Max B
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Charly Wingate better known as Max B, is an American
rapper
and songwriter from Harlem
and is known for his original rap style of mumbled delivery, catchy sing-song choruses & hooks, and his energetic personality in interviews and videos.
In 2009, Max B began serving a 75-year prison sentence for charges of armed robbery, kidnapping and murder.
("Biggie Smalls") and Tupac Shakur
("Makaveli").
His manager Mike Bruno, whose name denotes his belief that he is an amalgamation of boxers: Mike Tyson ("Mike") and Frank Bruno ("Bruno"), passed a demo along to Diplomats member (Lun Records)Jim Jones
in 2005, and Max B came to prominence through his affiliation with the Harlem collective The Diplomats
, and with rappers Jim Jones and Cam'Ron
in particular. In 2006 Jones formed the collective ByrdGang with Max B and Platinum-P as starring members. Fellow ByrdGang-member Stack Bundles was killed in 2007. Max B expressed the loss: "That was fucked up because the nigga Stacks was close to me, I ain't even gonna front. I was in jail at the time, so a nigga was sitting. A nigga learned to cope with that thing pretty well though, R.I.P to Stacks. Shout out to my nigga, he played me all the joints he had. Man, that was my nigga."
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.
, Northern New Jersey. On September 22, 2006, Max's crew ambushed Allan "Jay" Plowden in room 408 and restrained him with duct tape, while awaiting Plowden's partner, David Taylor. Also in the room was Gissele Nieven. When Taylor arrived, he was immediately shot, point-blank, execution-style, in the head. He did not have any money on him.
The crew fled the scene, Plowden alerted the hotel front desk of the murder. When police entered the room, Plowden was caught trying to take $30,000 out of the room. Plowden was charged with money laundering and identity theft. A week later the duo Conway, Leerdam and coordinator Max B were apprehended and charged with the robbery.
On January 9, 2007 Max B was remanded to Bergen County Jail in New Jersey on a $2 million bail.
Conway testified against Max B and Leerdam, in exchange for a 18 years sentence on armed robbery and manslaughter. Leerdam received a life term plus 35 years.
In a statement, Gerald Saluti said:
Max B was later sentenced to 75 years in prison on September 4, 2009. His mother, Sharon Wingate,and fellow rap artist said he plans to appeal his conviction. On March 19, 2010, Max B was granted an appeal with a new trial and lawyer.
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rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
and songwriter from Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
and is known for his original rap style of mumbled delivery, catchy sing-song choruses & hooks, and his energetic personality in interviews and videos.
In 2009, Max B began serving a 75-year prison sentence for charges of armed robbery, kidnapping and murder.
Biography
He was incarcerated on robbery charges from 1997 to 2005, He had come up with a second alias Biggaveli or Biggaveli denoting his belief that he is an amalgam of rappers: The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
("Biggie Smalls") and Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
("Makaveli").
His manager Mike Bruno, whose name denotes his belief that he is an amalgamation of boxers: Mike Tyson ("Mike") and Frank Bruno ("Bruno"), passed a demo along to Diplomats member (Lun Records)Jim Jones
Jim Jones
James Warren "Jim" Jones was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of 909 Temple members in Jonestown, Guyana along with the killings of five other people at a nearby airstrip.Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple in...
in 2005, and Max B came to prominence through his affiliation with the Harlem collective The Diplomats
The Diplomats
The Diplomats, also popularly known as Dipset, are a Harlem-based hip hop group founded by Cam'ron and Jim Jones in 1997. The original members of the group were Cam'ron, Freekey Zekey, and Jim Jones ; who all grew up together in Harlem...
, and with rappers Jim Jones and Cam'Ron
Cam'ron
Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....
in particular. In 2006 Jones formed the collective ByrdGang with Max B and Platinum-P as starring members. Fellow ByrdGang-member Stack Bundles was killed in 2007. Max B expressed the loss: "That was fucked up because the nigga Stacks was close to me, I ain't even gonna front. I was in jail at the time, so a nigga was sitting. A nigga learned to cope with that thing pretty well though, R.I.P to Stacks. Shout out to my nigga, he played me all the joints he had. Man, that was my nigga."
Having gained release from his contract, he signed a three-album deal with Boston label Amalgam Digital
Amalgam Digital
Amalgam Digital, Inc. is a new media outfit that was founded in 2006 as a privately owned company and launched AmalgamDigital.com in 2007. Amalgam is a digital media/technology platform that leverages the Internet to revolutionize the way artist & music are discovered, marketed and distributed...
in 2008. Preparations were underway for a debut album to be entitled Vigilante Season
Vigilante Season
Vigilante Season is the debut album from American rapper Max B released March 22, 2011 by Amalgam Digital. The album was originally recorded and finished in 2008 after Max left Byrdgang Records after a falling out with fellow rapper and label president and founder Jim Jones, Productions for the...
when in 2009 Max B was found guilty of involvement in a robbery which left a man dead.
Murder charges
According to authorities, Max sent his ex-girlfriend, Gina Conway, and his stepbrother Kelvin Leerdam, in 2006 to rob two men in a Holiday Inn, in Fort LeeFort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
, Northern New Jersey. On September 22, 2006, Max's crew ambushed Allan "Jay" Plowden in room 408 and restrained him with duct tape, while awaiting Plowden's partner, David Taylor. Also in the room was Gissele Nieven. When Taylor arrived, he was immediately shot, point-blank, execution-style, in the head. He did not have any money on him.
The crew fled the scene, Plowden alerted the hotel front desk of the murder. When police entered the room, Plowden was caught trying to take $30,000 out of the room. Plowden was charged with money laundering and identity theft. A week later the duo Conway, Leerdam and coordinator Max B were apprehended and charged with the robbery.
On January 9, 2007 Max B was remanded to Bergen County Jail in New Jersey on a $2 million bail.
Conway testified against Max B and Leerdam, in exchange for a 18 years sentence on armed robbery and manslaughter. Leerdam received a life term plus 35 years.
Conviction and Appeal
By June 6, 2009, he had been found guilty on 9 of 11 counts in the ongoing trial. On June 9, he was found guilty of murder conspiracy and robbery charges and faced up to 75 years. He was to be sentenced in Bergen County on July 30.In a statement, Gerald Saluti said:
Max B was later sentenced to 75 years in prison on September 4, 2009. His mother, Sharon Wingate,and fellow rap artist said he plans to appeal his conviction. On March 19, 2010, Max B was granted an appeal with a new trial and lawyer.
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)
- Quarantine (2009)
- Public Domain 6: Walking the Plank (2009)
- Coke Wave 2 (2009)
- Wave Gang 4 (2010)
- Dopeman:Public Domain 6.5 (2010)
- Picture Me Rollin (2010)
- Amalgam Series Vol. 1: A Wave Called Yes (2010)
- Free Max B (The Best of Max Biggavelli) (2010)
Sources
Murder case-
- BREAKING NEWS: Max-B Found Guilty on 9 out of 11 Counts in Murder Trial "Facing up to 20 Years in Prison"
- Former Dipset member Max B. was found guilty of murder conspiracy and robbery charges today (June 9)
- Bergen County Prosecutor's Office PRESS RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006
- Rapper gets 75 years for fatal Fort Lee hotel robbery