Max B

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Charley Wingate (born May 21, 1978), better known by his stage name Max B (short for Max Biggavelli), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.

He is best known for his solo Public Domain and Million Dollar Baby series of mixtapes, and introducing the term "wavy" as a slang in popular lexicon.He made his mixtape debut in 2006, and signed a recording deal with fellow Harlem-based rapper Jim Jones' label/group ByrdGang.

Following a streak of financial and ethical grievances, Max B parted ways with Jones in 2008.

The two became embroiled in a bitter feud which pitted Jones and his associates on one side, and Max B and his affiliates on the other.

Max B is closely associated with producer Dame Grease, and fellow rapper French Montana where the two collaborated on the Coke Wave mixtape series.In mid 2009, he was sentenced to 75 years in prison on conspiracy charges pertaining to armed robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault and felony murder.

While in prison, he secured a deal with Amalgam Digital to publish his debut album Vigilante Season which was released in 2011.

On September 16, 2016, it was announced that Max B took a 20-year plea bargain for aggravated manslaughter and was set to be released on July 1, 2029.

In July 2019, Max B had his sentence reduced from 20 years to 12 years.

He is scheduled to be released sometime in 2021.

Early life

Max B was born Charly Wingate on May 21, 1978 and raised in New York City. His mother, Sharon Wingate, the eldest of eight siblings, had battled with substance abuse for most of her life and eventually served a year and a half in prison for her crack addiction. Charly was largely raised by his grandparents. According to his mother, his grandmother taught Charly her strong religious values from a young age. As a child, he was friends with future rapper and Dipset founder Cam'ron. He grew up with music in the household, and had sung in the Boys Choir of Harlem. Despite his grandmother's best efforts, Charly was heavily influenced by the streets, and at the age of 18, began serving a sentence for robbery in 1997. Wingate went on to serve 8 years in prison, before being released in 2005. Following his release, he immediately began pursuing a career in music, choosing the stage name Max B. The "B" being shorthand for Biggaveli, a portmanteau referencing The Notorious B.I.G. ("Biggie Smalls"), Jay Z ("Jigga") and Tupac Shakur ("Makaveli"). According to Wingate, his love for rap music came from his deceased brother, Eric, who left him collections of cassettes while he went in and out of town.

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Music career

Max B appeared on various records, including "G's Up" and lead single "Baby Girl" from Jones' sophomore album Harlem: Diary of a Summer, which was released in August. He appeared on Cam'ron's Killa Season album "You Gotta Love It" and later released his debut mixtape Million Dollar Baby in the same month. Max B worked on the ByrdGang mixtape M.O.B. (Members of ByrdGang) was released on July 7, and he made several television appearances on Jones' mixtape The 7 Day Theory was released on September 27.

Max B became embroiled in legal trouble when he was arrested on September 29 in connection with a botched robbery turned murder in Fort Lee, New Jersey, allegedly involving his "on-again off-again girlfriend" Gina Conway and his step-brother Kevin Leerdem. Max B had already appeared on Jim Jones' third album Hustler's P.O.M.E. While away, he had made several television appearances on his third album Hustler's P.O.M.E. The device, which was launched in November, was released in November. In addition to writing for Jones on other platforms, the company's lead single and Jones' highest-charting single to date, "We Fly High," which was released on October 21.

Max B's second solo mixtape Public Domain: Million Dollar Baby Radio was released on November 2 after the rapper remained behind bars. Among other notable tracks off the track are "Deez My Streets" and "Dom Perignon." Rise of the Silver Surfer, which was released in December of this year, was followed by his third mixtape Public Domain 2: The Silver Surfer's rise was followed by his third mixtape Public Domain 2: Among the notable tracks off the album are "Blow Me A Dub" and "De La Soul." Both mixtapes were hosted by Connecticut-based veteran DJ Big Mike, with whom Max would maintain a close friendship throughout his career.

