Maxo Kream


Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah, Jr., 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

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances