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On 19 March 2012, Koromah announced via
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However, in response to the lyrical content in his music, Koromah suffered several physical assaults, including one incident in which he was stabbed. To avoid continuing violence
Koromah and his family left East Ham, moving to Essex. This string of incidents prompted Koromah to rethink his approach
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attended. He became known as Maxsta after telling people his name was
Maxwell to avoid being called Ian. While at school Koromah became heavily interested in music, taking lessons in the guitar, piano and cello.
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Koromah to experiment with rapping himself. Early in his career Maxsta went by the name
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