Maxo Kream "Roaches" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • It can be challenging for new rappers to stand out in today’s crowded streaming era, but Maxo Kream has released a slew mixtapes and singles which captivated listeners with vivid lyrics about family and street life.
    This past January, he released his debut studio album ‘Punken,’ which highlighted his storytelling abilities. On the Wlderness-produced standout track “Roaches,” the rapper keeps it real as he reflects on times of both innocence and violence in his childhood, from watching wrestling to shooting his first gun.
    “Roaches” also references last year’s Hurricane Harvey and how it devastated Maxo’s family in Houston.
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Komentáře • 724

  • @ZicoTops
    @ZicoTops Před 6 lety +2308

    Maxo is one of the best at storytelling

    • @w2338
      @w2338 Před 6 lety +11

      Zico Tops new school old school

    • @pappib5363
      @pappib5363 Před 6 lety +1

      Hy

    • @blankobject3283
      @blankobject3283 Před 6 lety +12

      a meechy darko maxo kream would be a song to hear

    • @sneakycactus8815
      @sneakycactus8815 Před 6 lety +5

      Zico Tops he is hella throwback. Its refreshing. His music head boppin material

    • @baelm
      @baelm Před 6 lety +2

      Except in this song... once he starts talking about Harvey it's like a white guy trying to rap. "' I'm like, "What the fuck how?", I'm thinkin' like "Wow" " come on man

  • @risko1kucera
    @risko1kucera Před 6 lety +599

    Maxo is 90s rap over trap beats and its lit af

    • @jayveasey
      @jayveasey Před 6 lety +2

      So is "Official DGOE" look em up they from Houston

    • @patrickbenson8440
      @patrickbenson8440 Před 5 lety

      Search up Curly chuck and blak bravo - way out it’s very similar to roaches

    • @cartermd457
      @cartermd457 Před 3 lety

      Exactly

  • @deepernetwork000
    @deepernetwork000 Před 6 lety +1200

    maxo on point wit the nigerian accent

    • @JoshuaXRamey
      @JoshuaXRamey Před 6 lety +121

      Right nigga's voice went from H-Town nigga to Nigerian real quick.

    • @jimmyjones5607
      @jimmyjones5607 Před 6 lety +64

      Well his dad is nigerian so...

    • @geraldskywlkr2556
      @geraldskywlkr2556 Před 6 lety +19

      if u hear it all yo life

    • @UnderfedShmuck
      @UnderfedShmuck Před 6 lety +25

      Bruv grew up hearing that accent all the time, makes it pretty easy to mimick

    • @elanadeshina7521
      @elanadeshina7521 Před 6 lety +5

      Double D my dad is nigerian and i cannot do it well

  • @litboicartier
    @litboicartier Před 6 lety +1321

    My Brother Maxo dropped one of the hardest projects of 2018 🇳🇬

  • @1stcome1stserved
    @1stcome1stserved Před 6 lety +395

    Maxo hilarious he got me over here dying but he spitting straight facts

  • @jayb3977
    @jayb3977 Před 6 lety +515

    No ones gonna mention how dope that jacket is?

    • @badboybootz8
      @badboybootz8 Před 6 lety +14

      Jay B aint that dope lol

    • @stevene8873
      @stevene8873 Před 5 lety

      Jay B somebody knows the Name from the Jacket?

    • @souljacoby
      @souljacoby Před 5 lety +11

      @@stevene8873 Supreme TNF Trans Antarctica Expedition Jacket From SS17

    • @stevene8873
      @stevene8873 Před 5 lety

      acxca thanks

    • @shuk3073
      @shuk3073 Před 5 lety

      i was thinking the same thing

  • @prod.vengeance6784
    @prod.vengeance6784 Před 6 lety +250

    Its time Maxo Kream get his exposure

  • @onyx_vii7808
    @onyx_vii7808 Před 6 lety +1032

    If this man ain't on XXL I swear...

    • @prodfreshk1ng
      @prodfreshk1ng Před 6 lety +9

      He prolly not gonna make it so....

    • @jtrosen2001
      @jtrosen2001 Před 6 lety +53

      Tbh he’s not a freshman anymore. Definitely one of the best out but XXL missed their chance to put them on the cover

    • @sunnymoney187
      @sunnymoney187 Před 6 lety +61

      Trust me, XXL not even considering this nigga, he don’t meet the new qualifications of color hair and no content.

