Following his long-awaited prison release late last year, Max B is making up for lost time as he returns with his second project in as many months — this time a reunion with his Coke Wave comrade French Montana. French Montana and Max B are officially back. The longtime collaborators released their new project, Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos, on Friday (Jan. 9), which boasts 22 hard-hitting tracks. The joint effort picks up a partnership that first took off with the original Coke Wave mixtape in 2009 and helped cement a signature blend of fly talk, street detail and melody in New York rap.
The mixtape’s rollout came with a strong visual push. Its lead single, “Make America Wavy Again (MAWA),” landed with a Kid Art-directed music video, and the follow-up track, “Whippin That Wave,” also received an equally impressive clip to match. In the days leading up to release, the duo also posted a couple of vlogs as part of the promo.
Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos leans into crime-movie scenes, designer-laced flexes and the iconic hook-first bounce that made the series a staple. The set opened with the two aforementioned singles before running through standouts like “Bulletproof Maybach,” “Ever Since U Left Me,” “Heaven,” “The Race” and “Be All You Can Be.” The guest list stays tight but meaningful: Metro Boomin is credited on the aptly titled “Metro Wave,” “Serenation” and “Narcos,” while Harry Fraud shows up on “Bulletproof Maybach” and “Effortless.” The late Chinx also makes an appearance on “N**ga Like Me.”
