Maino Shares Prison Experience, Calls Rikers Island a “Hell Hole” (Part 5)

Part 1: goo.gl/VzNo4g
Part 2: goo.gl/PVbHk9
Part 3: goo.gl/99fMFp
Part 4: goo.gl/nioMmi
Part 6: goo.gl/hqxkgY
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In this VladTV exclusive, Maino opens up about this experience with a correctional officer, saying that he has been beaten more than once -although he wasn’t beaten badly.
The rapper also spoke about Rikers Island and his experience there, saying that it’s not as bad as it used to be. Furthermore, Maino expressed his opinion on the prison potentially being shut down “that’s a good thing,” he responded
Take a look at the full clip above.

[@vladtv]

Part 1: goo.gl/VzNo4g Part 2: goo.gl/PVbHk9 Part 3: goo.gl/99fMFp Part 4: goo.gl/nioMmi Part 6: goo.gl/hqxkgY

[@madmike1425]

djvlad ima a co shit is crazy

[@BINNASTY13]

djvlad They fucked this nigga in the ass 😭😭😭 you can it all over his voice

[@isrealistheauthor1489]

Survival of the fittest: The prisoners Bible. Get the book! FACE THE Music! Is The Revolution

[@Tbone1492]

VLADIMIR u love hearing about Rikers island, I Wanna give u a Tour!

[@kingoftheearth9624]

@@madmike1425 you jake

[@jeffdallas1863]

I have 5 felonies I came home nd got my cdl I have not touched the streets since u ain't gotta be a rapper or a goon u just gotta want more out of life

[@juicebox4941]

Jeff Dallas #Respect

[@deuceswild6350]

Jeff Dallas exactly.

[@travondiggins4320]

Jeff Dallas what’s the first step into getting your CDL? I’m trying to get into that

[@tonyg4438]

Jeff Dallas yes sir ........

[@jeffdallas1863]

@@travondiggins4320 the first thing you have to do is get your CDL learner's permit once you do that then sign up for school if you don't get your learner's permit before you sign up for school you'll just be wasting time the school will not let you drive the truck without a learner's permit you have your learner's permit when you sign up for school you'll be driving within the first week we'll have you out on the road as long as you already have your license you can go get your CDL learner's permit all it is is a test just like your regular license learner's test you can get the CDL book at any DMV for free to get your learner's permit you need general knowledge and air brakes those are the two chapters you have to study your endorsements can come later forget your learner's permit first

[@SOJARAPMUSIC]

"There were no gangs for dudes to hide in" Take that in for sec. Such a real statement.

[@ebonyingram2103]

Bobby Knuckles 😂

[@toddgoode2275]

True story...

[@hendersoncnc]

Real rap

[@IllusArt]

Deep and True

[@devongrander6733]

Yup!

[@OmarScruggs]

"You might of been coolin, you might of been stylin, but you wont be smillin on rikers island"...Kool G Rap

[@scottymccurry4825]

Omar Scruggs Noriega says the same line on iraq island

[@SevenRayedGod]

Scotty McCurry homage

[@futureworldx1627]

Omar Scruggs You mean "Rikers Ah-land". lol.

[@johnj5726]

Easily my favorite song.

[@treygosby5541]

What song was that

[@jeromebeck7297]

Maino looks exactly like Raheem from Juice....lmaoooooooooooooooo.....been tryin to put my finger on this for years

[@ZekeGotViews]

Jerome Beck he does, he also looks like the guy who got stomped out in Menace to Society lol, I don't think they're the same people but I could be wrong lol

[@exclusivegamehemingway409]

Jerome Beck facts

[@demetriuswilliams5620]

Jerome Beck lol

[@quilaquila5462]

Jerome Beck you’re right

[@ceasermoreceaser8999]

Jerome Beck lol they brothers

[@zoeman7720]

I APPRECIATE THE FACT HE SAID "I WAS GUILTY MAN" - BIG RESPECT

[@toofar2real]

zoe Man he had to say that to explain why he took a plea

[@stevenvelez484]

Before that statement, he spoke about people on trial taking pleas to crimes they haven’t committed due to the fear of getting maximum sentences. So he didn’t say that to explain the plea. It is about acceptance and acknowledgement. He also mentioned that he did worse that he wasn’t caught for.

