Recently the Hustle Hard kid spent some time with Isha “Ice” Cole over at Yo! Raps. The two discussed his debut, being signed to Universal, Auto-Tune, the mixtape game, being single and MORE! Read the rest of the Yo! Raps interview now! Don’t forget to support, go out and cop Maino’s debut album IF TOMORROW COMES…!
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Maino talks about all of the “fags” in the industry, his tattoos and the need for New York to elevate new artists. Make sure to support, go out and cop Maino’s debut IF TOMORROW COMES… – in stores and online now!
Reported from HipHopWired.com…
With Harvard Professor and Black scholar, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., being arrested last week, it seems that the media has put a spotlight back on racism and corrupt police officers running wild since the election of President Barack Obama. Brooklyn MC, Maino, recently spoke to HipHopWired about police brutality increasing as well as his recent dealings with the “rogue squad” when this May, his best friend “80,” was shot in the back by NYPD. Maino revealed, “Yo man, it’s disgusting. It’s something that we’ve been enduring all our lives and before we were born. In the situation with my peoples we got the money and the means to make sure that they don’t get away with it but what about the families that don’t have…
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HoneyMag.com recently sat down with Maino to speak with him on his recent album debut, his singles, auto-tune, Nicki Minaj, and his love life! They also chatted it up about Lil Kim, “Death Before Dishonor”, being metrosexual, shopping for a girl + MORE! Read the full HoneyMag.com exclusive interview with Maino now! IF TOMORROW COMES… – in stores and online now!
Reported from DJBooth.net…
The good news is that Maino is much more than a feel good story. On If Tomorrow Comes Maino proves himself to be a legitimate rapper, albeit one who relies more on personality and history than rhymes to carry his music. In some ways he’s following the blueprint laid down by Plies, whose own “criminal gone legit, but not too legit” story echoes Maino’s. But if anything proves Maino is much more than just a Plies follower it’s the album’s structure: each song is a cinematic affair that tells another chapter in his struggle to find rap stardom after prison. Kind of like Jay’s American Gangster…very kind of.
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Maino rips a verse from B.I.G’s CLASSIC “Victory” record! Spread love it’s the Brooklyn way – IF TOMORROW COMES… IN STORES NOW!
IF TOMORROW COMES… – IN STORES NOW!
7/18 – Americraft Expo Center – West Palm Beach, FL
7/20 – Destiny Nightclub – Orlando, FL
7/24 – Laguna Nightclub – White Plains, NY
8/01 – Convention Center – Ocen City, MD
8/02 – Rhode Island Convention Center – Providence, RI
8/07 – Omaha Music Hall – Omaha, NE
8/15 – Questions Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA
9/05 – Funkmaster Flex Car Show – White Plains, NY
9/26 – East Main Street Armory – Rochester, NY
GlobalGrind caught up with the new voice of Brooklyn to speak simply about the success he’s endured in his life. “I can only define success by me, where I’m at right now in my life. Where I come from, for me to get to the position where I’m at. If it all ended today, I exceeded all expectations put on my life. For me to have lived the way I lived and make a career out of it to get to the point to be able to put out an album. It’s hard just to get to that point. That’s a success story in itself. Whether I go no further, from this point…I’m good.” Check out what else Maino had to say now! IF TOMORROW COMES… – pick it up now!
