Max B Released From Prison After 16 Years Behind Bars

Harlem rapper Max B was released from prison Sunday after serving 16 years for his role in a botched armed robbery that resulted in a man’s death.

The rapper born Charley Wingate, who released a string of mixtapes and popularized the term “wavy” prior to his 2007 arrest on manslaughter and armed robbery charges, revealed earlier this year in a phone interview from prison that he would be released on Nov. 9, 2025.

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“I’m feeling righteous, man,” Max told the Joe Budden Podcast earlier this year. “I’m doing all right. This is almost over. … Wavy Baby coming home real soon.”

In 2009, Max B was sentenced to 75 years in prison, accused of being an accomplice to a robbery in New Jersey that ended in murder. (The rapper was not in the state at the time.) The conviction was later vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case. His sentence was subsequently reduced to 20 years.

French Montana, who Max B collaborated with on their 2009 mixtape Coke Wave, was among those who greeted the rapper following his prison release Sunday. “CANT MAKE THIS UP ! MY BROTHER REALLY CAME HOME ON MY B DAY !” Montana wrote on social media. “HAMDULILLAH WALKED IT DOWN ! NO MORE FREE YOU.”

Despite being behind bars, Max B still managed to release new music from prison, often recording his verses over the phone. Following his 2011 album Vigilante Season, Max B and Montana reunited in 2019 for “Hold On,” his first new song in eight years. In between, Max B also appeared on the track “Siiiiiiiiilver Surffffeeeeer Intermission” that featured on Kanye West’s 2016 album The Life of Pablo. Earlier this year, the rapper contributed “Max B Interlude” to Wiz Khalifa’s Kush + Orange Juice 2.

Soon after his release, Max B already hinted at new music in a social media post. “ITS TIME TO OPEN THE FLOOD GATES 🌊🌊🌊 SEE YALL IN A FEW,” he wrote.

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