Lysander

After I finished filming the movie, I went back to Los Angeles, to have a meeting with LA Reid that I'm ready to release a new album.

"I got bad news, Maxx. Sony and Screen Gems have delayed, Love and Damned due to production reasons." LA Reid.

"Damn." I said.

"But, people are dying for that next Maxx Misfit joint. Tell me the reason why you're here, because I know you're getting ready to get back in the studio." LA Reid.

"I think I am, Reid. But there's a couple of things I want to talk to you about." I said.

"What's on your mind, Maxx." Reid said as he sit down.

"I can't do no more pop shit. And I can't talk about the same emo shit. Back then I was a sad, lonely, drugged baby motherfucker, but I ain't sad and lonely anymore. I ain't on crack anymore. I got my brothers and my girl back. I never felt happier in my life. I want to do something different. New shit. I'm ready to come back." I said, as Reid smiled as he was happy to hear what I just said.

"The Maxx Misfit, baby. What huh, you ready?" Reid said.

"A-track. Yeah!" I said.

"That's what I'm talking about. So tell me, what are you gonna name your album?" Reid said, as he gave me a dab.

"Lysander." I said.

I went into the studio to record my "Lysander" album with Peanut, Liam and my new manager, Bruce. I had champagne bottles as I listen to my finishing touches. I was listen to my positive song, "The Limit." I was so proud to hear myself rapping again.

"What's up with you?" Peanut said as he saw me laughing.

"I did it. I'm the greatest." I said smiling.

I release my new song, "Resolution" produce by Timbaland, was my next single for the Lysander album. The theme for the song was about taking an exclusive look into my life. The goal was to create an illusion that only certain people could see. The music video had an early 2000s feel with me in a dark bedroom with CGI effects. 

I release, "The Limit" featuring Ricky Lange as my single second and it was a tribute to Notorious B.I.G's The Sky Is The Limit. It has the same visual to it with little kids portraying as me, Liam, Skullboy, Ricky Lange, Rooftop, Monty of the Deep and Janey. Critics praised the music video and the song and it reach #1 on Spotify.

I release my album, "Lysander" and it already hit #1 on Apple Music and iTunes. It had 14 tracks with features of Ashanti, Ricky Lange, Rick Ross, Pnb Rock, Trippie Redd, Blink 182, Lil Wayne and Quavo. It even has an intro called, "Dear Palace" as tribute to Young Palace. I did a press conference on the album at Epic Records as the press ask me questions.

"Maxx Misfit, why did you named the album your birth name?" said one of the critics.

"What's wrong with an artist having a seat-titled album? Everybody does it. Aaliyah did it." I answered.

"One question, Maxx. What can you describe this album?" said one of the critics.

"It's more mature, and the album basically, preconceived notion. I don't like people that make preconceived notion. I don't like people that are very, how can I say this... Those aren't the people I wanted to attract. So the Lysander in itself is basically, its like to deter all of the people that been with me in my entire life. So yeah it will also have songs about me growing into fame and the fortune. Any other questions?" I said.

I was featured on Fabolous Summertime Shootout 4 album and on Lil Tecca's new single called, "Graduation."

I took Janey to the Bahamas for a vacation. I even shot a music video over there for my next single, "Back 2 Love." featuring Ashanti. Although, she couldn't make it to the shoot, she mostly filmed her scene in Los Angeles on a green screen. The song went #1 on the R&B charts and on Billboard. Once we left the Bahamas on our private jet, Janey told me some news.

"Ly, I got something to tell you." Janey said.

"What is, Jane?" I asked.

"My period is 3 weeks late. And I took some test. And..." Janey explained.

"Wait... are you saying that..." I questioned.

"Yep." Janey nodded.

'Babe, that's great! I'm happy." I got up out of my set and grabbed her and kiss her.

"Whoa! Whoa, Ly, stop. We're on a plane." Janey chuckled.

Three month later, we went to the doctor's for the ultrasound. The doctor shows us the babies heartbeat and its body on the monitor. He also said that it's a boy.

"There's your baby." the doctor said as he use the transducer on Janey stomach.

"That's our kid." I said as I kissed.

"What are we gonna name him?" Janey said.

"I think we'll call him, 'Bokyume.'" I said.

"Bokyume?" Janey said.

"You don't like Bokyume?" I said.

"You can't name our son, that." Janey said.

"Oh, so know you're the boss. You're the mother of Bokyume." I laughed.

"I'm still thinking about it." Janey said as I kissed her.

The next month, Janey and I got married at the courthouse and got our marriage license. It wasn't a big wedding that she planned, but it was nice, though. I performed at the BET Awards to perform, The Limit and Back 2 Love with Ashanti.

I went to Melrose ave and Fairfax to shoot my final music video for my last single on the album, "100b." I told my fans on Instagram that I was shooting a music video in Fairfax and they can come over if they want to be apart of it. In Fairfax most of my fans came there, it was about 30 or 40 people that showed up, but the LAPD came to shut it down. We got all the shots that we want over there. The next shoot was me being at a big mansion in Melrose with models they had to have pitch black eyes for the video. The last shoot was me being at a church praying to God to forgive me for my sins, as I was being stalked by my demons. And the last part of the video was me looking at my younger self, my alter ego, Atlas Martyn in a casket with the black and white mask on top of the casket. The video analyze my life on how I got famous and has a "sold my soul to the devil" metaphor. In the video, I realize that I don't want the life and rejecting the lifestyle that I initially wanted. The message that I was giving out to everyone in the video is that evil is the music industry and my mind is fighting with the demons.

After shooting the video, I was in my foreign driving with Peanut, Liam, Skullboy and Stanley talking about returning to Atlanta to promote the album and the Bet Awards Hip Hop Awards.

"I can't believe you're married and having a kid. Nigga, you really are getting old." Skullboy said.

"Hey, you know what they say, 30 is the new 20." I said as I was driving.

"So what's next for you, Ly?" Stanley said.

"Go to the Hip Hop BET Awards, do the tour, settle down and opening up a clothing store, right in that building." I said as I pointed at that empty building where my future store will be at.

"Damn. That some future, man. Hey, I tell you what. I'mma let y'all babysit my girl to see what it's like parenting. But I gotta warn you she at the terrible two phase." Liam said .

"Alright, let me know when y'all want us to babysit." I said.

"Yo, Ly. You sure you wanna go back to Atlanta. After all the shit that just happened? You sure it's safe for us to go over there?" Peanut said.

"Nigga, that's my hometown, besides Reid already book us to perform there and I gotta promote the album, anyway. Planning on talking to some kids at our old school. What y'all say?" I said.

"Fine." Peanut said.

"I'm in." Liam said.

"Georgia is my hometown, too." Stanley said as we both laughed.

"So anyway, Ly. What you gonna call your store?" Skullboy said.

"The Afterlife." I said.

Going back to the A-town was going to be my biggest homecoming and my very last  time of my life.