[@DAVIDTORRESANI]

It was kidnapping

[@natewilliams346]

What’s the point of saying he’s innocent after doing the time tho lol

[@hasaanhasani]

@@natewilliams346 y’all always complain stfu

[@melstacxs7847]

They should put rapists and killers on 1 big island together. Drug dealers should be free cus the government are the biggest supplyers

[@jldch26]

Mel Stacxs Rikers Island is a jail. If you get more than 2 years in prison, you're sent upstate. My boy got 3 1/2, he's in Wyoming up in Attica, NY. He spent time on Rikers but was moved. Other friends who done years, moved upstate. Rikers Island is only for small time. Anything more than 2 years, you're sent upstate.

[@melstacxs7847]

JeanLuc DeCastro whats the point ur making

[@thephoenix2176]

Right U.S. military guarding the products - Smfh

[@dee607]

@@melstacxs7847 you haven't been charged yet or you're awaiting trial so its hard to like section off people from each other in a jail if that's the case.

[@marscheesteakandcrepes3101]

2 years is one year and 364 days to long.lol

[@90sflowradio]

You can tell maino still effected from his time in jail

[@niacatz5915]

DoingIt2Death there is no record of that or evidence that actually happened just because a director put it in a script dosnt mean it's factual

[@166mreli]

Hell no. nigga did 10 hard years

[@datniggaking6068]

ashley katz lolll Factx Want Dat Kat

[@datniggaking6068]

ishtiaq shah lpllll nigga sound pussie to me B

[@alston83]

affected* the word is affected!

[@drizzya.c8262]

That Kalief Browder story upsets me so much 😢😔😔

[@thefactsaccordingtogabbie149]

I watched his time documentary Friday😣 another beyond sad story. That place and uncall for lost time sent him to go lose his mind, become a sad and lost soul.

[@Jrswazy585]

Maino talking that real talk ❗️💪🏾💯

[@DarkSideOfTheBrightSide]

What happened to that kid was atrocious, over a back pack they threw him in their with killers.. plus the CO's tortured the kid, man such a sad story.

[@Spacesprocketz]

Above Beyond that's who they're talking about at the beginning. He later committed suicide

[@celf994]

I just read up on his story, thats crazy

[@shabaranks4769]

He committed suicide full documentary on Netflix check it out made me feel every emotion but happiness

[@quilaquila5462]

Above Beyond yea I will never get over that

[@DarkSideOfTheBrightSide]

Spacely yup, it's a sad sad story.. really sad. Painful to watch the documentary, it's on the 13th documentary.

[@hecmo316]

You could tell Rikers strikes a cord with him. Must've seriously been hell for him.

[@newmediacircle556]

Rikers is a hell hole with no way out. You will definitely come home a changed person

[@PoppaPurk]

GARY YARBROUGH it don’t change you it show you who you really are

[@Bankrollblanco]

I almost landed on the Island. Got bagged on Wadsworth, got processed at a brand new precinct, next stop Central bookings/Rikers. God was with me. The transport bus broke down, it was about 50 of us in a small holding cell, and I got released at about 4 am. God is good. I didn’t want to see the Island

[@trmaxmdma]

Maino talks and it grabs you. All facts

[@bxboro4662]

Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan & Staten...stay away from the Island!

[@MuchPrivilege]

What about Harlem

[@vadimfullsend]

Asap Rocky rules Harlem

[@robertitocruz8559]

@@MuchPrivilege that's Manhattan

[@brianwilliam5034]

I’m from Boston but I wanna go To New York one day. Here you see homeless and junkies and drug dealers but as long as you mind your business no one fucks with you. The main problem with Boston is that some Homeless people get in your face begging for Money. But that’s about it Boston in general at least where I live is very nice But I don’t live in the inner city so idk But I do hear a lot Of bad news happened in the urban side of Boston I guess I’m lucky

[@HugoHernandez-qf4gd]

Damn i can Hear The Pain In His Voice Talkin About This Subject. Some People Will Just Never Understand The Fuck Shit That Happens In The Judicial System, Innocent or Not.

