PlaqueBoyMax
{{Short description|American online streamer, record producer, and rapper (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox Twitch streamer
| name = PlaqueBoyMax
| image = PlaqueBoyMax.webp
| caption = PlaqueBoyMax in 2025
| birth_name = Maxwell Elliot Dent
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|04|03}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.}}
| death_date =
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| nationality =
| other_names =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Streamer
- record producer
- rapper
}}
| organization = FaZe Clan
| website =
| channel_name = www.twitch.tv/plaqueboymax
| pseudonym = PBM
| years_active = 2021–present
| game =
| followers = 2 million
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist| embed = yes
| genre = SoundCloud rap
| label = {{hlist|5$tar|Field Trip Recordings|Capitol Records}}
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Maxwell Elliot Dent (born April 3, 2003), known professionally as PlaqueBoyMax, and also referred to as simply Max, is an American online streamer, record producer, and rapper from West Orange, New Jersey. Beginning his streaming career on Twitch in 2021, he gained mainstream attention in 2024 after joining FaZe Clan and for his In The Booth series of streams.{{Cite web |last=Ihaza |first=Jeff |date=April 21, 2025 |title=Meet Plaqueboymax, Rap's Gen Z Tastemaker |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/plaqueboymax-twitch-stream-rap-interview-1235315388/ |access-date=June 1, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Medithi|first=Vivian |title=In 2024, Plaqueboymax became hip-hop's must-watch streamer |url=https://www.thefader.com/2024/12/13/plaqueboymax-best-in-the-booth-song-wars-2024 |date=December 13, 2024|access-date=June 1, 2025 |work=The Fader |language=en}} He is signed to Field Trip Recordings and released his debut solo mixtape Five Forever in May 2025.
== Early life ==
Maxwell Elliot Dent was born on April 3, 2003 in West Orange, New Jersey, and is the second of three children born to Keith and Sandra Dent. He was raised by both parents alongside his older sister Olivia and younger sister Nicholas.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg49oftwsA |title=Meet The Dents! |date=November 11, 2024 |work=maxtouchesgrass |access-date=June 1, 2025 |via=YouTube}}
Dent attended West Orange High School, where he played on the varsity basketball team, and graduated in 2021. He took a gap year following graduation in order to pursue live-streaming full time, and created a Google Slides presentation in order to convince his parents to do so.{{Cite web|last=Berry|first=Peter A.|title=How Plaqueboymax Became Your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Streamer |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/peter-a-berry/plaqueboymax-twitch-stream-in-the-booth|date=January 9, 2025|access-date=June 1, 2025 |website=Complex |language=en}}
Career
= 2019–2021: Basement Boyz =
During his time in high school, PlaqueBoyMax was the editor and featured in videos for the Basement Boyz, a group YouTube channel that was made by him and his friends. Their content included pranks and rap-centered videos. The channel would reach nearly 200,000 subscribers before the group disbanded.
= 2021–2023: Initial popularity =
In April 2021, PlaqueBoyMax would create his Twitch account under his current moniker, which is inspired by YouTube plaques. His content would initially consist of reactions, community events through Discord, and gaming. During this time, PlaqueBoyMax would begin to host shows such as Song Wars, where artists would send music to be ranked in a tournament.
