Nino Paid wants his next chapter to carry DMV rap further
His FADER interview connects Somewhere Over The Rainbow with the responsibility he feels toward home.
Nino Paid wants to carry DMV rap further. In a FADER interview published August 5, the rapper says he wants to leave something for his family, friends and the DMV, taking the region’s music further. The interview was recorded in June and published a day after Somewhere Over The Rainbow arrived.
Making room for the people in the songs
He also explains where he draws the line when writing about real people. He considers how someone else would feel about a shared memory becoming public, keeping some identifying details out even when the broader experience makes it into a song.
The interview covers his early recording sessions, his relationship with LAZER DIM 700 and the gap between career success and personal happiness. Watch the full conversation above; the accompanying transcript lets readers follow his answers in detail.