[@hunnitbands482]

Hugo Hernandez hell yea

[@akandrea6731]

Hugo Hernandez quit being fuk ups then. It really is that easy. Or are you too dumb to understand that ? All your actions have consequences

[@HugoHernandez-qf4gd]

AKAndrea You Just Dont Understand

[@christopherayettey4390]

Hugo Hernandez what did he go in for?

[@ods1ODS]

Exactly. Personal responsibility is the most foreign concept for these people. Sitting there pondering why someone would be a CO while simultaneously crying the blues for a bunch of criminals who had to cop out bc they had a shitty lawyer. So the young man who decided to go for a good paying job with great benefits and a solid retirement is a mystery but the young man drug dealer/stick up kid/gang banger is totally understandable?

[@SDSpencer88]

Maino a real 1 💯

[@johno5579]

Yung NuSe if he could go back I bet you he'd rather be a smart one.

[@aprilw964]

You can tell he has been through alot in prison. The way he has to pause before completing his thoughts! He is right about the prisons is a money thing!

[@starloszelson4541]

Stay out of jail. Do you think jail is suppose to be fun and pleasant

[@arnelevans4803]

@@starloszelson4541 Don't be so judgmental. There are people who are in jail due to being wrongfully convicted.

[@teearastanback2079]

Korey wise From (Central Park 5) brought me here❤️😔He was 16 as well oh did I mention innocent? Oh ok🤦

[@laitsajean4146]

He brought me here too😕

[@teearastanback2079]

@@laitsajean4146 ♥️🙏

[@Sama7941]

Kalief too....he was also 16!!! Not sure innocent but it was for stealing a BAG!

[@hedgehogranger4137]

Khalif was innocent too RIP

[@monicat6379]

Me too 😔

[@divineenegry3461]

He went to a sad place when he talked about Rikers Island I thought he was about to cry

[@vitocoreleone4097]

Shea Hughes u would cry too.

[@siesiechampion]

Shea Hughes because he was raped

[@burtbobain8993]

he put his hand on his head

[@BluDrop5]

I peeped it, too...

[@l.b.2592]

@@siesiechampion how do u know

[@christianclarke2113]

That Khaleif Browder doc was deep, highly recommend everyone to check it out. The young man was strong and courageous and stood for his rights.

[@christianclarke2113]

Chevon Excl. likewise, the effects of what the unfair travesty did to his psyche was unethical and unjust, he is heroic for standing his ground and I’m glad His story was told, remember his poor Mom recanting his personality change afterwards?

[@christianclarke2113]

Chevon Excl. yes, a few touching moments in his story, from him spending a year in the box, to them adjourning his case repeatedly, to him getting into a fight with everyone when they knocked his cell door open. Bless up tho Cutie!

[@Re4perZer0]

You can tell how genuine it is, some rappers interview like they're trying to promote themselves but he seems pretty genuine about his experience and how he feels about it

[@nyaluv143]

He is also very hurt and emotional

[@jmitch2550]

Vlad love saying somebody is his "Friend"

[@shamarlittle8179]

J Mitch25 don't forget his rolex, and his stock..

[@Southside757Virginia]

J Mitch25 💯🙉😂🙉😂

[@cvo7617]

Shamar Little lol

[@meech8236]

J Mitch25 just because he gave em an interview

[@michaelfox933]

J Mitch25 slim jesus...i broke that....vlad

[@jehceeeh4714]

It’s absolutely a crime to steal a person’s life, especially for profit.

[@vitocoreleone4097]

Je Ceee 💯

[@Flysway7]

Je Ceee but it’s ok for that person to do the crime tho? Lol backwards ass

[@Amidat]

So you are saying criminals shouldn't be punished?