= 2024: FaZe Clan and ''In The Booth'' =
In May 2024, PlaqueBoyMax would be the first new addition to FaZe following a revamp of the organization. Shortly afterwards, he would begin his In The Booth series of streams, in which he invites artists to create songs that will be engineered by him and then uploaded to streaming services.{{Cite web |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=May 22, 2025 |title=PlaqueBoyMax Inks Deal With Field Trip Recordings & Capitol Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/plaqueboymax-deal-field-trip-recordings-capitol-records/ |access-date=June 1, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Songs such as "Laced Max" by Lazer Dim 700, and "Pink Dreads" by DDG gained popularity, boosting the profiles of the artists and PlaqueBoyMax.{{Cite web|last1=Winslow|first1=Levi|last2=Sanfiorenzo|first2=Dimas|last3=McCarty|first3=Dario|title=The 10 Best Plaqueboymax In The Booth Songs |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/levi-winslow/twitch-streamer-plaqueboymax-in-the-booth-songs-ranked |date=January 31, 2025|access-date=June 1, 2025 |website=Complex |language=en}} Max developed a reputation as a notable promoter in hip hop as a result of his streaming presence.{{cite web|last=Pearce|first=Sheldon|url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/nx-s1-5341510/plaqueboymax-twitch-youtube-stream-influencer-hip-hop|title=The rise of the influencer as rap artist|publisher=NPR|date=April 8, 2025|accessdate=June 4, 2025}}
= 2025–present: ''London'', ''Atlanta'', and ''Five Forever'' =
On January 24, 2025, PlaqueBoyMax reached his highest concurrent view-count of over 127,000 viewers during a stream with Central Cee.{{Cite web|last=Mahadevan|first=Tara|title=Central Cee's New Song "24 Hours" on PlaqueBoyMax Stream |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxtara-mahadevan/central-cee-records-new-song-24-hours-plaqueboymax-stream|date=January 24, 2025 |access-date=June 1, 2025 |website=Complex |language=en}} In March, American actor and rapper Will Smith appeared on Max's stream to promote his album Based on a True Story. On March 30, PlaqueBoyMax independently released the EP London, which included songs recorded on-stream in the aforementioned city with Nemzzz, Skepta, Lancey Foux, YT, and Len.{{Cite web |last=Trapp |first=Malcolm |title=PlaqueBoyMax Is Heading To The UK — 5 Artists Fans Want To See Do "In The Booth" |url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/plaqueboymax-is-going-to-london-5-uk-artists-that-should-do-in-the-booth |date=March 1, 2025|access-date=June 1, 2025 |website=Rap-Up}}{{Cite web |last=Pace-McCarrick|first=Solomon|date=March 21, 2025 |title=How the UK went 'full throttle' on Plaqueboymax's new EP |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/66421/1/how-the-uk-went-full-throttle-on-plaqueboymaxs-5tar-sessions-london-len-skepta |access-date=June 1, 2025 |website=Dazed |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Angel |date=March 21, 2025 |title=PlaqueBoyMax's Debut EP '5$tar Sessions: London' Is Here: Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/plaqueboymax-5star-sessions-london-ep-1235929134/ |access-date=June 1, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Pace-McCarrick|first=Solomon|date=March 7, 2025|title=5 highlights from Plaqueboymax's UK underground livestream |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/66317/1/5-highlights-from-plaqueboymaxs-uk-underground-livestream-yt-jim-legxacy-kwes-e |access-date=June 1, 2025 |website=Dazed |language=en}}
On May 23, PlaqueBoyMax released the EP Atlanta through Field Trip Recordings, which included contributions from Quavo, DJ Drama, Tana, 1300Saint, ApolloRed1, Flo Milli, Lazer Dim 700, and Hardrock.{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2025 |title=PlaqueBoyMax Levels Up on 'Atlanta' |url=https://hypebeast.com/2025/5/plaqueboymax-atlanta-album-ep-stream-quavo-flo-milli-hardrock |access-date=June 1, 2025 |publisher=Hypebeast}} A week later, his debut solo mixtape, Five Forever, was released.{{cite web|last=Paul|first=Bryson "Boom"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/916104-plaqueboymax-wastes-atlanta-five-forever-hip-hop-news|title= PlaqueBoyMax Wastes No Time Following "Atlanta" With Formal Introduction In "Five Forever" |work=HotNewHipHop|date=June 1, 2025|accessdate=June 4, 2025}}
Discography
== Mixtapes ==
- Five Forever (2025)
== EPs ==
- London (2025)
- Atlanta (2025)
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Awards and nominations for PlaqueBoyMax ! Year ! Ceremony ! Category ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" | 2023
| rowspan="1" |The Streamer Awards | Best Breakthrough Streamer | {{Nominated}} |
|---|
| rowspan="1" scope="row" | 2024
| rowspan="1" |The Streamer Awards | Best Creative Arts Streamer | {{won}} |
References
External links
- {{Twitch|id=plaqueboymax}}
- {{YouTube|handle=plaqueboymax5}}
- {{Instagram | plaqueboymax}}
- {{Twitter | plaqueboymax}}
Category:American Twitch (service) streamers
Category:Capitol Records artists
Category:Musicians from West Orange, New Jersey
Category:Rappers from New Jersey