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illHype TV sat down with Brooklyn emcee and Mafia member Push! to discuss his upcoming project Black Roses, his involvement with Maino and The Mafia, his favorite rappers, his thoughts on the Barclays arena and much more. He also reveals exclusively to us that he will be working on the 3rd installment of his mixtape series When Push! Comes to Shove.
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The Mafia takes things back to prime Rocafella Era composing their own rendition of Hov, Freeway, Sigel & Bleek’s 1-900-Hustler. Classic.
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For DJ Suss One’s latest offering, he brings Maino and his cosa nostra together for their take on B.I.G. and the Lox’s “Last Day”.
Not many artists are willing to share the spotlight with their assembled crew before (or even after) they properly establish themselves in the market place. That’s not the case for Bed-Stuy Brooklyn product Maino. Though he’s already created a lane of his own—he’ll be quick to tell you, “Never did I say I was the illest on the mic/I only ever said I was the realest nigga right?”—as a platinum-selling artist (“All The Above”), with two championed solo albums under his belt (If Tomorrow Comes… and The Day After Tomorrow), as well as a slew of street-approved mixtapes, Maino still has mountains to climb in his career. He’s aware of that, too. “I still got a lot of things that I want to establish as a solo artist,” he tells XXL on a mid-October afternoon on the eve of a project that clearly hits closer to home than his previous solo releases. “But you know what? This helps me,” he continues, motioning towards the four-man set surrounding him atXXL’s Manhattan offices. Push!, Hustle Hard Mouse (Don’t forget the Hustle Hard), Lucky Don and Twigg Martin all make up Maino’s new collective, who go by the name: The Mafia.
Maino went back to Brooklyn to bring his homies along with him for the ride in his new mixtape introducing “The Mafia.” Hustlehard Mouse (who isn’t pictured), Lucky Don, PUSH! Montana, Twigg Martin and Maino spoke with Hip-Hop Wired about the new energy that’s been brought to Brooklyn with the opening of the Barclays Center.The new collective, who have known each other since they were children, also talk about the importance of bringing quality street music back to Brooklyn as well as getting to make their big debut at this past Hot 97 SummerJam in MetLife Stadium.
Took this foto of @PUSHMONTANA. Circa 2/11. #FRESHDOPE.
PUSH! Montana x Maino “Money In The Bank!” (@MainoHustleHard @PUSHMONTANA)
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