[@anthonymiddlebrooks2450]

Je Ceee you reep what you sow white man and it’s coming rest assured

[@CSAcrazy]

If there is a god hopefully the people that prosecute and incarcerate people unjustly suffer from his judgement because many people have suffered from the disproportionate sentences that have been handed out or the sentences handed to innocent people, thousand of innocent people go to jail and prison everyday

[@jerrywillard4768]

You can hear the pain in his voice

[@JH-yw5vw]

Hey Vlad, love your interviews, but....please just step back when dudes are talking especially on some serious tales. Dude, youre not relating when hes talking about prison, dont hop in with what you heard or think, just fall back and listen. It's frustrating to the point I can't watch, its frustrating them and irritating me to watch the irritation being held back out of respect. Word, Peace, One!

[@dianjohnson1]

J H AGREED!

[@esseen100]

Yeah man!

[@jzw55]

J H thank you

[@kevsmith4320]

@@blazaybla22 These interviews are not competition's lol

[@brianwilliam5034]

Is vlad Jewish ? Some Of these white Jews kinda annoy me. They love sucking up To black Ppl but they would never handle being a black person. I’m white and I appreciate hip hop but I don’t act the way Rosenberg does or vlad corny

[@kingaries488]

No place for HUMANS PERIOD

[@kingaries488]

Sad fact is that human beings will never do that

[@zaytime4156]

C. Dixon As long as things are unequal and ppl have less these problems will ALWAYS Exist

[@NaturelDeese]

Yeah it needs to be closed the fuck down and demolished

[@coolinhaters365]

+C. DX 👍

[@kimsue9035]

C. DX well kalief browder was innocent accused of stealing a backpack!!!! He was too poor to afford bail And spent three fucking years being abused at. Rikers island fucked his mind up so bad he commited suicide ..so please STFUUUUU!!

[@biggredd7809]

This Brother spoke the real.I was him.went in at 16 came home at 26 . social skills stop.

[@pa.encema2821]

all you gotta do is start it up again

[@drechillin2154]

Image he went in as a virgin

[@brandonjones6324]

U went in a nut n came out a older bigger nut

[@JahVero]

Wtf what you do

[@LMICUK]

Get yourself out there, live life🖖

[@vladtv]

Watch Part 4: goo.gl/nioMmi Part 3: goo.gl/99fMFp Part 2: goo.gl/PVbHk9 Part 1: goo.gl/VzNo4g

[@IceHarvest929]

djvlad I don't care about the order. I see them labeled and still watch them out of order. It all comes together for me when I come back and watch the entire interview ☺

[@gattsu6197]

I'm

[@godsmystery564]

Yo Vlad did you ask Maino about his issues with Wack100 in any of these segments coming up ?

[@ramp622]

Maino could be the most hood dude on the planet, but if you fell down, or someone was bullying you, I feel like he'd help you out. Like vlad said, someone's worst action does not determine who they are. I 100% agree. Some time's the most gangster person you know is just a dude that stops the gangsters from acting too hard, if that makes sense. Like he's a gangster against other gangsters but to normal people he's a stand up dude. So if he killed one of those other gangsters, I wouldn't look at him as a bad guy.

[@gamebred5662]

Maino a street dude but don't like bullys.

[@charlesmadison489]

It’s crazy how that made so much sense to me

[@calvindirette4860]

I bet you think it makes sense to wipe your ass before you shit dont you.

[@willcane5634]

@@calvindirette4860 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@calvindirette4860]

@@willcane5634 I must have been smoking that good shit cuz I dont remember sayin that shit at all 😂😂

[@JC-lj2zq]

Not gonna lie i only just stumbled across Maino not that long ago but this guy is a real one. Its so refreshing to see and hear a rapper and someone coming from the streets putting all that street shit into perspective and dropping jewels and being on a level about it instead of trying to put on a bravado like the rest of them. I wish Maino nothing but the best for the future.Keep doing your thing bro.

[@Streetslogic]

The Ghost of Khalif Broader song.. i almost shed a tear

[@sloanemorgan6624]

My uncle been down for 29 yrs,been gone since he was 17 and i worry for him when come home!! Shit crazy!!

[@siesiechampion]

Sloane Morgan he good he got a boyfriend

[@topflight9182]

Damn😫😫

[@downsouth822]

@@siesiechampion I'm sorry I'm 3yrs late on dis ☝🏾,😂😂😂😂

[@stephaniecarr6984]

One of the deepest Vlad's I've seen..you can tell this cat went through something major in prison..I really felt what he was saying..

