\n\tThey finally freed the wave.<\/p>\n
\n\tHarlem\u2019s Max B was sentenced to 75 years<\/a> in 2009 for his role in a robbery gone wrong. However, in 2016, his sentence was reduced<\/a> to 20 years after he struck a plea deal with prosecutors, and he finally came home<\/a> on Nov. 9 to much fanfare, and was greeted outside the gates of Northern State Prison in Newark, N.J., by his longtime friend and collaborator French Montana<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tIn his first sit-down video interview since being released, Max B caught up with Billboard<\/em> to talk about his influence, how he spent his time inside and his plans for the future.<\/p>\n \n\tA couple of rappers who were influenced by Max are two widely popular ones out of Pittsburgh. He and Mac Miller<\/a> struck up a relationship before Miller\u2019s 2018 death, and Wiz Khalifa<\/a> has mentioned Max\u2019s influence on his style on multiple occasions. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI didn\u2019t know Mac too well personally, but we spoke a couple times before he passed away, rest in peace,\u201d Max tells Billboard<\/em> of the late MC. \u201cI know he was a big fan, I\u2019m a fan of his as well. You know these guys is music guys, they love music \u2026 You hear the music incorporated with the pain or whatever, so these is like musical guys. I kinda feel like musical guys adapt to my style.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWhen it comes to how he\u2019s been adapting to life outside the walls of a prison as a civilian, he\u2019s still getting used to things. \u201cI\u2019m not gonna say I\u2019m overwhelmed. Anxiety? I\u2019m not really that anxious no more for nothin\u2019,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m just taking my time, I\u2019m out here. It\u2019s real, I done woke up in my bed a couple days straight, so I can\u2019t complain, man, you know what I\u2019m saying? Eating good food, got my wife, got my kids \u2014 I\u2019m seeing my kids everyday \u2014 I got my electronics \u2026 I start trying to hook my s\u2014t up, I couldn\u2019t. I didn\u2019t know what the f\u2014k I was doing with that, but I\u2019ma keep trying, you heard? It\u2019s mine, I\u2019ma figure that s\u2014t out.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHe adds that he\u2019s going to turn over a new leaf.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThis the new grown and gorgeous Biggavel, this is the new and improved. This the new, distinguished Biggavel. This ain\u2019t the old Biggavel from before, so you gotta love it,\u201d he says of the white suit and red bowtie he wore during his \u201cWelcome Home\u201d dinner. \u201cThis is what I think is attracting the people like, \u2018Damn, we thought this n\u2014a was gonna come out and do the same s\u2014t. He\u2019s a prime example of what you\u2019re supposed to do when you come out. His reentry at its purest form. This man right here: Max Biggavel.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAnd his influence doesn\u2019t only extend to rap music. Rap Twitter has long since dubbed Justin Bieber<\/a> \u201cBiebervelli<\/a>\u201d whenever the pop star decides to venture into R&B, and when Max caught wind of the Canadian singer\u2019s nickname, he had nothing but nice things to say. \u201cShout out to the Biebs, man. That\u2019s my guy. He\u2019s soulful,\u201d Max tells Billboard<\/em>. \u201cWhen I hear stuff like that, I get flattered, I go back in there and get some work done, man, and keep it going, so the game could love us.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tCheck out In Conversation With Max B<\/em> above for a lot more.<\/p>\n
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