Maxo Kream

Maxo Kream
Birth name Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr.
Also known as
  • Maxo Kream
  • Maxo
Born (1990-03-29) March 29, 1990
Houston, Texas, United States
Origin Alief, Texas, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Labels
  • TSO
  • Kream Clicc
Associated acts
Website www.maxokream.com

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

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Album details
Retro Card
Quicc Strikes
  • Released: September 30, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
#Maxo187
  • Released: March 5, 2015
  • Label: TSO Records
  • Format: Digital download
The Persona Tape
  • Released: June 29, 2016
  • Label: Kream Clicc, TSO
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Cell Boomin"
(featuring Father)		 2015 #Maxo187
"Thirteen"
"Out the Door"
(featuring Key!)		 The Persona Tape
"Shop"

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with showing year released and album name
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

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
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

  1. ↑ "Watching the Morph: Houston Rapper Maxo Kream and His Beautiful, Terrifying, and Amazing Video". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maxo Kream - Rigamortis (Official Video)". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Break Presents: Maxo Kream - XXL".
  4. ↑ "Premiered by Noisey, 23-Year-Old Houston Rapper Maxo Kream Is Joined By Joey Bada$$, Father, More On #MAXO187 Mixtape". 6 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Walker, Angus (22 October 2016). "Maxo Kream arrested for organized crime". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Flexin (feat. Maxo Kream) by J $tash on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Fetti - prod. ChrisFresh feat. Dash & Maxo 808mafia".
  8. ↑ "Super (feat. Maxo Kream & Alief Biggie) by Yarbro the Dragon on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 16, 2016.

External links

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