Biography
Who is PlaqueBoyMax?
Early life and education
Maxwell Elliot Dent was born on April 3, 2003, in West Orange, New Jersey. He is the second of three children. His parents are Keith and Priscilla Dent. He has an older sister named Olivia and a younger brother named Nicholas.
He graduated from West Orange High School in 2021. During high school, he played on the varsity basketball team. He is a Christian. He spent a gap year after graduation to stream full time. He used a Google Slides presentation to get permission from his parents.
Streaming and FaZe Clan
PlaqueBoyMax began his Twitch career in April 2021. He chose his online name based on YouTube Creator Awards. His early content included gaming and reaction videos. He also hosted community events on Discord. He created a show called Song Wars to rank music from various artists.
He formed the 5$TAR collective with friends like gawsxo and Skreet2x. Other members included Wayne Almighty, NIKOWOODYEAR, and YoungDabo. He joined FaZe Clan in May 2024. He left the organization on August 5, 2025, to grow his own brand.
Music career and releases
As a musician, PlaqueBoyMax signed with Field Trip Recordings. He released his first solo mixtape called Five Forever in May 2025. He released the EP London on March 20, 2025, featuring artists like Nemzzz and Skepta. His EP Atlanta came out on May 23, 2025, with guests like Quavo and Flo Milli.
In June 2025, he collaborated with Fred Again and Skepta on Victory Lap. This song earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Recording. He released the EP Too Much Music on December 5, 2025, and the EP Crash Dummy on May 1, 2026. He also created the In The Booth series.
Recent events and controversies
In September 2025, he was hospitalized for a tattoo infection. This caused him to stop streaming for three weeks. Complex ranked him tenth on their 2026 Hip Hop Media Power Ranking.
PlaqueBoyMax attended Kai Cenat's Streamer University in July 2026. He was in the same class as JasonTheWeen and DreamDoll. While there, he had a public dispute with WardrobeWinter. He also had a conflict with Ojay Suave. Suave criticized his fashion and sexuality. He responded by stating he is a straight man who wears wigs.
YouTube and other projects
Before Twitch, he worked on a YouTube channel called Basement Boyz. He was the editor and a featured personality. He started the channel with friends in high school. They posted rap content and pranks. The channel had almost 200,000 subscribers before it ended.
He has released four extended plays in total. He is credited with helping American audiences find the UK underground rap scene. He did this by collaborating with UK artists on his livestreams.
Birthday and age
PlaqueBoyMax was born on April 3, 2003, which makes PlaqueBoyMax 23 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. PlaqueBoyMax shares the date with 61 other famous people.
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