    • @hasaanbryant629
      @hasaanbryant629 Před 6 lety +20

      Onyx VII7 I’m from Houston he a real street nigga he not Travis Scott he doesn’t fit the xxl image and he ain’t got the clout he too slept on

    • @b-rizzle4069
      @b-rizzle4069 Před 6 lety +1

      Hasaan Bryant i argee, the nigga is fire no doubt but he wont garner too much attention (XXL is only tryna sell magizines)

  • @helloyassine
    @helloyassine Před 6 lety +118

    Favorite song on the project.

  • @ksupreme8102
    @ksupreme8102 Před 6 lety +55

    This song didn’t need an explanation

    • @spacecase7504
      @spacecase7504 Před 5 lety +13

      K supreme
      Cool to hear the back stories though

  • @SlickzMadeThat
    @SlickzMadeThat Před 6 lety +94

    Punken has been on repeat for a good 3 weeks straight. Maxo next up!

  • @thy_power
    @thy_power Před 6 lety +798

    Ayye Nigerians 🇳🇬

  • @keziahbaker5834
    @keziahbaker5834 Před 6 lety +122

    maxo is one of the greatest storytellers of all time

    • @robjr6983
      @robjr6983 Před 6 lety +1

      KL0UTNEY Do better.

    • @bg23allday1
      @bg23allday1 Před 6 lety

      Rob jr lmao

    • @hueyfinesse
      @hueyfinesse Před 6 lety +3

      nah he straight, but you need to know what you talking about, before making such statements

  • @post.hack.depression
    @post.hack.depression Před 6 lety +182

    MOST UNDERRATED IN THE GAME, THIS SONG IS LEGENDARY

    • @Ara-co1kh
      @Ara-co1kh Před 6 lety

      Hell nah, but hes still good tho

    • @hatersupreme5968
      @hatersupreme5968 Před 6 lety +2

      Aatah hell yes, shutup

    • @Ara-co1kh
      @Ara-co1kh Před 6 lety

      all natty log In what way is he the most underrated? Lyrically? Nope, Flow? Nope, Overall? Nope. He's good but he's not the most underrated

    • @ais614bum
      @ais614bum Před 6 lety

      Who would be your most underrated pick, Aatah?

    • @Ara-co1kh
      @Ara-co1kh Před 6 lety

      I dont know, I just found this rapper called Cozz and his latest album was pretty great and he isn't very well know. Dude snapped on VanNess

  • @jahvarbennett3568
    @jahvarbennett3568 Před 6 lety +9

    This song is on repeat. One of the realest Rappers in the Game right now ✊🏾

  • @PauloR2T
    @PauloR2T Před 6 lety +362

    I swear every Nigerian says "a-ah" 😂😂😂

  • @Swordswithfate
    @Swordswithfate Před 6 lety +1

    This dude definitely deserves more recognition. One of the coldest in the game right now

  • @litboicartier
    @litboicartier Před 6 lety +901

    I broooke it 😂

  • @gaspackmarlee5889
    @gaspackmarlee5889 Před 6 lety +3

    I wish all the people that say Maxo Kream ain’t one of the new BEST rappers out rn can watch this bro got hella BARS

  • @vicentevillalobos7974
    @vicentevillalobos7974 Před 6 lety +26

    Maxo too real with it.

  • @brodygallagher0813
    @brodygallagher0813 Před rokem

    Maxo cream, 2023, we need more of this. Real story tellin right here

  • @michaelmbz8182
    @michaelmbz8182 Před 6 lety +104

    i was laughing from all the jokes he was saying but then it got serious real quick...

  • @largechurro2321
    @largechurro2321 Před 6 lety +283

    BETTER BE ON XXL

    • @ChaosHotake15
      @ChaosHotake15 Před 6 lety

      Large Churro he better on god

    • @teddybear459
      @teddybear459 Před 6 lety +9

      He ain’t no freshman, he been in da game tf

    • @cartiersav8411
      @cartiersav8411 Před 6 lety

      jack berah he still has a pitch

    • @Buff008
      @Buff008 Před 6 lety +4

      Artist like Maxo don’t make it on XXL cause he’s too real for these other junkies

    • @jameslopez7104
      @jameslopez7104 Před 6 lety +1

      Vote then

  • @SoulxDD
    @SoulxDD Před 6 lety +28

    Best interview you've had in a minute. CAPEESH?

