Maxo Kream

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Maxo Kream
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Maxo Kream performing in 2022
Background information
Also known as
  • Maxo
  • Trigga Maxo
Born
Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr.

(1990-03-29) March 29, 1990 (age 35)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
Labels

Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr. (born March 29, 1990), [2] known professionally as Maxo Kream, is a Nigerian-American rapper. His debut album Punken was released in 2018. His follow-up and major label debut, Brandon Banks , was released in 2019 and peaked at number 68 on the Billboard 200. [3]

Contents

Maxo Kream is known for his honest lyricism, speaking to his past life living in poor neighborhoods within Houston, Texas. He is a member of the 52 Hoover Crips.

Throughout his career, Maxo Kream has collaborated with artists such as Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, Tyler, the Creator, ASAP Rocky, Don Toliver, J. Cole, Lil Uzi Vert, Megan Thee Stallion, Anderson .Paak, Suicideboys, Wale, Denzel Curry, BigXthaPlug, and Schoolboy Q, alongside others. His younger brother, KCG Josh, is also a rapper. [4]

Early life

Biosah was primarily raised in Southwest Houston and also lived in nearby Sugar Land and Missouri City. [5] He attended Alief Hastings High School and Kempner High School. [6] [7] He is of Nigerian descent through his father, who ran an ethnic grocery store in Alief, Houston. [8] [9] Biosah began rapping in high school as part of the group Kream Clicc. He became affiliated with the Forum Park Crips, a subset of the 52 Hoover Gangster Crips. [10] [11] [12]

Career

In 2012, he started to gain popularity after releasing a remix of Kendrick Lamar's "Rigamortus" on YouTube. [13] His early mixtapes Retro Card and Quicc Strikes pushed him into the limelight, hitting over 85,000 hits on LiveMixtapes. In 2013, he supported Chief Keef on the Texas leg of his tour. [14]

His 2015 mixtape #Maxo187 received attention from XXL Magazine and Pitchfork among others. [15] [16] He followed it up in 2016 with The Persona Tape.

In 2018, he released his debut album Punken . [17]

On June 27, 2019, he signed a deal with Roc Nation. [18]

On July 19, 2019, he released his major label debut, Brandon Banks via Big Persona/88 Classic/RCA Records. [19]

On October 18, 2021, he released his second major label album Weight of the World . [20] The album largely focuses on Maxo's experience since popularity, and dealing with the death of his brother Money-Du. Money-Du was murdered on March 9, 2020, in Los Angeles.

On October 22, 2016, Maxo Kream was arrested and charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as part of a joint investigation between the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office and the United States Postal Inspection Service. [21] He, along with seven other members of the Kream Clicc Gang, held charges sourcing from money laundering, possession of 85 pounds of mariijuana, 2,000 Xanax pills, 13 firearms, cash, and drug manufacturing/distribution paraphernalia. [22] Maxo was held at Fort Bend County Jail in Richmond, Texas. [23] He was released on bail of $200,000 the next day and denied the allegations, claiming to only be "organizing his music". [24] In 2018, he claimed on an Instagram post that the case had been resolved in his favor. [25]

Maxo Kream turned himself in to authorities on April 3, 2023, for RICO related charges. [26]

On June 27, 2025, Maxo Kream was arrested following a traffic stop in Harris County, Texas and charged with evading arrest and unlawful carrying of firearms by a registered gang member. [27] The case was dismissed on November 7, 2025 as part of a prosecutorial agreement that included forfeiture of the firearms. [28]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
[29]
Punken —
Brandon Banks
  • Released: July 19, 2019
  • Label: Big Persona, 88 Classic, RCA, Roc Nation
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
68
Weight of the World
  • Released: October 18, 2021
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—
Personification
  • Released: November 8, 2024
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleDetails
Retro Card
  • Released: April 9, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
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 28, 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
TitleYearAlbum
"Cell Boomin"
(featuring Father)		2015#Maxo187
"Thirteen"
"Out the Door"
(featuring KEY!)		The Persona Tape
"Shop"
"Grannies"2017Punken
"5200"
"Bussdown"
"Mars"
(featuring Lil Uzi Vert)		Non-album single
"Meet Again"2019Brandon Banks
"Still"
"She Live"
(featuring Megan Thee Stallion)
"Big Persona" [30]
(featuring Tyler, the Creator)		2021Weight of the World
"Cee Cee" [31]
(featuring Monaleo)
"Bang The Bus"2024Personification
"Talkin In Screw"
(featuring That Mexican OT)
"Cracc Era"
(featuring Tyler, the Creator)
"Fake Jeezy"
(featuring Denzel Curry and JPEGMafia)		2026Non-album single
List of singles as featured artist, with showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Flexin"
(J $tash featuring Maxo Kream) [32] 		2014Non-album single
"Fetti"
(Playboi Carti featuring Da$H and Maxo Kream) [33] 		2015
"Super"
(Yarbro the Dragon featuring Maxo Kream and Alief Biggie) [34] 		2016