[@theruggedindoorsman]

"No gangs to hide in..."

[@kencabinson9720]

the rugged indoorsman i like that

[@bentremy]

That’s real talk.

[@rokaine7334]

Real nigga shit

[@EJ_Profits8]

the rugged indoorsman Deadass

[@derrickluv4002]

Yup

[@Darepop]

"C74-Mark 8 set me straight Not able to move behind the great steel gate" - Biggie

[@AllahDivine]

Dare Popoola C-74 Mod 8

[@Darepop]

Allah Divine thanks

[@joevonnewbracejurisdoctor937]

Dare Popoola STRAIGHT LIKE THAT!!!!

[@shenallh]

Rikers is fucked up and nasty. I've been in C-74, C-95, C-76, the beacon. The food the C.O's most inmates. Its all fucked up.

[@MrThekidisback]

Damn, I'm glad you made it out my brother.

[@MrsHopeTv]

Happy U made it out 🙏✌

[@NaturelDeese]

My ex told me when he got locked up in Rikers it toughened him the fuck up quick. He said he thought he'd die in their. It's not a place for anyone. Doesn't matter who you are it was horrible.

[@NatTurnergrandsonChrisdorner]

@@NaturelDeese that's a fact. That shit isn't for anyone!! You have to adapt to survive and some people come out mentally scarred forever and can affect how you function in your daily life.

[@SonofGod75]

On Brooklyn. He's very, very, very, blessed to get a second chance. A lot didn't get to escape.

[@shmoofgang]

I teared up when he said you 40 years old & never been on a date!! Shits fuckin heavy

[@sheisty6317]

No females in jail/prison.... Enuf of a reason for me never to put myself in there... #freeworld

[@MRostendway]

Sheisty Theres COs

[@donte9730]

Plenty of booty

[@dpolanco96]

MRostendway ain’t no bitch co finna give that good Sloppytoppy

[@unavailablebbjh8720]

@@dpolanco96 hit them pressups everyday for 2 months an shoot ya shot never know if u don't try

[@Lola-di8fq]

I know that's right

[@keffrabey6308]

Maino is intelligent, handsome, and very articulate. He has been through a lot at a young age.

[@JamieR1988]

Can totally relate to this. I only did 3 and a half years, but it is like time stands still. If you go in on January 2020 and get 10 years, when you come out you're still in 2020. It's a horrible feeling. Everything and everyone has moved with the times, except you.

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

Wooooow

[@jmoney8580]

Trust I been there i done jail during Covid 24 hour bang up

[@nigerianking6234]

Bruh is it me or what but watching Vlad T.V. like watching the "First 48"....

[@seanwright5287]

Never was a fan of Maino but this was one of the realest interviews ive seen! Great interview with Maino!!! Gained more respect for Maino!

[@amck72]

You can see Maino is still emotionally disturbed by the stuff he had to deal with in prison.

[@b7k1l8yn]

Maino kept real ..one of my childhood friends died in Jail recently he'd been in there 20 years from his teens in the 90s he never made back home to his family.💔 #RIP VANDAL

[@imtyrone9407]

0:32 " I've always wondered" I bet you would wonder officer Vladimir

[@purpleweedsmoke6822]

“You are NOT defined by your worst action.” Remember that lesson, ya’ll.

[@tonyabela569]

Says Jeffrey Dahmer who ate people..

[@thefarmassistdavidmarreroj4101]

Early 90's it was more about the borough you were from. Bronx and Brooklyn would fight all the time.... then mid 90's when the gangs started it got crazy in a different way..... But before the gangs you were tested..... seemed like everyone was coming back from court or the halls with a bandaged face from cuttings..... we carried and spit razors out from our mouths.....by the way I was in prison with Maino's man Gotti and he always mentioned Maino. If you want to hear some soul touching music listen to KOB 3 and Party and Pain ..... 2 of my favorite albums from Maino.... he's cultivated his craft and he's gotten better and better... he's cut from the same cloth as Pac and DMX

[@mikenice9257]

maino a real deep thinkin dude

[@vitocoreleone4097]

Mike Nice 💸🔥👌🤔

[@terrysworld3690]

Maino speaking real facts. I been through it all. Adjusting is the toughest part of coming home.

