’s a name that I adopted coming in thinking about the concepts of the records, listening to Meek Mill and Wale and Rozay, and just everyone really adopting the family name, and I just wanted to take on a real special name,” he said) and shed some light on his upcoming album. Apparently he’s 20-30 songs deep right now, and has some “classics” for us all.
Omarion also showed his support for fellow R&B artist Frank Ocean in regards to his recent coming out. “Anyone that has something they need to get off their chest, I respect,” he said.
[...] Like Ne-Yo, Omarion, also known as Maybach O, has experienced his fair share of gay rumors, so it was no surprise that someone in the media asked him to speak on Frank Ocean’s coming out. He said, “Anyone that has something they need to get off their chest, I respect.” [Soul Culture] [...]