Max B Has Finally Been Released From Prison

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Max B's original 75-year prison sentence went down to 20 after he was able to plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter.

Max B may not be overwhelmingly in the youth's public consciousness like other rappers of his era, mostly because he hasn't been free to put himself out there. He was serving a prison bid for felony murder and other conspiracy charges of 75 years. But years after the Harlem MC cut his sentence to 20 years via an aggravated manslaughter guilty plea, he is finally home.

Footage emerged on social media today (Sunday, November 9) of Max greeting his friends, family, and loved ones after his release. It was a very wholesome moment to witness, especially due to his reunion with French Montana. They put in a lot of work together through the Coke Wave project series and many other collaborations. In fact, this reunion was on French's birthday, and he reflected on how the stars aligned in an Instagram post sharing a video of the celebration.

"CANT MAKE THIS UP ! MY BROTHER REALLY CAME HOME ON MY B DAY !" French Montana wrote. "HAMDULILLAH WALKED IT DOWN ! NO MORE FREE YOU."

We will see just how long it takes for Max B to return to the rap spotlight. Fans are very excited for him even if he chooses to take it slow in his career. After all, freedom is worth much more.

Jim Jones And Max B Beef

However, Max B also has some beef to squash. For those unaware, he came up with fellow Harlem rapper Jim Jones via his ByrdGang label and collective. But this quickly devolved into separate ways and nasty public beef that roped in many other affiliates. Still, years after being locked up and after the worst of this feud, Max wants to turn a new leaf.

"Listen, Jim said a bunch of hard s**t about me. So, we all say hard s**t about each other, okay?" he remarked. "Jim done wished me dead, all type of s**t. It's all good. Listen, man. It's love, man. I want to start over. I'm a new man. I'm a married man. I got four kids. Like, I'm on a whole different time right now, my n***a. I'm out here to get my money and ride out the sunset with this s**t. It's in there for me, though. I'm going tell you that. So that's the goal. At the end of the day, we all grow. We overcome, man. We all got responsibilities. It's time to elevate. Time to build. You know what I'm saying? It's time to get ready to pass this s**t down to the young man, the young man's world."

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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