[@Esco_9723]

Maino a real one

[@djbigspade]

@Maino needs to be a speaker for school troubled youth. Our Baby bros can learn something from him. Good interview @VladTv

[@gehova718]

his reaction to Rikers Island, that deep thought was a flashback... i smelled the island

[@TopShotta10904]

This interview is so real..... peace to Maino, salute all day

[@justinford5281]

I have always had respect for Maino. I don't know him or met him but seeing this part of the interview I can see he felt hurt about alot of pain.

[@moe9587]

I was on rikers for 24 hours right before i was going to a “crib” i got bailed out never played the streets again . 1 day on the island scared the shit out of me.

[@chevygiving]

god damn

[@freedrose4293]

Lol wtf what happened that scared tf outta you?

[@moe9587]

Maxout Bandz 2010 i was 18. First i went into intake where they take your clothes and shoes and give you a thin thermal , slippers and sweats. It was cold as fuck and in a small ass cell i slept on the floor. Then i went to mob 1, with 30 bloods and latin kings in there for robbery , attempt murder etc. then to see a doctor we sat on a skinny bench for prob 15 hours to be seen , getting advice from the og’s on what to do and not to do once were in our permanent housing dormitory ( the crib ). I was mentally preparing myself for the worst. Walking through the halls i saw a kid mopping one second and gets jumped the next. Some co’s are pieces of shit and will let them fight for entertainment then break it up later. Back to the mob 1 i went and was ready to go to my permanent house. They can put you with any gang and you gotta be ready for the worst. Just fight back and youll be left alone but youre gonna get pressed. Right before that they called my name and i was bailed out. Jail wasnt for me i wasnt going back and got my shit together it was a blessing in disguise.

[@caligirlNita94803]

@@moe9587 Thanks for that story babe. Proud of you for no longer playing the street game.

[@christopherayettey4390]

What went on lol

[@zillazoots6097]

"You setback so far how do you catch up?" I only done 3 years but even I felt that

[@JohnAdams-rm7zm]

I’ve only been to Malibu country jail and the West L.A. police station. And that’s enough for me. I could never imagine being in the situations he was in. Respect my friend 👏

[@Homicid3pTV]

Shout out to Maino he is one of a kind much love and respect!

[@DLWalker0513]

You can tell this man has a good heart and good grasp of the way the system works

[@youngzo5224]

Only problem with closing the island is opening smaller jails all around the city

[@koras1822]

needed that, thank you Maino thank you Vlad

[@Totmorgen0]

This is one strong, smart black man. I can listen to him for days. Thank you, Vlad!

[@valjeanlee1101]

I was in C74 in '96, one of the most horrendous experiences I've ever endured. You go in an inmate and kome out as an animal.

[@Malitubee]

What did you see ?

[@nycnow811]

Damn bro

[@devinstephens1731]

I was there in 93 94 and 95 it was C.R.A.Z.Y

[@devinstephens1731]

2 lower mode 4 lower 2 top and the bing

[@rahsunallah2825]

Without knowledge of self, how else can a criminal change?

[@specksta2166]

C.O's are crazy af because they do more time than most inmates they're doing prison time just being in there working taking abuse and putting up with all the drama they bound to snap

[@tdkearse]

I’m a C.O and you telling the god honest truth

[@jamaldee5414]

Don't do a Job you can't handle bozo

[@elleceleste7104]

Maino is a solid dude! Been around a lot of celebs at my job and he is by far one of the most real dudes you’ll ever meet! SOLID 💯💯

[@bxi1547]

Don’t downplay a heinous crime by calling it a “mistake.”

[@tednuggent350]

maino knows how to handle these questions... he still answers all the questions without giving a "quotable" response that can turn into a statement/headline as all of vlads questions seem to be set up for

[@brooklynboi11207]

Rikers was named after a slave catcher!! Wtf

[@godskingz1949]

brooklynboi11207 righhht!!!

