Atlantic Records recording artist, Jermaine “Maino” Coleman possesses an innate lyrical talent that shatters the assumption that a child growing up in playgrounds of destruction is doomed to a life of failure. Brooklyn revealed the harsh reality of urban poverty to Maino with struggle, crime, heartache, and ultimately incarcerated for 10 years. However, the perils of urban life would not prevent today’s recognition of his talent on both local and national radio stations including XM and Sirius satellite radio. The attractiveness of a few elements of a criminal lifestyle would convince Maino to partake in both fame and consequence. It would also give him enough insight to awaken his ability to pleasantly manipulate language.
Maino has no secrets. Consciously drawing on his past experiences, Maino provides his listeners with music that they enjoy while feeding them sincerity and the option to make there own decisions about the path they take. His lyrics are not of only one hip-hop genre. His uniqueness and magnetism is evident in all rap categories between conscious and commercial rap. Blessed with the power to connect with his listeners, he tells tales of his life in ways that evokes the need to dance on lasting thoughts.
His assemblage of incidents incited a journey towards success. Maino has transformed feelings of hopelessness into urban wisdom. Emerging from a pandemic of people with eyes wide shut, Maino opens his eyes to the world.
