Max B goes after Joe Budden for BET Cypher line

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Hip hop fans and critics have all seemed to favor the Shady Records 2.0 cypher at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards. They have been crowned the favorite for various reasons. However, not everyone was impressed.

During Joe Budden's verse, he mentioned Max B, poking fun at what landed him in prison. Budden's line said: "She’s so bad I make her hit the telly from a taxi and dead her in that Holiday Inn, learned that from Max B."

Max B finally caught wind of this and has taken to his Twitter, responding saying his Wave Gang needs to get him.

Check out Max B's Twitter post below:

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Max B - "Keep Taking My Wave"

Now a free man, Max B is back in the studio, working on more hits. Days after announcing his new movement, Max B has released some of his new music.

The new song is called "Keep Taking My Wave."

Listen to "Keep Taking My Wave" by Max B below:

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Max B to release "Coke Wave" album from Behind Bars

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Despite serving a 75 year prison sentence, Max B is preparing new music. For years, the Dipset affiliate has held down the mixtape scene. Now, he is preparing to release a full-length LP.

Continuing the trend with most rappers, Max B will release a mini-movie to go along with the album. The title of his new release is Coke Wave. Through this album/movie, Max B wants to get into television.

Aside from his mini-movie, Max B wants to star in his own reality television show. Max B said he is going to be working hard on several new projects. The Dipset affiliate promised his projects would be big.

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Max B - "Money Makes Me Feel Better" (Official Video)

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Prodigy disses Rick Ross, Max B, Saigon, and Others

From behind bars, Prodigy has sounded off on the current state of hip hop. Much like Shyne during his time behind bars, Prodigy has recorded a song over the phone. The name of this song is "Phone Tap." In the song, he mentions his supporters and his rivals.

Right at the beginning of the song, he disses Max B. He refers to Max B as Rat P. Prodigy pretends that this is a mistake, but it is an obvious diss. From there, he also mentions Tru-Life, their feud stems from Tru-Life being a member of Roc-A-Fella Records.

There have been rumors of a feud between Prodigy and his former boss, 50 Cent. 50 is also mentioned in the song, but he has nothing but praise for him. He says that 50 Cent came by to see him. When he gets out of prison, he hints at a reunion with the G-Unit general.

Prodigy also references his 2007 feud with Saigon and he accuses Pitbull and Flo Rida of imitating the style of Kanye West. He mentioned that Havoc has some fresh beats and when he gets out, the new Mobb Deep album is coming out. Prodigy goes on to mention that he spoke with the real Rick Ross, who is still behind bars. After mentioning the death of Michael Jackson, Prodigy said that the Jay-Z collaboration at Summer Jam means nothing.

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Max B may be Released Soon

Last fall, former Byrd Gang member, Max B was sentenced to a life sentence of 75 years in prison. The rapper was tied to a robbery that wound up being a murder. After being in the game for five years, Max was starving for attention. He found it, but he never wanted it to come in that fashion.

It appeared that Max B was going to be behind bars for some time. His case was very widespread. Every hip hop outlets reported on it and 50 Cent even dedicated a line to him on "Flight 187." Until recently, there was still talk of Max B and his prison sentence. Just as things died down, there is more news on the Harlem rapper.

The manager of Max B, Joli O'Shay, spoke with XXL about the situation. Surprisingly, the news was good. The appeal that Max B filed was successful and he may be getting out of prison soon. Max B is trying to go to another trial, make his previous trial a mistrial, or simply get off with time served.

If things go as planned for Max B, he may finally get in the studio with Dame Grease and record his long-awaited debut album.

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