[@leavemealone7456]

He meant SLAVE CATCHER

[@TopShotta10904]

brooklynboi11207 that should tell u everything u need to know right there

[@Airborn451]

Brandon B bro you’re wrong just stop lol.

[@Airborn451]

Brandon B you’re dumb. There’s no point in talking to you. I bet in your head you won the argument.

[@b.waynepresents2992]

Great platform. I dig and respect what u do. Please let them speak.. Respectfully, we don’t care who ur friends are or ur story. If u want to talk so much, why don’t u just go on someone else’s show? Ur giving them the platform.. Let them tell the story.

[@messiahjefferson6488]

I was a inmate on Rikers Island in OBCC in 99 working main sanitation where you went from dorm to dorm collecting the garbage. In the main section where the exit of the building was located there was about 20 knives and razors attached to this board. There was a actual sword that was created by a inmate attached to this board. There was a paragraph that stated there were over 1900 inmate on inmate and inmate on staff stabbings and slashings in 1993. 1993 was the beginning of the Blood movement on Rikers. The period that Maino is talking about is before 93 where there was even more violence and less strength in numbers that some gangs provided. By 1999 when I got there the department of corrections made a deal with local district attorneys to re-arrest any inmate who attacked another inmate or co and take them to regular outside court for a new charge where previously you received time in the box. When I arrived in 99 there were signs in every building informing inmates they would be rearrested and receive between 8 1/2 to 25 years. The island is horrible right now as it always was but its no where near where it was.

[@g0ds0n57]

Maino speaking on real topics💯

[@daltonhampton6828]

Prison time make you appreciate the smallest and most simple things in life. Have you ass wishing you can go stand in the rain . Real shit jiwe!!!!

[@teddyjones3452]

I was there in C -74 1993 that experience will never leave me

[@albertthecur48]

I've never done real time and I still teared up watching the Kalief Browder story.

[@baltimorez-wad7281]

When he mentioned C74 the first thing I thought about was G Rap, 15 secs. later he mentioned that song

[@prayermadepatna8439]

I been home since '06' and I never looked back. By the Grace of the Most High I actually have a 3 bedroom house and a BMW at this point. Stay motivated my brothers YAHAWASHI is faithful!

[@lavelnelson3251]

💯 Hebrew

[@markqeuwe3211]

Aye y’all we truly blessed man fr. Just to be free and have all these opportunities man it’s deep.

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

Great interview

[@seanfelder3578]

Maino is a real street dude,you wouldn't want to cross him.respect his gangsta talking about Rikers Island,his experience being in prison.

[@1997marious]

I recall Havoc saying C-74 on the intro of Temperature Rising Remix

[@elliot2177]

Afro Rev B.I.G. too

[@stalyngrylls5189]

Afro Rev biggie said it on respect with patra. Go listen

[@1997marious]

Frankie Needles C-74 Mark8 set me str8, forgot about that line, forgot about that line

[@TRUEROOTS2022]

Yee that's a teir on the island y'all weird lmaoo

[@TRUEROOTS2022]

Any 16-21 year old thats been to rikers has said c-74 lmaoo

[@marvinnorman9236]

Maino is a real dude he speaks from the hart not too many people have that generosity in them

[@MichaelCobbs]

Great interview.

[@timmytibs8438]

Time/life on the outside 100% feels like it stops soon as u enter jail till the day you leave! I'm from London I done nearly 5 years in jail before I was 22 and still till this day I feel younger than I am like I missed them years and I ain't got them back yet still catching up, people who ain't missed birthdays or Xmas or New Years wouldn't understand it, I've still grown up but inside it feels like them 5 years I ain't lived them lol it's hard to explain! But life goes on and jails a waste of time...... Can't Beat Freedom

[@adrianblade5015]

This dude raw

[@OrganicGrowLife]

Its crazy for real, my lil bid I only had beef with the Co's. General pop held me like a freedom fighter and always showed lil ol me love.

[@JMHCLash]

Maino, THANK YOU. You educated me more than my 27 years of teaching.

