The good news is that Maino is much more than a feel good story. On If Tomorrow Comes Maino proves himself to be a legitimate rapper, albeit one who relies more on personality and history than rhymes to carry his music. In some ways he’s following the blueprint laid down by Plies, whose own “criminal gone legit, but not too legit” story echoes Maino’s. But if anything proves Maino is much more than just a Plies follower it’s the album’s structure: each song is a cinematic affair that tells another chapter in his struggle to find rap stardom after prison. Kind of like Jay’s American Gangster…very kind of.

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 "You already know what I'm about, I'm a solider, I'm a rider, I'm a ghetto survivor, matter of fact, I'm all of the above, you feel me? Over here in Orlando, Florida, just got finished performing you know...A real n*gga always gonna get love no matter what. [I get love in the South] because I'm a different kind of, different design of n*gga. You understand what I'm saying? They gonna f*ck with me because I ain't greetin' all the people, I'ma come down and give 'em me. I ain't gonna come down here with some bullsh*t." Maino's IF TOMORROW COMES... drops June 30th, so don't be a "Hater" & cop it when it drops!