PlaqueBoyMax

Maxwell Elliot Dent (born April 3, 2003), known professionally and online as PlaqueBoyMax, is an American online streamer, record producer, and rapper. He began his streaming career on Twitch in 2021 but did not gain mainstream attention until April 2024 following his joining of the esports and entertainment organization FaZe Clan. As a rapper, he is currently signed to Field Trip Recordings and released his debut solo mixtape Five Forever in May 2025. He has also released four extended plays (EP). He has been credited with popularizing the UK underground rap scene among American audiences by collaborating with members of the scene on his livestreams. 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 Priscilla Dent. He has an older sister named Olivia and a younger brother named Nicholas. Dent graduated in 2021 from West Orange High School, where he played on the varsity basketball team. He took a gap year after graduation to pursue live-streaming full-time, creating a Google Slides presentation to convince his parents to allow him to do so. He is a Christian. While in high school, Dent was the editor and featured in videos for the Basement Boyz, a YouTube channel formed by him and his friends. Videos they posted included pranks and rap-related content. The channel reached nearly 200,000 subscribers before the group disbanded. In April 2021, Dent created his Twitch account under the moniker PlaqueBoyMax, inspired by YouTube Creator Awards, otherwise known as plaques. His live-streamed content initially consisted of reaction videos, community events via Discord, and gaming. During this time, Dent began to host shows such as Song Wars, where artists would send music that would be ranked in a tournament. Around this period, Dent formed the 5$TAR collective, which included artists and friends who frequently participated in his in his streams, and Song Wars competitions. Members of the group included gawsxo, Skreet2x, Wayne Almighty, NIKOWOODYEAR, and YoungDabo. The collective collaborated regularly on streams and hosted competitive events. In May 2024, Dent was added to FaZe Clan following a revamp of the organization. Shortly afterwards, he began his In The Booth series of streams, in which he invites artists to create songs to be engineered by him and uploaded to streaming services. Songs such as "Laced Max" by Lazer Dim 700 and "Pink Dreads" by DDG gained popularity, boosting the profiles of the artists and Dent. Dent developed a reputation as a notable promoter in hip hop as a result of his streaming presence. Beginning on January 1, Dent attempted to stream every day of 2025, while also being active on social media platforms, posting on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram, in addition to daily YouTube vlogs. By early April, he stopped daily YouTube vlogs and Instagram posts due to copyright issues. He ended the streaming streak on June 3, citing burnout.[citation needed] On January 24, Dent reached his second-highest concurrent view-count of over 127,000 viewers during a stream with Central Cee. In March, American actor and rapper Will Smith appeared on Max's stream to promote his album Based on a True Story. On March 20, Dent independently released the EP London, which included songs recorded on-stream in the aforementioned city with Nemzzz, Skepta, Lancey Foux, YT, and Len. On May 23, Dent 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. A week later, his debut solo mixtape, Five Forever, was released. In June 2025, Dent released "Victory Lap", in collaboration with Fred Again and Skepta. It was later nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. On August 5, Dent announced his departure from FaZe Clan to focus on his own brand, 5$TAR. On September 15, Dent was hospitalized for an undisclosed health condition, which was later revealed to be an infection caused from the lack of proper care for his recent tattoos. Dent took a three-week hiatus from streaming due to the illness. On October 24, Dent, Rakai, and BunnaB released the track "Turn Up". On October 26, Dent, Young Dabo, Che, and Xaviersobased met at ComplexCon 2025 to record their track "Motto". On December 5, Dent released his third EP, Too Much Music. On May 1, 2026, he released his fourth EP, Crash Dummy. On Complex's "Hip Hop Media Power Ranking: The 2026 Edition", Dent was ranked at #10 out of #35. Pearce, Sheldon (April 8, 2025). "The rise of the influencer as rap artist". NPR. Retrieved June 4, 2025. Ihaza, Jeff (April 21, 2025). "Meet Plaqueboymax, Rap's Gen Z Tastemaker". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 1, 2025. Medithi, Vivian (December 13, 2024). 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