About once a year, French Montana claims his boy Max B will be released from prison early.

He's always wrong.

Earlier this year, French said Max would be home in April.  But he's still locked up.

Now we get word from Max himself, on the occasion of his 45th birthday, that he's coming home soon.

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“It’s almost over. Two more joints, n*gga, I’m sliding out. Max Bigavell. 45, I feel good, look good. I taste good, I smell good, n*gga," Max said.

There was debate in the comments over whether "joints" means months or years.

In 2016, Max B's 75-year sentence for murder, assault, robbery, and kidnapping was knocked down to 20 years.  He had been locked up since 2009.

So the end is coming near, one way or the other.