Mack Maine facts for kids
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Mack Maine
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| Birth name | Jermaine Anthony Preyan |
| Born | July 28, 1982 |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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Jermaine Anthony Preyan (born January 15, 1982), known as Mack Maine, is an American music executive, songwriter, and rapper. He grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mack Maine became the president of Lil Wayne's music company, Young Money Entertainment, in 2009. He and Lil Wayne have been friends since they were kids.
Mack Maine has helped write many popular songs for Lil Wayne. These include "How to Love" and "Got Money". He also helped write songs for other artists, like "Dreams and Nightmares" by Meek Mill. As a rapper, Mack Maine performed on the hit song "Every Girl" in 2009. He also appeared on "Tapout" in 2013. Both songs were very popular on the Billboard charts. He has released compilation albums with Young Money and Rich Gang. In 2008, he started his own music company called Soothe Your Soul Records.
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Early Life and Friendship
Jermaine Anthony Preyan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He became good friends with famous rapper Lil Wayne when they were both eleven years old. They even went to school together at Eleanor McMain Secondary School. Another rapper, Curren$y, and Cortez Bryant also attended the same school with them.
Music Career Highlights
Mack Maine started his music journey in 2003. He placed 16th out of a thousand people in a freestyle rap battle held by MTV. This helped him become a founding member of Young Money Entertainment with Lil Wayne in 2005.
In 2008, Mack Maine was featured on a remix of Lil Wayne's song "Got Money." He even performed the song with Lil Wayne on the TV show Saturday Night Live. That same year, he won an award called "Patiently Waiting: Louisiana" at the Ozone Awards.
In 2009, Mack Maine went on tour with Lil Wayne, performing his own songs every night. He also released a mixtape called This Is Just a Mixtape. This mixtape featured other artists like Mistah Fab and Rick Ross. He was also part of the Young Money album that included the hit song "Every Girl." Mack Maine also appeared in Lil Wayne's Behind the Music TV episode.
In 2010, Mack Maine worked with Snoop Dogg on a song by T-Pain. He also lent his voice to a character in an animated TV special. In 2013, he released a music video for his song "Celebrate," which featured Lil Wayne and Talib Kweli. As of 2020, Mack Maine has helped produce Lil Wayne's music and helps book his show on Apple Music, called Young Money Radio.
Music Albums
Mack Maine has released several albums and mixtapes.
Compilation Albums
These are albums that feature many artists from a record label.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| We Are Young Money |
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9 | 3 | 1 |
| Rich Gang |
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9 | 2 | 2 |
| Young Money: Rise of an Empire |
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7 | 4 | 2 |
Mixtapes
Mixtapes are collections of songs, often released for free.
- 2006: Young Money, Vol. 1 (with Lil' Wayne, Curren$y, & Boo)
- 2006: G-Series (with Curren$y)
- 2008: Mack Maine BOBO 101
- 2008: B!tch, I'm Mack Maine (Freestyle 102)
- 2009: DJ Don Cannon Presents: This is Just a Mixtape
- 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
These are songs where Mack Maine is the main singer.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| "Throw It Back" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
2009 | — | — | — | Maine 4 President | |||||||
| "Every Girl" (with Young Money) |
10 | 2 | 2 | We are Young Money | ||||||||
| "All in One Swipe" (featuring Rick Ross and Birdman) |
2010 | — | — | — | Maine 4 President | |||||||
| "Celebrate" (featuring Lil Wayne and Talib Kweli) |
2013 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" means the song did not appear on the charts. | ||||||||||||
As Featured Artist
These are songs where Mack Maine sings on another artist's track.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| "I Get Money" (Birdman featuring Lil Wayne, Mack Maine and T-Pain) |
2011 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "B-Boyz" (Birdman featuring Mack Maine, Kendrick Lamar, Ace Hood and DJ Khaled) |
2012 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Dark Shades" (Birdman featuring Lil Wayne and Mack Maine) |
— | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Tapout" (Rich Gang featuring Birdman, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Future and Mack Maine) |
2013 | 44 | 10 | 8 |
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Rich Gang | |||||||
| "—" means the song did not appear on the charts. | |||||||||||||
Awards and Nominations
BET Awards
The BET Awards celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and entertainment. They are given out every year.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2010 | Young Money | Best New Artist | Nominated |
| Best Group | Won | ||
| "BedRock" (Young Money featuring Lloyd) |
Viewer's Choice | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Young Money | Best Group | Won |
