Maxamilian was born on May 5, 1986 at New York University hospital in Manhattan. He lived with his family in Queens during his youth, moving between Flushing, Bayside, and Whitestone before finally landing in New Hyde Park, Long Island after his parents' divorce. It was there that he first discovered hip-hop, in spite of growing up in one of rap's most storied locales, starting with the Beastie Boys' "Licensed to Ill." Though he listened to all types of music, he was inspired to begin performing when he heard the work of Rakim, who many (including Max himself) consider to be the greatest emcee who ever lived. At the age of eleven, he had Rakim's classic solo debut The 18th Letter on repeat, and the lyrics of "Guess Who's Back" laid the foundation for his development. By the age of thirteen, he began to seriously consider a full-fledged musical undertaking.

That effort wouldn't materialize until he was sixteen. While attending Herricks High School, he participated heavily in music programs, and it was in the jazz band that he met his collaborator on his debut album, A Prophecy Foretold. Produced crudely out of the basement of Jonathan Lee, arguably the most talented jazz artist in the world in his age group, A Prophecy Foretold sold out of its 300 copies in 5 hours upon its release. Its content made the Dean of Students furious, and Max narrowly avoided suspension from school. The album's popularity among his peers made him begin to consider music as a career.

He took his second effort, The Immaculate Deception, with him to Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned his degree with honors in Political Science. It was there that he tested the waters of live performance, opening for such hip-hop luminaries as One Be Lo, Afrika Bambaataa, GZA of Wu-Tang, and Killah Priest. His freshman year there was the inspiration for his third album, Soldier of Fortune. The single from that album, "East Coast Hop," was downloaded over 5,000 times on SoundClick.

During his sophomore year at WashU, Andrei Berman, one of Max's best friends, introduced him to Willie Bigwood, a student at Clark University who was making beats out of his studio in Northampton, Massachusetts. After obtaining Bigwood's full catalog of bangers, he wrote the lyrics for their collaboration, Finest Hour.

Max now attends Georgetown University Law Center, but he still holds out hope that he can make a career out of hip-hop someday. He is an ardent fan of the Mets, Jets, Knicks, Islanders, Hoyas, and Washington University Bears, for whom he announced games during their championship Men's Basketball season in 2007-08. He currently lives in Washington, D.C.