Max B was released on July 11, 2007, on a reported $2 million in bail after being in jail for ten months. Although Max's bond was raised by selling his publication to his company owned by Jim Jones, a portion of the company was not. Max's long list of grievances and conflicts would eventually develop into a slew of many grievances and conflicts with his former labelmate and chief Jim Jones. This is Max B's fourth mixtape public domain: The Prequel was released later this month after he was released from jail. Off his third album, he appeared as a guest on Styles P's "Holiday" from his third album, which was released on December 4. Max B contributed to the MOB2 (Members of ByrdGang 2) mixtape, on October 20, and he had written about Jones' digital album, which came out on February 19 the following year.

Exactly one month before Max's arrival, his friend, Stack Bundles, was shot and killed in his neighborhood of Far Rockaway, Queens. Max said in a 2009 interview before his trial that his loss was "fucked up because the nigga Stacks was near to me, I ain't even gonna front." A nigga was sitting in prison at the time, so I was in prison at the time. R.I.P. : Even a nigga learned to cope with it, a nigga learned how to cope with it. Stacks of stacks. Shout out to my nigga, he played me all the joints he had. "It's mine," says the nigga.

Max B had left ByrdGang and officially distanced himself from the "Dipset" campaign by 2008. Gain Greene, a member of Al Pac, Mak Mustard, and Scarlett O'Harlem, had begun focusing on his own rap group. He began collaborating with French Montana, then best known as the creator/host of the "street DVD" series Cocaine City, and who shared a common struggle with Jim Jones. The two performed on "Waavyy," the first song from French's sophomore tape Live From Africa, which was released on April 29. Max also developed a close friendship with Boston rapper Mall G and T.P., Connecticut rapper Hollywood Fergie, and G-Unit's Tony Yayo.

Max B's first solo project since his release from ByrdGang is "Why You Do This" and "Sexy Love" among others, among other notable tracks off the charts. On June 7, Lazy K, a New York-Belgian female DJ, debuted his sixth mixtape Million Dollar Baby 2.5.

On June 10, Max B. hosted by veteran DJ Whoo Kid, he recorded his seventh mixtape Public Domain 3 mixtape Public Domain 3. The record became a significant mark of Max's liberty, with scathing references to his former companion and rival Jim Jones. "Picture Me Rolling," "Read To Ride," "Ready To Ride," and "Paperwork" starring Al Pac include some of the best tracks off the record.

Max B released his eighth mixtape Wavie Crockett on July 21. Among the many notable tracks off the record are "Gotta Have It" and "Takin' Pictures." He had departed early this year on his first tour to the West Coast due to the success of his mixtapes. Domain Diego, Diego's fourth installation in his "Public Domain" series, was announced on July 28, with a substantial portion of the record being set in San Diego, California, during his trip. Among other things, notable tracks off the record include "Want Me" and "I'm So High." He unveiled his tenth mixtape Goon Music 1.5: The Doomship on October 1, his tenth mixtape Goon Music 1.5: The Doomship. "Free Al Pact," "I Wasn't There," and "Cops Come Runnin" are three of the notable tracks off the album.

Max B and Jim Jones became embroiled in a bitter rivalry as a result of his release from ByrdGang. French Montana, a fellow rapper, became embroiled in a tense feud with Jim Jones. According to interviews, both French and Max described a common group of friends and acquaintances. However, the two siblings had yet to collaborate due to French's continuing issues with Jim Jones and Max's signing to his ByrdGang at the time. This will soon change as the two characters became embroiled in one of New York's most popular street beefs.

During Jim Jones' tenure together, he argued that he was compelled to work with inadequate compensation and no acknowledge of his contributions, which included writing hooks, verses, and melodies. Jones also claims he was paid $300 for live shows on which Jones earned in the range of $10 to $15,000. In his infamous interview with The Come Up Vol. Joe Sullivan, he talked about the Come Up Vol. He said on August 18 (2008) that he had submitted "10 albums" of information to Jones to fulfill the terms of his employment.

In the case of French Montana, Jim Jones' beef with him had started earlier. Jones' disdain against French was also attributed to his disdain towards French for the famous video in Cocaine City Vol. The late Notorious BIG's 4 (2006) depicts Jones and his Dipset crew being defeated and forced out during a brawl in Rucker Park by the Brooklyn-based Junior MAFIA. Jones' personal difficulties with him, according to French, resulted from his allegations that Jones was insinuating having a hand in a shooting in France. French entrepreneur Jones, who by then was well-known for his numerous feuds and provocations, was using the late-2003 incident to raise his street fame.

