Quick Facts
Biography
Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah, Jr. (born March 29, 1990), known professionally as Maxo Kream, is an American rapper and songwriter from Houston, Texas. His debut album Punken was released on January 12, 2018, and the follow-up and major label debut, Brandon Banks, was released on July 19, 2019.
Career
Kream is of Nigerian descent through his father, who is a Nigerian immigrant to the U.S . Kream began rapping while still in high school, as part of the group Kream Clicc. In 2012, he started to gain popularity after releasing a remix of Kendrick Lamar's "Rigamortus" on YouTube. His early mixtapes Retro Card and Quicc Strikes pushed him into the limelight, hitting over 85,000 hits on LiveMixtapes. In 2014, he supported Chief Keef on the Texas leg of his tour.
His 2015 mixtape #Maxo187 received attention from XXL Magazine and Pitchfork among others. He followed it up in 2016 with The Persona Tape.
In 2018, he released his debut album Punken.
On June 27, 2019 he signed a deal with Roc Nation.
On July 19, 2019, he released his major label debut, Brandon Banks via Big Persona/88 Classic/RCA Records.
Legal issues
On October 22, 2016, Maxo Kream was arrested for engaging in an "organized crime" act and was held at Fort Bend County Jail in Richmond, TX.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| Punken |
| — |
| Brandon Banks |
| 68 |
Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Retro Card |
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| Quicc Strikes |
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| #Maxo187 |
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| The Persona Tape |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Cell Boomin" (featuring Father) | 2015 | #Maxo187 |
| "Thirteen" | ||
| "Out the Door" (featuring Key!) | The Persona Tape | |
| "Shop" | ||
| "Grannies" | 2017 | Punken |
| "5200" | ||
| "Bussdown" | ||
| "Mars" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) | Non-album single | |
| "Meet Again" | 2019 | Brandon Banks |
| "Still" | ||
| "She Live" (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Flexin" (J Stash featuring Maxo Kream) | 2014 | non-album single |
| "Fetti" (Playboi Carti featuring Da$H and Maxo Kream) | 2015 | |
| "Super" (Yarbro the Dragon featuring Maxo Kream and Alief Biggie) | 2016 |
Guest appearances
| 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 |
| "Pull Up" | 2017 | Trae tha Truth | Tha Truth, Pt. 3 |
| "Hole in My Heart" | AD | Blue 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 | |
| "I Was Trappin" | 2020 | Peso Peso | Salsa |
| "Bulletproof" | IDK, Denzel Curry | IDK & Friends 2 (Basketball County soundtrack) |