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearArtist(s)Album
"Flex Hard" (Remix)2014YF, Katie Got Bandz I Am YF
"Mary and Molly"2015Dice SoHoIcey Life
"7 Day Theory" Dash SkrewFace
"16 Speakers" Chuck Inglish, Caleb James, Fat Tony Everybody's Big Brother
"She Fuckin'"LesSteak x Shrimp 2
"Chopper"2016 Fredo Santana, 808 Mafia Fredo Mafia
"Pull Up"2017 Trae tha Truth Tha Truth, Pt. 3
"Hole in My Heart"ADBlue 89 C2
"Pictures" Suicideboys Kill Yourself Part XV: The Coast of Ashes Saga
"Moral"2018 IDK IDK & Friends :)
"Oh Wow...Swerve"2019 Dreamville Revenge of the Dreamers III
"Brazy Crazy" Sauce Walka Sauce Ghetto Gospel 2
"Izayah" Guapdad 4000, Denzel Curry, KEY! Dior Deposits
"I Was Trappin"2020Peso PesoSalsa
"Bulletproof"IDK, Denzel Curry IDK & Friends 2 (Basketball County soundtrack)
"What's The Move" Wiz Khalifa, SNSTBLVDThe Saga of Wiz Khalifa (Deluxe)
"Goons"2025 Hanumankind Monsoon Season

References

  1. ↑ "Maxo Kream Announces Signing with RCA for .5 Million". May 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Maxo Kream Profile". HotNewHipHop. September 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Maxo Kream Releases 'Brandon Banks' Album Feat. Travis Scott, ScHoolboy Q & Megan Thee Stallion: Listen". Billboard.
  4. ↑ Udensi, Derek (October 21, 2019). "Houston Rapper Maxo Kream's Fatigue Couldn't Dampen Excitement at Emo's".
  5. ↑ "Maxo Kream on channeling tragedy, vices, and Houston pride into Weight of the World". October 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ Buford, Jayson (October 21, 2021). "Maxo Kream Confronted Pain and Grief to Make His New Album 'Weight of the World'". Rolling Stone.
  7. ↑ "Hastings High School Alumni". Hastings High School. June 2, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ Diep, Eric (July 22, 2019). "Rapper Maxo Kream opens up on "Punken"". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ Dansy, Andrew (March 21, 2018). "Rapper Maxo Kream opens up on "Punken"". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  10. ↑ Smith, Camilo Hannibal (July 17, 2017). "A Candid Chat With Outlaw Houston Rapper Maxo Kream". Houston Press. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ Smith, Camilo Hannibal (November 14, 2024). "Maxo Kream Deconstructs The 'Personification' Of A Rapper On His Latest Album". Houston Press. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  12. ↑ Diep, Eric (July 22, 2019). "Rapper Maxo Kream opens up on "Punken"". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Maxo Kream – Rigamortis (Official Video)". YouTube . December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Watching the Morph: Houston Rapper Maxo Kream and His Beautiful, Terrifying, and Amazing Video". July 22, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  15. ↑ "The Break Presents: Maxo Kream – XXL". May 14, 2014.
  16. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (March 19, 2015). "Maxo Kream" Maxo 187". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Maxo Kream Announces Tour". Pitchfork. February 7, 2018. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Maxo Kream Announces U.S. Tour". Pitchfork. June 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  19. ↑ Bloom, Madison (June 17, 2019). "Maxo Kream Announces New Album Brandon Banks". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  20. ↑ "On 'Weight of the World,' Maxo Kream's world expands amid personal tragedy". NPR. October 23, 2021. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Sheriff's Office: 8 gang members arrested in plot to ship pounds of marijuana through the mail". Houston Chronicle. October 27, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Members of "Kream Clicc Gang" arrested in drug and money laundering sting". ABC13. October 27, 2016.
  23. ↑ Walker, Angus (October 22, 2016). "Maxo Kream arrested for organized crime". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  24. ↑ Walker, Angus (October 23, 2016). "Maxo Kream Released From Jail A Day After "Organized Crime" Arrest". HotNewHipHop.com. Urbanlinx Media, Inc. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Maxo Kream Turns Himself In Over RICO Case". April 3, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  26. ↑ "MAXO KREAM SAYS HE'LL 'NEVER FOLD' AS HE TURNS HIMSELF IN OVER RICO CASE". April 3, 2023. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  27. ↑ David, Jamil (June 30, 2025). "'My Lambo just a lil fast': Houston rapper arrested for 'eluding' police". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Maxo Kream Texas Traffic Stop Case Dismissed, Strikes Deal With Prosecutors". TMZ. November 7, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Top 200 Albums: August 3, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  30. ↑ Ihaza, Jeff (September 7, 2021). "Maxo Kream and Tyler, the Creator Trade Grown-Man Flexes on 'Big Persona'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  31. ↑ Lee, Christina (October 21, 2021). "On 'Weight of the World,' Maxo Kream's world expands amid personal tragedy". NPR. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Flexin (feat. Maxo Kream) by J $tash on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Fetti – prod. ChrisFresh feat. Da$h & Maxo 808mafia".
  34. ↑ "Super (feat. Maxo Kream & Alief Biggie) by Yarbro the Dragon on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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