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Mack Maine

American record executive (born 1982)

Summary

American record executive (born 1982)

Field	Value
name	Mack Maine
background	solo_singer
caption	Mack Maine in 2010
birth_name	Jermaine Anthony Preyan
birth_date
origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
genre	Hip hop
occupation	{{flatlist
years_active	2003–present
label
associated_acts	{{flatlist

Record executive
songwriter
rapper
The Beat Bully
Birdman
Currensy
Gudda Gudda
Ke'noe
Lil Wayne
Talib Kweli

Jermaine Anthony Preyan (born January 15, 1982), better known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American record executive, songwriter, and rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was named president of Lil Wayne's record label Young Money Entertainment in 2009, having known Wayne since childhood. Preyan has co-written several of Wayne's singles, including "How to Love", "Got Money", "No Worries" and "It's Good", among others. Furthermore, he has co-written severally for other artists or Wayne's collaborators, often in tandem with record producer Ke'noe; his credits include "Dreams and Nightmares" by Meek Mill and "So Sophisticated" by Rick Ross.

As a recording artist, Preyan performed on Young Money's 2009 single "Every Girl" and Rich Gang's 2013 single "Tapout", which peaked at numbers ten and 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. He released two compilation albums with the former—We Are Young Money (2009) and Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014)—and one with the latter—Rich Gang (2013). His 2009 debut single, "Throw It Back" (featuring Lil Wayne), failed to chart. His guest appearance on Wayne's 2018 song "Start This Shit Off Right" remains his sole entry on the chart as a recording act. He founded his own record label, Soothe Your Soul Records in 2008.

Early life

Jermaine Anthony Preyan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He formed a friendship with Lil Wayne at the age of eleven. He and Lil Wayne, along with rapper Curren$y and Cortez Bryant attended Eleanor McMain Secondary School.

Career

In 2003, he placed 16th out of a thousand contestants in a freestyle battle hosted by MTV; this, combined with a backstage performance at the 2004 BET Awards with Cassidy, led him to becoming a founding member of Young Money Entertainment with Lil Wayne in 2005. In 2008, Mack Maine appeared on the official remix of Lil Wayne's third single from Tha Carter III, "Got Money," and performed the song with Wayne on Saturday Night Live 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, as well as mtvU's Spring Break 2009 concert. He also released a mixtape presented by Don Cannon entitled This Is Just a Mixtape, featuring appearances from Lil Wayne, Mistah Fab, Gorilla Zoe, Pleasure P, Rick Ross, Mystikal, and Soulja Slim. Mack Maine appears on the Young Money collaboration album, including the first single, "Every Girl". Along with Birdman, Slim, Cortez Bryant, and other past and present Cash Money artists, he starred in Lil Wayne's Behind the Music episode, which premiered September 11, 2009.

In March 2010, Mack Maine appeared with Snoop Dogg on T-Pain's single, "Ghetto Commandments." He also voiced one of Trap Jesus' gangsters in the Adult Swim special Freaknik: The Musical. Maine was also featured on the music video of Playaz Circle's Hit song with Lil Wayne, "Duffle Bag Boy". On March 17, 2013 Mack Maine released the music video for "Celebrate" featuring Lil Wayne and Talib Kweli.

As of 2020, he’s executive produced Funeral and also is the booker for Wayne’s new show on Apple Music, Young Money Radio.

Legal issues

thumb|329x329px|Preyan performing in 2009 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 close 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 reached in which Wayne would be able to release music accordingly. Mack executive produced Tha Carter V and continued to add to the portfolio by securing an American Eagle collab and a partnership with cannabis brand GKUA.

Discography

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	US
R&B	US
Rap	We Are Young Money	Rich Gang	Young Money: Rise of an Empire
	9	3	1
	9	2	2
	7	4	2

