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Max B Released After 16 Years, Reunites With French Montana and Appears at Jets Game

A 2016 court vacatur followed by an aggravated manslaughter plea reduced his original 75-year sentence.

Overview

  • The Harlem rapper was freed from Northern State Prison in Newark on Nov. 9 after roughly 16 years behind bars.
  • French Montana shared video of their emotional reunion, which coincided with his 41st birthday.
  • Max B made an immediate public appearance at MetLife Stadium for the JetsBrowns game, telling The People Gallery he felt “righteous” and “grateful.”
  • He has already returned to the studio with French Montana and, according to multiple reports, plans a seven-date East Coast tour this month.
  • Max B was originally sentenced in 2009 in connection with a 2006 robbery that left David Taylor dead, while co-defendant Kelvin Leerdam received life plus 35 years and Gina Conway received a lighter sentence.