  • @ryanowns5
    @ryanowns5 Před 6 lety

    Maxo really bout this shit. Country shit mixed with real city street shit straight up

  • @tspoonbeats287
    @tspoonbeats287 Před 6 lety +5

    Saying maxo should be a freshman 2k18 is disrespectful to his legacy that he already built, this nigga principal not a freshman

  • @ABOVE.GROUND
    @ABOVE.GROUND Před 6 lety +66

    Maxo wore XXL before XXL mag was even a thing. Swag professional 2K18. ♿

    • @ekginseng
      @ekginseng Před 6 lety +3

      ABOVEGROUND Wow underrated post

  • @brittneyostrander
    @brittneyostrander Před 6 lety +2

    This man just has a voice perfect for rap. So happy to see this man finally getting some recognition!

  • @Venenoso
    @Venenoso Před 6 lety +174

    On the come up

  • @JQtvvideos
    @JQtvvideos Před 6 lety +136

    Maxo Kream a real one, but i know this dude was using limewire for porn cause I was to lol

    • @lestat305
      @lestat305 Před 5 lety +2

      Really nigga? Limewire was strictly for downloading beats

    • @reallyshua8036
      @reallyshua8036 Před 5 lety

      Ahaha forreal though.. I remember downloading games and movies on limewire.

  • @br4ndit040
    @br4ndit040 Před 6 lety

    nice to see him getting some promo outside of WSHH and his own youtube, guy needs to blow up already :P

  • @bryan-tf6eh
    @bryan-tf6eh Před 5 lety +3

    Powerful Lyrics, Amazing Word Play, Laced Up To Tell A Real Life Story Over A Trap Beat. True Talent. My Respects To This Man. Bring Back That Real Hip Hop, Tired Of Hearing These Auto Tune Junkies Talking About The Same Shit Over And Over.

  • @EverydayFindings
    @EverydayFindings Před 6 lety +109

    best song on punken along but they all slap 🔥

  • @ClarenceWatson
    @ClarenceWatson Před 6 lety +98

    I mess with Maxo Music heavy

  • @youngeddo3447
    @youngeddo3447 Před 6 lety +1

    My nigga Maxo.. he's trying his best to keep that Houston flow and Storytelling but also keeping a foot in the new wave .. they need him on xxl definitely would be the most lyrical

    • @youngeddo3447
      @youngeddo3447 Před 6 lety

      His verse bout Harvey hit every from Houston too 🙏🏽 Harvey was crazy glad everyone bounced back like we should

  • @Dominucastro47
    @Dominucastro47 Před 6 lety +4

    Thank you genius for putting this marvelous brother on here

  • @walterbohm5632
    @walterbohm5632 Před 4 lety +1

    This man is so real. Not like these studio gangsters. Talking about guns and drugs only cuz it's the trend.

  • @villagranaproductions2995

    Maxo been underrated, he finna blow before the summer tho

  • @Gugustupid
    @Gugustupid Před 6 lety +57

    Seems like like a really cool guy, imma check out his music

    • @youthought2650
      @youthought2650 Před 6 lety +2

      Ppl been sleeping on Maxo

    • @happyrobot6396
      @happyrobot6396 Před 6 lety +1

      Nathan M listen to fetti and cell boomin and grannies

    • @jayosama1213
      @jayosama1213 Před 6 lety

      Nathan M listen to grannires

    • @griitch
      @griitch Před 6 lety +2

      Aye bruh you better check the persona tape and maxo187 they're his best work to date you won't regret

    • @nonhumanperson9362
      @nonhumanperson9362 Před 5 lety

      @@griitch 187 is so fucking good it ages well

  • @itsallgood5314
    @itsallgood5314 Před 6 lety +30

    Htown til I drown.