Mixtapes

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album	US
US
R&B/HH
US
Rap
"Throw It Back"
(featuring Lil Wayne)	"Every Girl"
(with Young Money)	"All in One Swipe"
(featuring Rick Ross and Birdman)	"Celebrate"
(featuring Lil Wayne and Talib Kweli)
2009	—	—	—	Maine 4 President
10	2	2	We are Young Money
2010	—	—	—	Maine 4 President
2013	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	US
US
R&B/HH
US
Rap
"I Get Money"
(Birdman featuring Lil Wayne, Mack Maine and T-Pain)	"B-Boyz"
(Birdman featuring Mack Maine, Kendrick Lamar, Ace Hood and DJ Khaled)	"Dark Shades"
(Birdman featuring Lil Wayne and Mack Maine)	"Tapout"
(Rich Gang featuring Birdman, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Future and Mack Maine)
2011	—	—	—	Non-album singles}}
2012	—	—	—
—	—	—
2013	44	10	8	Rich Gang
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Guest appearances

Title	Year	Other artist(s)
2005	Birdman, Currensy, Lil Wayne	Fast Money
2006	Currensy, Lil Wayne	Dedication 2
2007	Lil Wayne	The Drought Is Over 2 (The Carter 3 Sessions)
2008	Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Willie the Kid	Dedication 3
2009	Birdman, Jay Sean, Flo Rida	Priceless
2011	DJ Khaled, Kevin Rudolf, Tyga, Jae Millz, Cory Gunz	We the Best Forever
2012	Gudda Gudda, Lil Wayne	Guddaville 3
DJ Khaled, Wale, Tyga, Kirko Bangz	Kiss the Ring
2013	Birdman, Rick Ross	The H
Cory Gunz	Datz WTF I'm Talkin Bout

Awards and nominations

BET Awards

The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports and other fields of entertainment. The awards are presented annually and broadcasts live on BET. |- |Best New Artist | |- |Best Group | |- |"BedRock" (Young Money featuring Lloyd) |Viewer's Choice | |- |Young Money |Best Group | |}

References

Reid, Shaheem. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828040605/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1592610/20080812/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml Rick Ross, T-Pain, Big Boi, David Banner Rock Ozone Awards In Houston Despite Pre-Show Scuffle], [[MTV News]]. Published August 12, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
[http://www.newlilwayne.com/2009/03/video-jae-millz-mack-maine-gudda-gudda-interviews-about-young-money/ New Mack Maine Interview – Talks About YM Album, Every Girl Music Video & More] {{webarchive. link. (May 25, 2012 , NewLilWayne.com. Published March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.)
[http://www.mtvu.com/tag/mack-maine/ Mack Maine], [[mtvU]]. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
Langhorne, Cyrus. [http://www.sohh.com/2009/04/mannie_fresh_on_hot_boys.html Mannie Fresh On Hot Boys Reunion, "It's Gotta Be Right"] {{Webarchive. link. (June 3, 2009 , ''[[SOHH]]''. Published April 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.)
[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269000/eminem-lil-wayne-billboard-bits Eminem, Lil Wayne: Billboard Bits], ''Billboard''. Published April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
(18 February 2017). "A Year of Lil Wayne: Cash Money Like I'm Mack Maine".
[http://www.vibe.com/audio/t-pain-feat-snoop-dogg-mack-maine T-Pain Gives His 'Ghetto Commandments']{{dead link. (January 2018). Vibe]]''. Published March 23, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
(2013-03-17). "Video: Mack Maine f/ Lil Wayne and Talib Kweli "Celebrate"". Complex.
(February 21, 2020). "Lil Wayne's "Funeral" Had Young Thug, DaBaby Features".
(24 April 2019). "Lil Wayne's Young Money APAA Sports has potential to make history with Quinnen Williams".
"REVIEW: Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V" succeeds after wait".
"Mack Maine on Making of Lil Wayne’s ‘Funeral,’ Missing Yo...".
(13 August 2022). "GKUA, Weedmaps & Young Money: Mellow Rackz At 1st GKUA VIP Party Series".
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link. (April 13, 2009 , ''[[XXL (magazine)). XXL]]''. Published January 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
Carter, Jay. [http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+Interviews/Mack+Maine:+It%27s+My+Time/4379 Mack Maine: It's My Time] {{Webarchive. link. (March 6, 2010 , 24hourhiphop.com. Published April 12, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.)
link. (May 8, 2009 , ''[[Ozone Magazine]]''. Published January 21, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.)
"Mack Maine - Freestyle 102: No Pens No Pads Hosted by Young Money // Free Mixtape @". Datpiff.com.
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(7 April 2011). "I Get Money (Mastered)".
"American single certifications – Rich Gang – Tapout". [[Recording Industry Association of America]].
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