Jim Jones had a line of feuds with rappers from junior MAFIA to would-be Jay-Z affiliate Tru Life by the time Max B left ByrdGang in 2008. Tru Life had already appeared in a variety of interviews, one on Cocaine City Vol. On the 8th of September 2007, he displayed two Dipset chains on which he claimed to have snatched off Jones. Max B's relationship with French people and Jim Jones resulted in a number of back-and-forth "diss" videos, interviews, protests, and allegations, as well as websites such as HipHop.com and WorldStarHipHop.com, which were just recently launched, including Cocaine City, Smack, Come Up, Sub-0, which were just beginning to gain a foothold. Hell Rell, Jim Jones' associate, and several rappers from Dipset or ByrdGang close to Jones were involved in the feud, as well as others.

Max B and French Montana would have performed their debut collaborative mixtape Coke Wave on February 5, 2009, which featured works from Dame Grease, Young Los, and J. Cardim. Tensions and rivalry between the two camps stifled the process leading up to the one-off. Several notable clips from Jones' back-and-forth video include: French and Max B mocking Hell Rell's standing in relation to Jones, and Rell firing back; Max B's allegations of infidelity by Jones' wife Chrissy; and a video of French and Max's crew clashing with Jones in late 2008; Cocaine City Vol. 108. 12); and ByrdGang's attempted revenge against Max B, resulting in a brawl at a Brooklyn club in January 2009.

Max B had signed a three-album contract with independent record label Amalgam Digital in June 2008. However, Jim Jones' legal team would not be allowed to make any commercial releases of Max's music soon after. This will continue until May 2010, a year after Max B. was released, where a New York City judge ruled that Jones no longer had rights over the now-incarcerated rapper's music. Amalgam's debut album Vigilante Season was released thanks to Thereby. The collection, which was planned to be published sometime after Public Domain 3, was finally released on March 22, 2011. Among other items from Vigilante Season are "Money Make Me Feel Better," "Where Do I Go," and "Lord Is Tell Ya Something."

Max B's last as a free man will be in the first half of 2009. He unveiled his twelfth mixtape Quarantine on February 21 later this month after the unveiling of his eleventh mixtape Coke Wave on February 5th. "I Ain't Tryna," "Don't Love Hoes," and "DJ Saved My Life" featuring Mak Mustard are among the fifth installments in his flagship "Public Domain" collection.

Max B was sentenced to 75 years in prison on nine of 11 counts, including himself, Gina Conway, and Kevin Leerdam. He is accused of orchestrating the assault and will be eligible for parole in 2042, according to Conway's testimony, and will be eligible for parole in 2042. Conway was sentenced to 18 years in prison, and Leerdam was sentenced to life in prison.

Following his appeal, his fourteenth mixtape Million Dollar Baby 3 was announced on June 30. On July 12, he released "Dead Solver," "Never Wante To Stack Bundles," and "What You Want From Me" starring Beanie Sigel and French Montana, his fifteenth mixtape and sixth installment in his "Public Domain" series, PD6: Walking The Plank. On November 3, 2009, French producer Coke Wave 2's collaborative mixtape Coke Wave 2 was announced.

Max B has been featured on numerous artists' albums, some of which were preexisting tracks, or through phoned-in sentences and prison letters, although he has been in prison since June 2009. On April 4, 2010, a collaborative mixtape titled Dopeman with fellow Gain Greene rapper Mak Mustard was released. On May 26, a collaborative mixtape A Wave Called Yes with Amalgam labelmate Young Riot was announced. Curren$y had signed to Amalgam in 2009 and had the opportunity to collaborate with him in the final months before his sentencing. Isaiah Toothtaker's collaboration with Toothy Wavy, which featured phoned-in verses from Max B and The Hood Internet's production in 2012, was released. Max B, the wave's originator, expressed approval of the name change when Kanye West's album was supposed to be called Waves. "It's all love," he said in the Breakfast Club. "I love it." On Kanye West's 7th studio album, "Life of Pablo," a phone call with French Montana was included. In 2019, he dropped "Hold On" a song with French Montana.

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