  • @massappeal
    @massappeal Před 6 lety +283

    ♿♿♿♿♿

  • @Qobii
    @Qobii Před 6 lety +1

    maxo has always been one of the best lyricists

  • @jaylenjones1902
    @jaylenjones1902 Před 5 lety +7

    “I broke it “ 🤣🤣🤣

  • @damianvalencia6721
    @damianvalencia6721 Před 6 lety +5

    He has hella underrated songs

  • @esiamissah6012
    @esiamissah6012 Před 6 lety +3

    Man I Swear I am in love with music 🎵. This artist best be on XXL he right here the real thing.

  • @omom7759
    @omom7759 Před 6 lety +15

    I just wanna said that he is hella funny 😂 I really like when he diss nowadays mumble rappers in his song.

  • @ragedslasher580
    @ragedslasher580 Před 2 lety

    ive watched a lot of NWA videos and in an interview ice cube said he thinks if eazy was still here he would still be gettin the next new talent, Maxo would hella be on his radar, imo

  • @NathanPina-cn1fv
    @NathanPina-cn1fv Před 5 lety +1

    Realist out here look up to bro so much

  • @markusdoppler4981
    @markusdoppler4981 Před 2 lety

    One of the best interviews

  • @524490
    @524490 Před 6 lety

    maxo real. growing up in Houston and hearing his shit always has me nostalgic as fuck

  • @karansaxena4503
    @karansaxena4503 Před 6 lety

    Bro needs all the big exposure, i wanna see him on a big scale working with industry heads

  • @ChrisJones-cy8bt
    @ChrisJones-cy8bt Před 6 lety +1

    Finally somebody telling "our" story .

  • @exmiranda
    @exmiranda Před 6 lety +3

    Yo I love this guy. ☠He has me dying . Fellow west African🇬🇭🇳🇬

  • @SW4GZ69
    @SW4GZ69 Před 5 lety +1

    We really need a Maxo Kream and Dave East Collab.

  • @GnarlyMystery420Gaming
    @GnarlyMystery420Gaming Před 6 lety +6

    This man deserves this so bad, I grew up in that type of situation all the way through my teens . The grandma situation and roaches shit man lol

  • @prodsergiohou6932
    @prodsergiohou6932 Před 6 lety

    this dude been on the map for a while he deserve everything that's coming for him

  • @erickmolina675
    @erickmolina675 Před 6 lety

    My nigga bro he doing big things he came a long way 🙏

  • @EverydayFindings
    @EverydayFindings Před 6 lety +13

    Maxo 4 XXL

  • @mhgscrubadub9917
    @mhgscrubadub9917 Před 5 lety +1

    This guy blows my mind everytime he talks

  • @shadowskyz124
    @shadowskyz124 Před 6 lety

    Love it when rappers rap about real shit, he even said you can talk about drugs but just keep it 💯
    That's why I stay Fucking with maxo for real

  • @skimasktheslumpgodandlilsk2268

    2:30 LMFAOOOO "I BROK ET"

  • @edwardserfrostymartinez1538

    Well deserved. A amazing story in this song and he talked about real issues and events that happened in his life the whole song that people all around can relate to but mainly people from hoods. Well Fucking Deserved video

  • @HIGHTS
    @HIGHTS Před 6 lety

    Real fucking shit yo. Maxo a storyteller with them rhymes

  • @b8IIin
    @b8IIin Před 6 lety

    That Bearshare shoutout throw me back 9 years, Maxo really the realist

  • @mitchelodeon
    @mitchelodeon Před 5 lety

    Maxo is what we need for rap/hip hop. Tired of this mumble bullshit

  • @repntime3189
    @repntime3189 Před 5 lety

    One nigga that really came from nothing ... beefin and bsn in the west until he really blew up ... proud of cuhz

  • @kenwill9854
    @kenwill9854 Před 6 lety +13

    I like that jacket😎

  • @acco5038
    @acco5038 Před 6 lety

    My mans been putting out classics the past few years omm

  • @CozyBoyAJ96
    @CozyBoyAJ96 Před 6 lety

    "Punken" was Maxo's best project, and i haven't heard back one from him yet.

