Charly Wingate (born May 21, 1978), better known as Max B, is an American rapper and songwriter from Harlem and is known for his original ra...
Charly Wingate (born May 21, 1978), better known as Max B, is an American rapper and songwriter from Harlem and is known for his original rap style of mumbled delivery, catchy sing-song choruses & hooks, and his energetic personality in interviews and videos.nIn 2009, Max B began serving a 75-year prison sentence for charges of armed robbery, kidnapping and murder.nnHe was incarcerated on robbery charges from 1997 to 2005,[1] He had come up with a second alias Biggaveli or Biggaveli denoting his belief that he is an amalgam of rappers: The Notorious B.I.G. ("Biggie Smalls") and Tupac Shakur ("Makaveli").[2]nHis manager Mike Bruno, whose name denotes his belief that he is an amalgamation of boxers: Mike Tyson ("Mike") and Frank Bruno ("Bruno"), passed a demo along to Diplomats member (Lun Records)Jim Jones in 2005, and Max B came to prominence through his affiliation with the Harlem collective The Diplomats, and with rappers Jim Jones and Cam'Ron in particular. In 2006 Jones formed the collective ByrdGang with Max B and Platinum-P as starring members.[3] Fellow ByrdGang-member Stack Bundles was killed in 2007.[4] Max B expressed the loss: "That was fucked up because the nigga Stacks was close to me, I ain't even gonna front. I was in jail at the time, so a nigga was sitting. A nigga learned to cope with that thing pretty well though, R.I.P to Stacks. Shout out to my nigga, he played me all the joints he had. Man, that was my nigga."[5]nHaving gained release from his contract, he signed a three-album deal with Boston label Amalgam Digital in 2008.[6][7] Preparations were underway for a debut album to be entitled Vigilante Season when in 2009 Max B was found guilty of involvement in a robbery which left a man dead.n[edit]Murder chargesnAccording to authorities, Max sent his ex-girlfriend, Gina Conway, and his stepbrother Kelvin Leerdam, in 2006 to rob two men in a Holiday Inn, in Fort Lee, Northern New Jersey. On September 22, 2006, Max's crew ambushed Allan "Jay" Plowden in room 408 and restrained him with duct tape, while awaiting Plowden's partner, David Taylor. Also in the room was Gissele Nieven. When Taylor arrived, he was immediately shot, point-blank, execution-style, in the head. He did not have any money on him.nThe crew fled the scene, Plowden alerted the hotel front desk of the murder. When police entered the room, Plowden was caught trying to take $30,000 out of the room. Plowden was charged with money laundering and identity theft. A week later the duo Conway, Leerdam and coordinator Max B were apprehended and charged with the robbery.nOn January 9, 2007 Max B was remanded to Bergen County Jail in New Jersey on a $2 million bail.[8] (Hence the mixtape entitled "Million Dollar Baby")Conway testified against Max B and Leerdam, in exchange for a 18 years sentence on armed robbery and manslaughter. Leerdam received a life term plus 35 years. Less
