Maino

Born on August 30, 1973, in New York City, Jermaine Coleman, better known by his stage name Maino, is an American rapper. While in prison, Maino began rapping as a result of boredom. Upon his release in 2003, Maino launched the independent record label Hustle Hard Entertainment. After several mixtape releases and key guest features, in June 2005 Maino was offered a recording contract by Universal Motown Records. Maino dropped from Universal Motown Records on August 27, 2007. On August 28, 2007, Maino later signed himself and his Hustle Hard imprint to Atlantic Records and began working on his debut album, "If Tomorrow Comes." On February 2, 2010, Maino released "Unstoppable." Through his label Hustle Hard, Maino formed a rap group called The Black Flag Mafia, which includes himself, Push!, Lucky Don, Twigg Martin and Hustle Hard Mouse. On October 9, 2012, they released their first mixtape, "The Mafia." In 2015, Maino recorded "Crazy" with Erika Jayne. In 2018, Maino did a duet with RRose RRome.