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Max B
Musical artist

Charly Wingate, known primarily by his stage name Max B, is an American rapper. He is from the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, known for his mumbled delivery, off-kilter sing-song choruses and braggadocio interviews and videos.

Biography

After a period of incarceration on robbery charges from 1997 to 2005, Max B came to prominence through his affiliation with the Harlem collective The Diplomats, and with rapper Jim Jones in particular. He is credited as co-writer on Jones' biggest hit "We Fly High", and features on several songs on Jones' albums Harlem: Diary of a Summer (including its lead single "Baby Girl", 2005) and Hustler's P.O.M.E. (2006). In 2006 Jones formed the collective ByrdGang with Max B as a member.

The two fell out because of financial disputes in following years. This left the rapper's official recording career in limbo, since he was under contract to Jones' ByrdGang Records. He maintained a following by embarking on an extensive series of mixtape releases, often in collaboration with Harlem producer Dame Grease, and by dint of often bizarre and excessive media interviews and self-produced internet videos. His alias Biggaveli denotes his belief that he is an amalgam of artists The Notorious B.I.G. (AKA "Biggie Smalls")and Tupac Shakur (AKA Makaveli).

Having gained release from his contract, he signed a three-album deal with Boston label Amalgam Digital in 2008. Preparations were underway for a debut album to be entitled Vigilante Season when in 2009 Max B was found guilty of involvement in a robbery which left a man dead. He was sentenced to 75 years in prison on September 4, 2009. His mother, Sharon Wingate, said she plans to appeal his conviction.. On March 19, 2010, Max B had been granted an appeal for his case with a new lawyer and is awaiting his release date from jail.

Discography

Mixtapes

  • Public Domain: Million Dollar Baby Radio (2006)
  • Million Dollar Baby (2006)
  • M.O.B.: Members Of Byrdgang (2006)
  • Public Domain: The Prequel (2007)
  • Members Of Byrdgang 2 (2007)
  • Million Dollar Baby 2 (2008)
  • Public Domain 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2008)
  • Wavie Crockett: Return Of The Wave (2008)
  • Public Domain 3: Domain Pain (2008)
  • Max Payne (2008)
  • Domain Diego (2008)
  • Million Dollar Baby 2.5: Da Appetizer (2008)
  • Coke Wave (2008)
  • Goon Music 1.5: The Doomship (2008)
  • Goon Music 2.Owww (2009)
  • Million Dollar Baby 3 (2009)
  • Quarantine (2009)
  • Public Domain 6: Walking the Plank (2009)
  • Coke Wave 2 (2009)
  • Wave Gang 4 (2010)
  • Dopeman:Public Domain 6.5 (2010)

Sources

  1. ^ Benson, Chris; Porter, D. (July 2009), "Wipeout: The Fall of Max B", cool'eh, no. 14
  2. Reid, Shaheem (2006-07-17). "Fire Starters". Mixtape Monday. MTV News. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  3. ^ Benz, C.; Ripperveli, R. (January 2009), "Surf's up!", cool'eh, no. 12
  4. Faraone, Chris (2008-08-13). "Max B earns an A for arrogance". The Boston Herald. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  5. Cooper, Matthew (2009-02-04). "Max B: The Wavy Harlem Renaissance". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  6. Jacobs, Allen (2009-09-03). "Max B Sentenced To 75 Years In Prison". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  7. Markos, Kibret (2009-09-03). "Rapper gets 75 years for fatal Fort Lee hotel robbery". The Record. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  8. http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/exclusive-max-b-granted-appeal
  9. Reid, Shaheem (2007-08-06). "Jay-Z Teams With Eminem, Young Jeezy; Trina Won't Dis 50 Cent; Everybody's Poppin' On Wu-Tang Clan LP". Mixtape Monday. MTV News. Retrieved 2009-09-03.(Public Domain: The Prequel reviewed.)
  10. Lee, Frazia (2008-07-16). "Max B: Public Domain 3: Domain Pain". Metro Spirit.
  11. "DJ Whoo Kid & Gain Greene present Max B: Public Domain 3 (Domain Pain)". XXL. 2008-08-01.
  12. Reid, Shaheem (2008-12-08). "T.I. Isn't Taking Young Buck From G-Unit ... Yet; Bun B Wants To Battle Snoop Dogg". Mixtape Monday. MTV News. Retrieved 2009-09-03.(Coke Wave reviewed.)
  13. Ketchum, William E. III (2009-03-21). "Mixtape Wrapup (February/March)". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2009-09-03. (Quarantine reviewed.)
  14. "Big Mike & Max B Present Public Domain 6: Walking The Plank". XXL. 2009-07-16.
  15. Ketchum, William E. III (2009-08-03). "Mixtape Wrapup (July)". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2009-08-16.(pd6 reviewed.)

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