Harlem rap legend Max B is the latest guest to join ‘The Jason Lee Show,’ where he talks about his 18-year prison stint and coming home, speaks on Jim Jones fallout, close friendship with French Montana, and more.
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Max B Talks Spending 18 Years In Prison, Snitching Claims, Coming Home, And More
While Rap is all about storytelling, very few rap stories sound as unbelievable as Max B’s. 18 years after he was sentenced to 75, the Harlem legend and inventor of the wave sits down with Jason Lee. Together, the two revisit everything that happened in between.
From the post-conviction motion he researched and fought himself to the four albums he recorded on a prison workstation, Max B walks through it all without flinching.
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Max B Talks Jim Jones Beef, French Montana Brotherhood, And Jadakiss And Wiz Khalifa Holding Him Down In Prison
The conversation goes far beyond the wave. Max opens up about creating one of Hip-Hop’s most imitated sounds. He also talks about his brotherhood with French Montana that never once involved a contract. Additionally, Max praises artists like Wiz Khalifa and Jadakiss. He explains how the two showed up for him while he still had years left to serve.
Jason Lee also presses Max B on his Jim Jones fallout, who really had money waiting when he came home, and why he still won’t call himself a snitch. While speaking on another fallout, Max also talks about his issues with marketing strategist Karen Civil. However, this isn’t a comeback story stuck in the past.
Max B Talks Faith, Fatherhood, And Maintaining His Peace After 18-Year Prison Stint
Max B talks faith, fatherhood, marriage, staying out of the beef, and what it means to rebuild after almost losing everything. While reflecting, he thinks about who stayed, who bounced, and why peace means more to him now than being the loudest voice in the room.
Finally, while ending the interview, Max B played a game of “Name Drop.” During the segment, he shared his honest thoughts on: French Montana, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Kanye West, Wack 100, Mac Miller, Cash Cobain, A$AP Rocky, Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Big Daddy Kane.
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