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Maino - Maino Nation (We Gonna Win)
Artist: Maino
Producer: Scram Jones
Album: Gangsta Grillz: The Art of War
Label: Hustle Hard/Atlantic
In his famous military treatise, The Art of War, Sun Tzu stressed the importance of subtlety and deception, advising generals to “Pretend inferiority and encourage [the enemy’s] arrogance.” By contrast, Maino’s Art of War, advocates a more direct approach: say ‘We Gonna Win’ over and over, till the enemy has no choice but to believe it. On the first leak off his forthcoming Gangsta Grillz mixtape, the BK rapper rallies the Maino Nation for a frontal assault on dancefloors everywhere, trumpeting his confidence in his abilities every step of the way. Backed by Scram Jones’ club-ready synth boardwork (sampled from German techno group Zombie Nation’s ‘99 hit, Kernkraft 400), the emcee psychs out the competition with vivid trash-talk: “These n*ggas transparent, I read ‘em like X-rays...” Maino’s clearly got the fighting spirit, but will the bravado he showcases here add up to a victory in the Booth? That, my friends, is for you to decide. Those who like what they’re hearing should stay tuned for the latest on the emcee’s The Art of War mixtape, set to hit the net sometime this fall.
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11866 |
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Lets be honest, shall we? My friend Maino sounds the exact same on every single record. This record is no different. However, Maino doesn't have Scram Jones producing for him on every record he releases! This beat, with its uberly dope sample, is a monster. In the heads of another emcee it could have been epic - suggestions?
I'm rating it a little higher than I should, but I cannot deny its powerful undertone. 
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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Love this track, mainly due to the production. Maino does his thing but the Zombie Nation sample is classic. This is great, but as Z said, in the hands of someone like Akon (just the first person that I could see on this) it could have been bigger.
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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to answer Z: wiz khalifa coulda filled this out no problem as he has done in songs like hit the flo and say yea which in a way resemble this. woulda killed it.
Still thats not to say i didnt like what maino did here. 4zzzz |
| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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Ahhhh... Zombie Nation sample, how sick is that! Gotta give credit where credit is due... This is a banger. Yeah Wiz would've killed this ^^
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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Hah... Throw T-Pain on this, and it's a wrap.
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1231 |
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I must be the only one not feeling this song, it sounds average to me.
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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Young Swish, you're not the only one. You and I are on the same page today. No hate, this is just some basic flow from Maino.
The beat may bang, but the rapping matters to - us old, grumpy hip-hop heads might even say it matters more. Ehhh, pass.
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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T.I. anyone? it would be on another level.
as is, pretty good. 5 stars for the beat, but 1 star for Maino cuz the song hasnt even finished yet and i already forgot Maino actually had verses on the track. if this were T.I.'s tho, were lookin at at least 4.5 stars. |
| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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I like the fact that he sampled that Kemkraft beat. You hear that song at every NBA game. Scram Jones did his thing in the studio. On the other hand Maino turned this banger into an average song.
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| Posted on Sep 04, 2010 |
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I don't like the sample (i've heard the original) and this only reminds me of that.
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| Posted on Sep 17, 2010 |
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