Maxwell Dixon (born March 4, 1966), known professionally as Grand Puba is an American rapper and emcee best known as a member of the group Brand Nubian from New Rochelle, New York. 　　Maxwell Dixon, better known as Grand Puba, is best-known for fronting Brand Nubian for the groups first album — and the excellent full-blown reunion album, 1998s Foundation — but he actually made his commercial debut with the Masters of Ceremony, a group who released a 1988 album (Dynamite) on 4th & Broadway. Puba went solo with 1992s Reel to Reel, which featured the excellent singles 360 Degrees (What Goes Around) and Check It Out (with Mary J. Blige).