Max Who?
Ladies and Gentlemen, please allow us to present you with a feature about Max Haben. The high school/college athlete (basketball) turned emcee, whose name has been buzzing around large places lately.
Since we haven’t had the opportunity (until now) to announce Mr. Haben as a part of the fam., we wanted to give you a brief look at who Max is and why you’ll be hearing his name (not to mention his gift) in the very near future.
A recent graduate of UST in St. Paul, Minnesota (major in Catholic Studies), by outward appearance and demeanor, one of the last things you might expect the Twin Cities’ native to do is rap. But, that doesn’t stop him from completely slaying on the mic. With a pension for freestyles and a gift that can seem effortless, people are buzzing about the potential of this 23 year old.
Max Haben could very well be one of your favorite emcee’s favorite emcees.
A quiet, almost-humbled individual while chatting in person, Max can grab the mic and have braggadocios emcees silenced (former teachers recall the same from school years). Whom coaches have called a leader on the court, with intricate-wordplay and a flow all his own, Max is set to become one of hip-hop’s next young leaders as well…and much like the heavyweight division of boxing needs a real champ of years’ past…boy, does hip-hop need Mr. Haben.
A few years back, the winter of 2008 would find Max self-releasing his debut “The Mind is Infinite” with production by The Source-featured/longtime collaborator Teddy Roxpin (MA). Shortly thereafter, Max went on to form and lead the live band, “The Fix”. It was during this time he honed his stage presence performing to capacity-shows near Minneapolis’ U of M campus (some with major label artists). The demand was evident. Would the supply match up?
Recently taking some time to focus on finishing his academics (another rarity in hip-hop), Max’s focus has returned to his craft. Producing his follow-up album with indie record label [301STUDIOS].
“Senioritis while I’m writing this, I should be studying…I could’ve pulled a Kanye and dropped out to do my thing…”
–“Senioritis (Us Freestyle)”
Having received a favorable write-up this year from one of the world’s most popular hip-hop sites (2dopeboyz.com) for his freestyle over fellow Minneapolis emcee Brother Ali’s aforementioned track “Us”, Max went on to be nominated for a Twin Cities “Next Up” award as well.
From all the artists we’ve worked with, we’ve heard more people lay claim to “discovering” Max than any other. Now, take the time to “discover” Mr. Haben for yourself.
Check for Max Haben’s “Senioritis” (free mixtape) coming very soon followed shortly thereafter by his full-length LP “The Water”.
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