Maxo Kream
| Maxo Kream | |
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| Birth name | Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr. |
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| Born |
March 29, 1990 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Origin | Alief, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website |
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Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr. (born March 29, 1990), better known by his stage name Maxo Kream, is an Nigerian American hip hop recording artist from Houston, Texas. He has released four mixtapes, Retro Card (2012), Quicc Strikes (2013), #Maxo187 (2015), and The Persona Tape (2016).
Early life
Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr. was born on March 29, 1990 in Houston, Texas and grew up in Alief, Texas a middle-class suburb in Southwest Houston before moving to Fort Bend while in Highschool. He attended Kempner High School in the affluent Houston neighborhood of Sugar Land. His father is Nigerian and his mother is African American. While growing up, he became affiliated with the Hoover Crips and started participating in crimes before going to jail. After he was released he began doing music with a group of his friends known as the "Kream Clicc" (a group which began while he was in highschool to show their addiction to shoe collecting) Alief Hastings High School.[1]
Career
In 2012, Maxo Kream started to gain popularity after releasing a remix of Kendrick Lamar's Rigamortis on YouTube.[2] Quicc Strikes pushed him into the limelight, hitting over 85,000 hits on LiveMixtapes. To cap off 2013 and set off a strong 2014, Maxo ran the Texas leg of Chief Keef’s tour and dropped a visual with A$AP Ant for their collaboration “Mob Of Gods.” Maxo Kream’s #MAXO187 mixtape includes features from Joey Bada$$, Lamb$, The Sauce Twinz, Father, LE$, and Fredo Santana. “His storytelling has improved,” praises Complex , “with more thoughtful and varied songs that are drawn from his rough past as a gang member.” For a local Crip with a history of home burglary and drug-peddling dating back grade school, Maxo Kream takes a lighthearted approach to making music. [3][4]
Legal issues
On October 22, 2016, Maxo Kream was arrested for engaging in a "organized crime" act and was held at Ford Bend County Jail in Richmond, TX.[5]
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
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| Retro Card |
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| Quicc Strikes |
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| #Maxo187 |
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| The Persona Tape |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Cell Boomin" (featuring Father) |
2015 | #Maxo187 |
| "Thirteen" | ||
| "Out the Door" (featuring Key!) |
The Persona Tape | |
| "Shop" | ||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Flexin" (J Stash featuring Maxo Kream)[6] |
2014 | non-album single |
| "Fetti" (Playboi Carti featuring Dash and Maxo Kream)[7] |
2015 | |
| "Super" (Yarbro the Dragon featuring Maxo Kream and Alief Biggie)[8] |
2016 | |
Guest appearances
| 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 |
References
- ↑ "Watching the Morph: Houston Rapper Maxo Kream and His Beautiful, Terrifying, and Amazing Video". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Maxo Kream - Rigamortis (Official Video)". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ "The Break Presents: Maxo Kream - XXL".
- ↑ "Premiered by Noisey, 23-Year-Old Houston Rapper Maxo Kream Is Joined By Joey Bada$$, Father, More On #MAXO187 Mixtape". 6 March 2015.
- ↑ Walker, Angus (22 October 2016). "Maxo Kream arrested for organized crime". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Flexin (feat. Maxo Kream) by J $tash on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Fetti - prod. ChrisFresh feat. Dash & Maxo 808mafia".
- ↑ "Super (feat. Maxo Kream & Alief Biggie) by Yarbro the Dragon on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 16, 2016.