Maxo Kream

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Maxo Kream
Biosah at the 2018 Day n Night Festival
Biosah at the 2018 Day n Night Festival
Background information
Birth nameEmekwane Ogugua Biosah Jr.
Also known as
  • Maxo
  • Trigga Maxo
Born (1990-03-29) March 29, 1990 (age 31)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
OriginAlief, Houston, Texas, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012—present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitemaxo-kream.com

Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr. (born March 29, 1990),[2] known professionally as Maxo Kream, is an American rapper and songwriter from Houston, Texas. His debut album Punken was released on January 12, 2018, and the follow-up and major label debut, Brandon Banks, was released on July 19, 2019.[3]

Career[]

Kream is of Nigerian descent through his father, who is a Nigerian immigrant to the U.S.[4] Kream began rapping while still in high school, as part of the group Kream Clicc. In 2012, he started to gain popularity after releasing a remix of Kendrick Lamar's "Rigamortus" on YouTube.[5] His early mixtapes Retro Card and Quicc Strikes pushed him into the limelight, hitting over 85,000 hits on LiveMixtapes. In 2014, he supported Chief Keef on the Texas leg of his tour.[6]

His 2015 mixtape #Maxo187 received attention from XXL Magazine and Pitchfork among others.[7][8] He followed it up in 2016 with The Persona Tape.

In 2018, he released his debut album Punken.[citation needed]

On June 27, 2019 he signed a deal with Roc Nation.[citation needed]

On July 19, 2019, he released his major label debut, Brandon Banks via Big Persona/88 Classic/RCA Records.[9]

Legal issues[]

On October 22, 2016, Maxo Kream was arrested for engaging in an "organized crime" act and was held at Fort Bend County Jail in Richmond, Texas.[10]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[11]
Punken —
Brandon Banks
  • Released: July 19, 2019
  • Label: Big Persona/88 Classic/RCA/Roc Nation
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 68
Weight of the World
  • Scheduled: October 2021[12]
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 To be released

Mixtapes[]

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Retro Card
  • Released: April 9, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Quicc Strikes
  • Released: September 30, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
#Maxo187
  • Released: March 5, 2015
  • Label: TSO Records
  • Format: Digital download
The Persona Tape
  • Released: June 28, 2016
  • Label: Kream Clicc, TSO
  • Format: Digital download

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Cell Boomin"
(featuring Father) 		2015 #Maxo187
"Thirteen"
"Out the Door"
(featuring Key!) 		The Persona Tape
"Shop"
"Grannies" 2017 Punken
"5200"
"Bussdown"
"Mars"
(featuring Lil Uzi Vert) 		Non-album single
"Meet Again" 2019 Brandon Banks
"Still"
"She Live"
(featuring Megan Thee Stallion)
"Big Persona"[12]
(featuring Tyler, the Creator) 		2021 Weight of the World

As featured artist[]

List of singles as featured artist, with showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Flexin"
(J Stash featuring Maxo Kream)[13] 		2014 non-album single
"Fetti"
(Playboi Carti featuring Da$H and Maxo Kream)[14] 		2015
"Super"
(Yarbro the Dragon featuring Maxo Kream and Alief Biggie)[15] 		2016

Guest appearances[]

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Flex Hard" (Remix) 2014 YF, Katie Got Bandz I Am YF
"Mary and Mollly" 2015 Dice SoHo Icey Life
"7 Day Theory" Dash SkrewFace
"16 Speakers" Chuck Inglish, Caleb James, Fat Tony Everybody's Big Brother
"She Fuckin'" Les Steak x Shrimp 2
"Chopper" 2016 Fredo Santana, 808 Mafia Fredo Mafia
"Pull Up" 2017 Trae tha Truth Tha Truth, Pt. 3
"Hole in My Heart" AD Blue 89 C2
"Pictures" Suicideboys Kill Yourself Part XV: The Coast of Ashes Saga
"Moral" 2018 IDK IDK & Friends :)
"Oh Wow...Swerve" 2019 Dreamville Revenge of the Dreamers III
"Brazy Crazy" Sauce Walka Sauce Ghetto Gospel 2
"I Was Trappin" 2020 Peso Peso Salsa
"Bulletproof" IDK, Denzel Curry IDK & Friends 2 (Basketball County soundtrack)
"What's The Move" Wiz Khalifa, SNSTBLVD The Saga of Wiz Khalifa (Deluxe)

References[]

  1. ^ "Maxo Kream Announces Signing with RCA for .5 Million".
  2. ^ "Maxo Kream Profile". HotNewHipHop.
  3. ^ "Maxo Kream Releases 'Brandon Banks' Album Feat. Travis Scott, ScHoolboy Q & Megan Thee Stallion: Listen". Billboard.
  4. ^ Andrew Dansby (2018-03-21). "Rapper Maxo Kream opens up on "Punken"". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  5. ^ "Maxo Kream - Rigamortis (Official Video)". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Watching the Morph: Houston Rapper Maxo Kream and His Beautiful, Terrifying, and Amazing Video". 2013-07-22. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Break Presents: Maxo Kream - XXL".
  8. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (19 March 2015). "Maxo Kream" Maxo 187". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  9. ^ Bloom, Madison (June 17, 2019). "Maxo Kream Announces New Album Brandon Banks". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Walker, Angus (22 October 2016). "Maxo Kream arrested for organized crime". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Top 200 Albums: August 3, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Ihaza, Jeff (September 7, 2021). "Maxo Kream and Tyler, the Creator Trade Grown-Man Flexes on 'Big Persona'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Flexin (feat. Maxo Kream) by J $tash on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  14. ^ "Fetti - prod. ChrisFresh feat. Da$h & Maxo 808mafia".
  15. ^ "Super (feat. Maxo Kream & Alief Biggie) by Yarbro the Dragon on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 16, 2016.

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