PlaqueBoyMax

CTL-E-6144 · Person · other · 2003–present

VERIFIED evidence grade — build store (JSON graph)

Combined Graph record U-07359 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-6144.

PlaqueBoyMax, born Maxwell Elliot Dent on 3 April 2003 in West Orange, New Jersey, is an American Twitch streamer, record producer and rapper. The second of three children, he graduated from West Orange High School in 2021, where he played varsity basketball, and took a gap year to stream full time after persuading his parents with a slideshow presentation. He began streaming on Twitch in 2021, building the 5$TAR community around music reactions, gaming and collaborative broadcasts, and his music series In the Booth and Song Wars, in which artists create and judge songs live on stream. He joined FaZe Clan in April 2024 and left in August 2025 to develop his own 5$TAR brand. Signed to Field Trip Recordings, he released his debut solo mixtape, Five Forever, in May 2025. In November 2025 he earned a Grammy nomination for “Victory Lap,” made with Fred again.. and Skepta, and in July 2026 he took part in Kai Cenat's Streamer University.

The record

• Also known as: Maxwell Elliot Dent, Max

Notes

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Relationships

• Kai Cenat — collaborated with
  Maxwell Dent was admitted as a student to Streamer University 2026, the creator program founded and hosted by Kai Cenat (CTL-E-5599), announced 6 July 2026.

Referenced by

• Silky — collaborated with → this record

Sources

• Business Wire, 'Billboard and VENU Honor PlaqueBoyMax with ‘Disruptor Award’ at Billboard Power 100 in Los Angeles' (29 Jan 2026) — PlaqueBoyMax, the 2026 Billboard Disruptor Award honoree, was recognized for the leap from streamer to recording artist; his track “Victory Lap” with Fred again.. and Skepta peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and earned a nomination at the 2026 Grammy Awards — https://Www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260129898894/en/Billboard-and-VENU-Honor-PlaqueBoyMax-with-Disruptor-Award-at-Billboard-Power-100-in-Los-Angeles (primary source · build store)
• Wikipedia, 'PlaqueBoyMax' — Maxwell Elliot Dent, born 3 April 2003, West Orange, New Jersey, second of three children of Keith and Priscilla Dent; West Orange High School class of 2021, varsity basketball, gap year to stream full time; began streaming on Twitch in 2021, joined FaZe Clan in April 2024; signed to Field Trip Recordings, debut solo mixtape Five Forever released May 2025; Twitch followers 2.2 million at the page's 24 Jun 2026 update — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlaqueBoyMax (build store)
• XXL, 'PlaqueBoyMax, T-Pain, DreamDoll Join Kai Cenat's Streamer University' (Jul 2026) — PlaqueBoyMax, born Maxwell Elliot Dent, a New Jersey Twitch streamer and rapper, admitted as a student to Kai Cenat's Streamer University 2026, announced 6 Jul 2026; over 2.5 million Twitch followers; his In the Booth and Song Wars series have made him a leading music-focused creator — https://www.xxlmag.com/t-pain-dreamdoll-kai-cenat-streamer-university-2026/ (build store)
• Complex, via Neleux, 'Did PlaqueBoyMax Officially Leave FaZe Clan?' (5 Aug 2025) — PlaqueBoyMax (born Maxwell Elliot Dent) joined FaZe Clan in April 2024, built his In the Booth series recording music live on Twitch with guest artists, and announced his departure from FaZe Clan on 5 Aug 2025 — https://www.neleux.com/did-plaqueboymax-officially-leave-faze-clan/ (build store)
• TheCityCeleb, 'Plaqueboymax Biography: Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Height, Parent, Music, Awards, Social Media' — Maxwell Elliott Dent, born 3 April 2003 in West Orange, New Jersey; ethnicity given as Western Bantu, Ivorian and Beninese descent; Twitch streamer, YouTuber and music artist whose rise began with reaction videos — https://www.thecityceleb.com/biography/celebrity/musician/plaqueboymax-biography-age-net-worth-siblings-height-parent-music-awards-social-media/ (build store)

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