Max B Releases His First New Mixtape in Four Years

      His first release since being freed from incarceration...

      Max B has unveiled a new mixtape titled ‘Public Domain 7: The Purge’.

      This latest project marks the rapper’s first release after serving a 16-year sentence. While Max B continued to share music during his time behind bars, ‘Public Domain 7: The Purge’ is his first full-length project in four years.

      This seventh installment of the beloved ‘Public Domain’ series follows Max B's 2021 release ‘Negro Spirituals’.

      ‘Public Domain 7: The Purge’ features 25 tracks and includes contributions from A$AP Rocky, Kehlani, French Montana, and Lola Brooke.

      Check it out below.

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