Key Takeaways:

• The couple reportedly married earlier this yr whereas Max B was nonetheless incarcerated.
• French Montana celebrated the rapper’s launch and confirmed new music is on the way in which.
• Max B’s proposal marks a symbolic return to public life and a brand new chapter in his profession.

Harlem rapper Max B is formally residence and celebrating new beginnings. Just sooner or later after being launched from jail, the “Silver Surfer” artist proposed to his longtime girlfriend throughout a non-public dinner surrounded by their family members on Monday (Nov. 10). The intimate second, shared online by a number of retailers, got here after a 16-year stint in jail that started in 2009.

According to HotNewHipHop, Max B and his now-fiancée already tied the knot earlier this yr whereas he was nonetheless incarcerated. Alongside footage of the proposal, an official fan web page wrote: “Married behind bars… But tonight, he finally put the diamond ring on her finger. The Wave is free. Love never folded.”

One of the Harlem rapper’s greatest supporters, shut pal and collaborator French Montana, beforehand shared his personal pleasure of Max B’s launch on social media. “Can’t make this up! My brother really came home on my [birthday]!” the “Unforgettable” star wrote on Sunday (Nov. 9). “[Alhamdulillah]. Walked it down! No more free you.” As seen in a separate clip, the 2 wasted little time getting again into the studio, whereas additionally confirming a pending third installment of their Coke Wave sequence.

Max B, born Charley Wingate, was initially sentenced to 75 years in jail for his alleged involvement in a 2006 theft in New Jersey that turned lethal. His conviction was later overturned, and in 2016, he accepted a plea deal for aggravated manslaughter, which considerably diminished his sentence.

In addition to reconnecting with family members and returning to music, the “I Gotta Habit” expertise attended a New York Jets sport, the place he bumped into Method Man and A$AP Ferg. Fans have additionally flooded social media with celebratory messages, welcoming him again residence.

In a resurfaced “Drink Champs” interview earlier this yr, Max B expressed a need to maneuver ahead positively. “I want to start over. I’m a new man. I’m a married man … I got four kids,” he expressed to N.O.R.E. “I’m out here to get my money and ride out into the sunset.”