Houston rapper Maxo Kream released his major label debut album, Brandon Banks, this past Friday.
Kream, whose real name is Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr., was born in Houston in 1990 and is the son of a Nigerian father and African-American mother. He first gained notable attention with Maxo 187 in 2015, and followed the next year with The Persona Tape. He has a total of four mixtapes and two LPs.
This album comes after Maxo’s 2018 debut album, Punken. The album served as a mix of autobiographical recollection and included 14 songs, with Grannies, 5200 and Bussdown all serving as singles. The 29-year-old signed a one-and-a-half million dollar record deal with RCA shortly after.
Brandon Banks album cover represents the album’s theme which is his father. Maxo tells all about what it was like growing up with a parent behind bars, and having to mature at a young age. The 47 minute album’s name comes from an alias that Kream’s father used to use when he was engaging in illegal activities, according to Hot New Hip Hop. Artists featured on the album include fellow Houston rappers, Megan thee Stallion with She Live and Travis Scott on The Relays. ScHoolboy Q is also featured on the album’s most popular song, 3 AM, while A$AP Ferg is featured on Murda Blocc.
Kream currently has 1,417,296 monthly listeners on Spotify, with 57,607 of those coming from Houston. He is set to start his headlining tour for the album on October 16 in New Orleans. Other stops include Houston, Dallas, New York City, Washington D.C., and San Francisco.