  • @kingboa443
    @kingboa443 Před 6 lety +9

    Son that jacket tho

  • @otrust5934
    @otrust5934 Před 6 lety +9

    the start had me weak

  • @twentyysevenn4971
    @twentyysevenn4971 Před 6 lety

    MAXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOO I GOT NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THIS MAN REAL TALK

  • @yungtimm5673
    @yungtimm5673 Před 6 lety +1

    "If a nigga hating call him Maxo Kream"😂😂

  • @carlosmontes6097
    @carlosmontes6097 Před 3 lety

    I am so glad my son turned on some Maxo for me..and my son was only 13-14 y/o at the time.

  • @michael-kq5eo
    @michael-kq5eo Před 6 lety

    Favorite rapper 💯 KCG🤘🏾💙♿️

  • @LiveNowBeFree2
    @LiveNowBeFree2 Před 6 lety

    My nigga maxo impersonation so on point.. This nigga should've been in black panther fucc it ♿

  • @willieduzit
    @willieduzit Před 6 lety

    Maxo Cream probably the realest rapper out here.

  • @theloniousvic
    @theloniousvic Před 6 lety +17

    That jacket is fuego 🤤🔥

    • @zuueted
      @zuueted Před 5 lety

      Josh W from quasimoto i presume

    • @StapIes
      @StapIes Před 5 lety

      Supreme x TNF x GORE-TEX

  • @longjohns7087
    @longjohns7087 Před 6 lety

    Maxo is the truth for real

  • @basharal-assad105
    @basharal-assad105 Před 6 lety

    About time he was on here

  • @Eliscio
    @Eliscio Před 6 lety

    THIS MAN IS about to expose everyone he’s a real rapper I like his personality.

  • @victorhdz1342
    @victorhdz1342 Před 6 lety +9

    Vote for him on xxl💯🔥

  • @carelesschimp3530
    @carelesschimp3530 Před 6 lety

    One of the realest rappers fam on foe nem

  • @THEGMSSHOW
    @THEGMSSHOW Před 6 lety

    One of the best songs on that album

  • @w2338
    @w2338 Před 6 lety +3

    I feel old that he had to explain
    Spinners and limewire

  • @vanessao2808
    @vanessao2808 Před 6 lety +2

    My favorite rapper tbh

  • @remembrance916
    @remembrance916 Před 6 lety +2

    Shout out to one of my favorite rappers maan💯

  • @natefromdah
    @natefromdah Před 6 lety

    I can sit and listen to this dude tell stories all day

  • @nepmobile3583
    @nepmobile3583 Před 6 lety

    Finally my man maxo getting some attention

  • @Rustypoptartt
    @Rustypoptartt Před 5 lety +1

    i could listen to him tell stories all day

  • @PokeKidHD
    @PokeKidHD Před 6 lety

    Crazy how he explained every bar this is a real genius video

  • @pizzapringles6957
    @pizzapringles6957 Před 6 lety

    Most underrated rapper out rn

  • @swgtx7134
    @swgtx7134 Před 3 lety

    2:10 "he Nigerian he a trick" 😂💀

  • @00cryptic38
    @00cryptic38 Před 6 lety +2

    Maxo so slept on

  • @dannymccolligan8219
    @dannymccolligan8219 Před 6 lety

    People need to respect maxo. If they don't, they will.

  • @jakeprice7126
    @jakeprice7126 Před 6 lety +18

    He’s not a freshman, Maxo been fire since way back

    • @Patchy666
      @Patchy666 Před 6 lety

      Jake Price he more freshman than alot of the list cuz his first proper tape just dropped

    • @jakeprice7126
      @jakeprice7126 Před 6 lety

      MiLLENi that’s fair, but what really defines a “proper” tape? Is there really that much of a difference between Punken and the Persona Tape?

    • @Patchy666
      @Patchy666 Před 6 lety

      Jake Price First tape backed by actual mgmt

  • @jeffreymbelu9718
    @jeffreymbelu9718 Před 6 lety +2

    Nigeria stand up 🇳🇬✊🏿

  • @telepathy90
    @telepathy90 Před 5 lety

    Max is one of the greats of this generation. Maxo and Dave East needa to get some ish cookin

  • @TWIZZTHEWHIZKID
    @TWIZZTHEWHIZKID Před 6 lety +1

    One of the best out of the new wave.

  • @connorbooth7601
    @connorbooth7601 Před 4 lety

    The one of the most underrated in the game right now