His life has not been easy. With his music career he's had to work his way from the ground up to get to where he is now. Because when he was younger both his parents were addicted to drugs. As a result of this, as a teen with no legal means to survive he was forced to commit petty crimes in order to support him and his brother. These petty crimes eventually led to a bigger crime involving a "drug-related kidnapping." which gave him a 5-15 year prison sentence. A song which touches base on his past is "Remember My Name". You may check out the audio below.
In prison is where he would begin to realize his love and talent for hip-hop thanks to pure boredom of waiting in a cell 23 hours a day. When he was released in 2003 he launched up his own business, Hustle Hard Entertainment. He would eventually obtain a record deal with Universal which would reach its untimely demise in 2007. With his determination to succeed and to make something of himself he soon signed with Atlantic Records.
In his music, he is not afraid to portray who he really is. On his official website, he is quoted to have said, "I don't want to scare the money away.", "But I'm not about to shy away from who I'am."
Furthermore, Maino is not all about what he hears on the radio today. In other words, he isn't about how the radio waves are dominated with songs by mostly Jay-Z, 50 Cent, & Kanye. Rather, he wants "...what we hear on the radio..." to not "...be more of the same. It'll be something new." A song of his which describes just that is "Be Me" I've embedded it below if you would like to give it a look or listen or hey why not even both? Enjoy!
Another favorite song of mine which opened me up to the world of Maino is titled, "All The Above" it is very inspirational in my opinion and is a great mood booster.
You can find more on Maino at youdontknowit.yolasite.com/
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