Rapper โคMax B made a surprise appearance โขat a Brandy and Monica concert in New York City on Thursday, just days after being released from prison following a 16-year sentence. The performance marked Maxโ B’s first public stage appearance sinceโค his โขrelease โขon November 9th.
The concert, partโค of Brandy โคand Monica’sโค “The Boy Is Mineโ tour,” saw Max B join the R&B duoโ alongside special guests including โFabolous, Fat Joe, Ciara, and Tyrese. Brandy and Monica performed “Level Up” with Ciara and “Sweet Lady” with Tyrese, whileโ Max B’sโ appearance signaled aโ important moment in hisโฃ career following a lengthy legal battle.
Max B, โwhose real name is โCharly Freeman, was originally sentenced โto 75 years in prison in 2009 as an accomplice to aโ robbery inโฃ New Jersey that resulted in a man’s death. โThe conviction โwasโ vacated in 2016 after his legal team โsuccessfully argued his original trial lawyer had a conflictโ of interest, โฃreducing his sentence to 20 years. He told The โjoeโ Budden Podcast โ earlier this year, “I’m feeling righteous, โmanโฆ โWavy Baby coming home real soon.”
Despite โขhis incarceration, Max B continued to release music, including “Hold On” with French Montana in 2019 and the albumโ Negro Spirituals in 2021. He is now preparing to release โhis new project, The First Purge (Patient Zero), next Friday.
Brandy and Monica will continue โฃ”The Boy Is Mine Tour” with a performance in Newark on Friday, followed by dates in โฃDetroit, D.C.,Atlanta,Newโข Orleans,Tampa,and Miami through the end of the year.
