His a certified street nikka from Brooklyn. Who got locked up for 10 years for a drug related kidnapping and made it out with just a scar on his face.
He was released in 2003 and put out a bunch of dope mixtapes and over the years has
beat up and robbed a bunch of people from Tragedy Khadafi, Yung Berg, Lil Cease etc.
During his decade-long prison term, Maino began
rapping as a result of boredom: “I’d be in the box for twenty-three hours a day, I just started rapping as something to do. I feel like
hip hop kept me alive.”
Back in 2006 some dude put a gun to his head and tried robbing him coming out of a sneaker store in Brooklyn and Maino ended up taking the gun off him and shooting him with his own gun and walking away.
His also good friends with T.I. and 50 Cent and he was the one who squashed their lil beef and got them on the phone. Some of his Brooklyn goons also roll with 50.
The industry doesn't like or support people like him anymore and have brainwashed hip hop listeners into hating on real nikkas and supporting soft phoney dudes.