In a sense, Max B is the most influential New York rapper of the past 10 years. Before him was 50 Cent, and though the success Curtis experienced has yet to be replicated by another New Yorker, Max had the same approach in the mid-to-late 2000s: flood the streets with mixtapes and hijack songs with a fresh new style.

The Harlem rapper's name first rung bells when he started running with Jim Jones and his Byrd Gang circa 2005. Within a year, Jones had the biggest hit of his career with "Ballin," which happened to be written by Max B, but in 2006, the rapper got picked up for a botched robbery that led to a homicide. He would end up spending 10 months in prison before getting out in July 2007. His bail was $2 million and to raise funds, he sold his publishing to Jim Jones. It would prove to be a fatal decision.

By 2008, tensions had arose in the camp and Max had distanced himself. Before long, he was dissing Jones on songs like "Paperwork," "Picture Me Rolling" and "Lip Sing." Max even repeatedly made references to Jones' wife Chrissy "touching it in Miami," but with his publishing signed over to the Dipset member, he couldn't release any proper music.

So he adjusted. Max dropped mixtapes with DJ Whoo Kid and Big Mike. He jacked other people's songs and made them his own. He combined three legendary rap monikers into one and called himself Biggavelli. He was a self-made icon. It's no coincidence that rappers like Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky have all absorbed elements of Max's technique throughout the years.

But by 2009, the law caught up to Max and he was sentenced to up to 75 years in prison for murder conspiracy and robbery. As of right now, he's serving his sentence at the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton.

Nonetheless, his wave has remained steady, so to celebrate his influence on the game, we take a look at Max B's solo mixtape catalog and try to parse the great from the good. Spoiler: there is no bad.

A quick rundown of criteria: these are just solo tapes, hence why Coke Wave 1 and aren't included. We're also not including retail projects like Domain Diego or the iTunes version of Quarantine, as they toe the line between mixtape and album.

So grab a bottle of Grand Cru and call your haze connect as XXL walks through Max B's solo tapes.

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