"Max B walked free from prison yesterday (November 9) after serving 16 years behind bars. The Harlem rapper received a 75-year sentence in 2009 for helping orchestrate an armed robbery that went awry, resulting in a man's death. Max B, who was in another state at the time of the robbery, eventually had his sentence reduced to 20 years on account of a conflict of interest in the original case and a subsequent plea deal on an aggravated manslaughter charge."
"On the Joe Budden Podcast last December, he announced that a release date of November 9, 2025, had been set. French Montana confirmed yesterday that the promise had borne out, writing on social media, "Can't make this up! My brother really came home on my b day! Hamdulillah walked it down! No more free you." Max B continued to make music behind bars, including the 2011 album Vigilante Season, the mixtape with French Montana, and an interlude on Kanye West's The Life of Pablo."
"Producers send me tracks and I do what I do. When I really want to put something down, I sit and get it right. But for the most part, s**t just be coming to me. I can still make it sound good. Still got that buttery, milky voice for the ladies. That's my inspiration right there-knowing I'm about to come back out here and get a chance to do it all over again."
Max B walked free from prison on November 9 after serving 16 years. He originally received a 75-year sentence in 2009 for helping orchestrate an armed robbery that resulted in a man's death and was not present at the robbery. His sentence was later reduced to 20 years due to a conflict of interest in the original case and a plea deal on an aggravated manslaughter charge. A November 9, 2025 release date had been set and French Montana confirmed the return on social media. Max B made music while incarcerated and will remain on parole for five years, planning to resume his music career.
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