[@Sausedeez5666]

Jail should be a hell hole. I did a bid and never went back. Who wants to return to a hell hole?

[@velmarose3800]

That raping stuff is no okay though

[@vasilyfitness4275]

No that fuck it shouldn't especially if you are innocent.

[@disasteraka]

EXACTLY, I'D RATHER BE HOMELESS THAN TO BE LOCKED UP CUS ATLEAST YOU STILL HAVE YOUR FREEDOM.

[@UnbiasedRemarks]

I’ve never been to jail and this made me want to cry

[@rugerred8659]

Yeah u not built for it

[@sherardbroxz6083]

Maino keeps it a stack everytime Real Talk

[@hemilife9981]

What made c74 so bad is that grown men would lie about their age and be put in c74 for months before they find his real age and that's real talk I live it and he is saying the truth because I was there in 1987

[@peezhead]

Why would they lie about their age?

[@vikeyshamurray7553]

@@peezhead so they wouldn't have to go to the main prison.

[@NatTurnergrandsonChrisdorner]

So the old niggas would be bullying and running shit. it's a strategic move to place yourself in advantageous position to increase your chances of survival.

[@javelljohnson700]

Private prison systematic design modern day slavery to all my brothers locked up hold your head

[@akandrea6731]

Javell Johnson 8 % of all prisoners in the US are privately owned. Quit being a fuk up and destroying your community and you won’t have problems. Always wanna blame sombody else for dumb descisions. Taking responsibility is what a real man does. Most y’all blaming your drug dealing and violence against your brothers on the system or whitey still ain’t a man yet. Whining lil boys.

[@melstacxs7847]

Javell Johnson was lookin for this comment to tell u ur a fuckin idiot

[@melstacxs7847]

The prison system isnt built to bring down blacks it was built to enforce the law. In primarily white countys there will be mostly white prisoners as for primarily hispanic countys. So quit the poor me bullshit

[@chubbsfigueroa]

Mel Stacxs shut your dumb ass up. The first police here in the USA was to catch slaves. And they still doing the same shyt...just a little other cultures mixed in. Dont make up the majority of this country but have the most ppl in jail. Knowing damn well white ppl do way more dumb stupid shyt. Vegas shooting an example...but we're the most violent and the most feared. Ppl fear what they cant understand. And outta that fear the ppl that run this shit keep their foot on our neck. Most ppl are asleep still but real ones knw who Gods chosen ppl are. And im not racist at all but if you are white you are esau. I told u too much already. Do research before you tlk shit about a race you really knw nothing about because you won't truly search for it because its hidden. Dumb ass

[@elwellgreen504]

i believe it's a money battle just as much as a racsist battle

[@Army-hw6ex]

If the system is not designed for us to win why do ppl play against the system? 🤷‍♂️

[@JayChadwickRugby]

You can see the pain in his eyes

[@warriorspirit910]

I fuckin love Maino, he's definitely underrated n overlooked. I still play his 1st album.

[@realpeopleoftheinternet]

Speak King....!!!!!!!!!

[@360conscience]

"I wonder y a person would be a C.O ?" vlad....funniest shit i heard for 2017. you are the FBI

[@800mobb4]

D Cooper you will not ask Rick Ross

[@LILJONSHORTYBANDZ]

😂😂

[@ods1ODS]

Sitting there pondering why someone would be a CO while simultaneously crying the blues for a bunch of criminals who had to cop out bc they had a shitty lawyer. So the young man who decided to go for a good paying job with great benefits and a solid retirement is a mystery but the young man drug dealer/stick up kid/gang banger is totally understandable?

[@BigCzWife]

Putting prisons in rural areas also increases the population for that area. By continuing to focus on penalizing instead of rehabilitating offenders, it keeps recidivism and prison rates up, which is 'good' for rural areas that contain prisons. In doing so, it increases revenue and the amount representatives these areas get.

[@SonofGod75]

My young boy just got 104 years and his Co-D got 58. He was in Brooklyn's Finest Movie. Never even got to see himself in it. Didn't even make it to the premier. Imagine what his dreams are like at night. That's living hell!

[@koralemonte]

What his name ?