Max B’s imprisonment isn’t stopping him from releasing new music. The incarcerated rapper has dropped a new track titled “Black & I’m Proud,” which is being billed as the lead single for his upcoming album Negro Spirituals.

For Max, the song represents a shift in his work. The Wave God is aiming to create more substantive and thoughtful music going forward.

“It’s about me really evolving as a person, evolving as an artist,” he told Rolling Stone. “My music five or six years ago — even before when I used to make music — it was good, but it lacked the experience I have today. The concept fell into my lap: I’m gonna transform from the old Max B into a powerful new artist with a display of content that they aren’t used to. I’m trying to give the people some substance.”

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Biggaveli’s latest solo track arrives after he dropped some collaborations with French Montana earlier this year. The longtime friends teamed up for the Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five-inspired cut “Don’t Push Me” and the Sade flip “Hold On.”

Max is currently serving a reduced prison sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter as part of a plea deal in 2016. He was originally sentenced to 75 years in prison for a 2009 conviction on charges of felony murder, armed robbery and other offenses stemming from a 2006 robbery.

He is now scheduled to be released in 2025.

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Listen to Max’s “Black & I’m Proud” above. Check out his previous releases below.

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