Maino

Maino draws from his rugged upbringing on the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant, representing Brooklyn with increasingly philosophical and wise rhymes while remaining no less imposing than his earliest mixtapes demonstrated. The rapper developed his talent while in prison, writing strictly in his head, and shortly after release became popular on the East Coast mixtape circuit. Supported by major-label Atlantic, he first charted with the taunting "Hi Hater," then hit number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "All the Above," featuring T-Pain. The two hits carried Maino's first proper...