Jermaine Anthony Preyan (born July 28, 1982), better known by his

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Mack Maine, is an American

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, and

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from

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. Mack Maine has been the president of

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since 2009, and is also the founder of his own label, Soothe Your Soul Records. Mack Maine has had a long and fruitful working relationship with Young Money’s flagship artist,

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, who is a longtime friend of his. He co-wrote Wayne’s singles “

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" and "

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", and also co-wrote " So Sophisticated" by Wayne’s close associate

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; he received formal writing credit on all three.

Early life and career

Jermaine Anthony Preyan was born in

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. He formed a friendship with Dwayne Carter aka

at the age of eleven. He and

, along with rapper

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and Cortez Bryant attended Eleanor McMain Secondary School. In 2003, he placed 16th out of a thousand contestants in a freestyle battle hosted by

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; this, combined with a backstage performance at the 2004

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with

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, led him to becoming a founding member of

with

in 2005. In 2008, Mack Maine appeared on the official remix of Lil Wayne's third single from ''

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'', "

," and performed the song with Wayne on

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on September 14. At the 2008 Ozone Awards, he won the "Patiently Waiting: Louisiana" award. In 2009, he performed with Lil Wayne on his "I Am Music" tour, performing every night in his own set,New Mack Maine Interview – Talks About YM Album, Every Girl Music Video & More
, NewLilWayne.com. Published March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009. as well as

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's Spring Break 2009 concert. He also released a mixtape presented by

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entitled ''This Is Just a Mixtape'', featuring appearances from Lil Wayne,

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, and

Soulja Slim James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for featuring on the U.S. number one hit "Slow Motion". Early life Jam ...

. Mack Maine appears on the Young Money collaboration album, including the first single, " Every Girl".Eminem, Lil Wayne: Billboard Bits
''Billboard''. Published April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009. Along with Birdman,

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, Cortez Bryant, and other past and present Cash Money artists, he starred in Lil Wayne's ''

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'' episode, which premiered September 11, 2009. 200px, left, Preyan performing in 2009 In March 2010, Mack Maine appeared with

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on T-Pain's single, " Ghetto Commandments." He also voiced one of Trap Jesus' gangsters in the

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special '' Freaknik: The Musical''. Maine was also featured on the music video of

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's Hit song with

, "Duffle Bag Boy". On March 17, 2013 Mack Maine released the music video for "Celebrate" featuring Lil Wayne and

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Legal issues

On September 16, 2013, Mack Maine was charged with

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following an incident that occurred on August 22 during Lil Wayne's "Amerika's Most Wanted" tour. Allegedly Maine invited two women onto a tour bus and when they were on it, he put his hand down one woman's clothing, grabbing her breast without her consent. TMZ says the documents claim that when the women wanted to leave the bus, Maine reportedly held the door shut, and punched one of them in her face, breaking her jaw. On September 20, 2013, Mack Maine voluntarily turned himself in to Oklahoma County police, and was released on $9,000 bond. In 2014, Mack expanded his role and joined Lil Wayne’s management team. With that move his goal was to immediately expand Wayne’s business portfolio. First deal he helped closed was Wayne’s partnership with Bumbu. The next deal he brought to the table was Wayne’s sports agency, Young Money APAA sports. In 2018, a settlement was finally reached in which Wayne would be able to release music accordingly. Mack executive produced

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and continued to add to the portfolio by securing an American Eagle collab and a partnership with cannibus brand GKUA. As of 2020, he’s executive produced Funeral and also is the producer/booker for Wayne’s new show on Apple Music, Young Money Radio.

Discography

Compilation albums

Mixtapes

*2006: Young Money, Vol. 1 (with

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, & Boo) *2006: ''G-Series'' (with

) *2008: ''Mack Maine BOBO 101'' *2008: ''B!tch, I'm Mack Maine (Freestyle 102)'' *2009: ''DJ Don Cannon Presents: This is Just a Mixtape''Fleischer, Adam
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, '' XXL''. Published January 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.Carter, Jay
Mack Maine: It's My Time
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Mack Maine X Don Cannon-This Is Just A Mixtape
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''. Published January 21, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009. *2010: ''DJ Rockstar Presents: The Laxative'' *2011: ''Billionaire Minds'' (with Birdman) *2012: ''Don’t Let It Go Waste'' *2013: ''Freestyle 102: No Pens or Pads'' *2013: ''Food for Thought''

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

BET Awards

The

were established in 2001 by the

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References

External links

Mack Maine official discography and videography

Mack Maine
on Myspace
Non-commercial Mack Maine mixtapes
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