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Mack Maine

Jermaine Preyan, known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American rapper and singer. Mack Maine is signed to Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Lil Wayne's Universal Records-distributed Cash Money Records, and is currently the president of the label.[1] He is the co-founder of Kush Entertainment and has also founded his own label, Soothe Your Soul Records.[2]

Biography

Mack Maine was born Jermaine Preyan and grew up in the Hollygrove section of New Orleans, Louisiana with childhood friend and fellow rapper Lil Wayne. After several failed ventures under music impresario Tony Mercedes, as well as under former NBA ballplayer Johnathan Bender, Mack realized making it on his own was easier said than done. He finally got a break when he rapped his way to MTV in a battle competition, and even landed on BET's Rated Next with a leaked song he'd recorded, garnering the attention of a long-time friend from the neighborhood, Lil Wayne.

Wayne and Mack had ties going back for years, even having traveled together in the days of the Hot Boyz, but Wayne had never known the talent Mack possessed until seeing him on BET. From there it was on, and Mack became the newest member of the Young Money imprint.

Music Career

After being signed to Young Money in 2008, Mack Maine appeared on the official remix of Lil Wayne's third single from Tha Carter III, "Got Money," and performed the song with Wayne on Saturday Night Live on September 14.[2] At the 2008 Ozone Awards, he won the "Patiently Waiting: Louisiana" award.[3]

In 2009, Lil Wayne stepped down as President of Young Money Entertainment and handed the reigns over to long-time friend, Mack Maine.

In 2009, he performed with Lil Wayne on his "I Am Music" tour, performing every night in his own set,[4] as well as mtvU's Spring Break 2009 concert.[5] He also released a mixtape presented by Don Cannon entitled This Is Just a Mixtape, featuring appearances from Lil Wayne, Mistah Fab, Gorilla Zoe, Pleasure P, Rick Ross, Mystikal, and Soulja Slim.[2][6][7] His solo album, Maine 4 President, is expected to be released around the same time as Lil Wayne's album Rebirth.[2][4] Mack Maine will appear on the upcoming Young Money collaboration album, including the first single, "Every Girl".[8][9] Along with Birdman, Slim, Cortez Bryant, and other past and present Cash Money artists, he starred in Lil Wayne's Behind the Music episode, which premiered September 10, 2009.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

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Singles

References

  1. ^ Lil Wayne’s Presidential Homey, KJMM 105.3 FM. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference xxl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Reid, Shaheem. Rick Ross, T-Pain, Big Boi, David Banner Rock Ozone Awards In Houston Despite Pre-Show Scuffle. Published August 12, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c New Mack Maine Interview - Talks About YM Album, Every Girl Music Video & More, NewLilWayne.com. Published March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  5. ^ Mack Maine, mtvU. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 24hour was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference ozone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Langhorne, Cyrus. Mannie Fresh On Hot Boys Reunion, "It's Gotta Be Right", SOHH. Published April 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  9. ^ a b Eminem, Lil Wayne: Billboard Bits, Billboard. Published April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
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