Nino Paid turns lived experience into a DMV rap catalog
Nino Paid is a DMV rapper whose releases and interviews point to a catalog built from real-life experience. In The FADER, he describes a path shaped by foster care, juvenile detention, and an early habit of writing songs before he had studio access. He also says he wants to leave something for his family, friends, and where he is from. The result is an artist whose work is documented as personal, direct, and closely tied to the place that raised him.
Drop the needle
Documented release in the catalog as Somewhere Over The Rainbow.
Documented release in the catalog as Play This At My Funeral.