Max B and French Montana Unveil Coke Wave 3.5 Narcos
- French Montana and Max B released the mixtape Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos on January 9, 2026.
- The release follows the end of a lengthy period of incarceration for Max B, which concluded in late 2025.
- The collaboration between French Montana and Max B began with the original Coke Wave tape in 2009.
French Montana and Max B released the mixtape Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos on January 9, 2026. The project marks the official return of the musical partnership between the two artists.
The release follows the end of a lengthy period of incarceration for Max B, which concluded in late 2025. The duo has reunited to revive one of their most established collaborative series.
History of the Coke Wave Series
The collaboration between French Montana and Max B began with the original Coke Wave tape in 2009. This project served as a foundation for both artists and established a specific sound and movement within the hip-hop genre.
The partnership continued through the release of subsequent projects, including Coke Wave 2 and Goon Music 2.0. These earlier works helped establish Max B as a mixtape mainstay during the mid-to-late 2000s, particularly through his connections to Dipset and a brief tenure with ByrdGang.
The 2026 release of Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos serves as a continuation of the narrative established by the original series.
Project Details and Tracklist
Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos features several tracks that utilize the shared lexicon of the two artists. The project opens with the singles Make America Wavy Again and Whippin That Wave.
The mixtape includes a skit inspired by música-mexicana. Following this segment, the artists adopt the alternate monikers Don Snow and Montega for the track titled Narcos.
Other songs on the project include Bulletproof Maybach and Ever Since U Left Me, the latter of which is described as a disco inferno. The track Be All You Can Be is noted for its triumphant and grateful tone, featuring a voice for Max B that has grown more grizzled since his absence from the music industry.
Production and Collaborations
The project incorporates contributions from other figures in the hip-hop community. Producer Harry Fraud contributed to the track Effortless, a song that references the style of French Montana’s earlier Coke Boys mixtapes.
The mixtape also features a posthumous contribution from the late Queens MC Chinx. Chinx appears on the track N***a Like Me, which is built on a bluesy boom-bap production.
The project balances the polished delivery of French Montana with the melodic style of Max B, aiming to recapture the chemistry the duo displayed during their initial collaborations in 2009.