Maxon Margiela

**Mason Reyes** (June 16, 2004 – November 16, 2025), known as **Maxon Margiela** or simply **Maxon** (stylized in all lowercase) was an American rapper and songwriter from Orlando, Florida. He began making music professionally in 2024 and was known for his Gen-Z style of rap. He rose to popularity in late 2024 with the release of his songs "Austin Powers" and "Sexual Fantasies" featuring Percaso.

## Early life 
Mason Reyes was born in Orlando, Florida on June 16, 2004. Growing up in Orlando, he said that his hometown had "mad culture" filled with "a boiling pot of people”.

He was kicked out of his parents’ home when he was 17 due to personal reasons. He entered rehab because of a court order issue, and later moved in with his grandma for a short period of time.

At the age of 18, Reyes got a job at a lighting company. He was able to live on his own in Airbnb’s around Orlando and the South Florida area because of this.

## Career 
### 2020- 2024: Early career, *Mansion*, *Austin Powers*, and *#Healthy* 
Reyes mentions staying at a high school friend's house one day in 2020, where they recorded a song together. This made him want to try out music, as he found it fun. He began to make his own songs using BandLab shortly after, and would post these songs to SoundCloud. He continued to post music on the platform for around 2 years between 2021 and 2022, but would eventually stop to continue his full-time job he was employed at, at the time. He picked up the interest again in 2024 after a friend told him that the music that he made was "hard".

In an interview with Needorkeep, Reyes said he got his stage name, Maxon, by taking his first name, Mason, and swapping the "s" for an "x," like in a math equation.

In February 2024, Maxon would release his official single, "Mansion," on SoundCloud. According to him, he recorded the song in his car with a friend while it was raining outside at the time. After recording, Maxon played the song for his friend, to which he responded, "bro, this shit is insane, like, come with me to Fashion Week and we'll shoot a video." Maxon then quit his job and went to New York to film the songs music video. He said this is where his career began.

During 2024, he would release several singles. On November 1, 2024, he released his debut EP, titled *#Healthy*. Following this EP, Maxon would release his biggest song to date, "Austin Powers", on November 29, 2024. The song began to go viral on social mediashortly after the release.

### 2025: Columbia Records, *Sexual Fantasies*, and *Filthy* 
On February 14, 2025, he released his song "Sexual Fantasies", a collaboration featuring fellow artist and close friend Percaso. The song got featured on the best rap songs of February 2025 by *The Fader*.

In March 2025, Maxon landed a deal with American record label Columbia Records. This was a result of the fame he was getting at the time.

He continued to release numerous singles throughout 2025, and on July 23, he released his debut mixtape, *Filthy*. This record featured his lead single "Austin Powers", and other songs such as "SUCK!", "Tokyo Drift", "Sexual Fantasies".

Maxon's final release before his death was an EP, titled *Kiss the Future!!!*. It was released on October 10, 2025.

## Personal life 
Reyes had two younger sisters named Mya and Maisy. He liked fishing with friends, which is something he grew up doing. Reyes was also a big fan of *South Park*, and even said his favorite episode was “How to Eat with Your Butt” from the shows fifth season.

In an interview with *Sadprt*, Maxon said Kanye West, Kodak Black, Future, Young Thug, and Speaker Knockerz were his musical inspirations. He even said that he dreamed of collaberating with Yung Lean and Lucki. He also mentioned that Lil Uzi Vert was a big influence to his artistic sound and image.

## Death 
On November 16, 2025, it was announced on social media, and later confirmed by friends and family, that Reyes had committed suicide in his hometown at the age of 21, a week after he was in the hospital. His death was confirmed by the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office, but the cause of death was not revealed until hours after the news first broke.

## Discography 
### Mixtapes 
### Extended plays 
### Singles 
### As lead artist 
### As featured artist 
## References 
## External links 
* Maxon at Rate Your Music