{"id":656628,"date":"2025-03-10T21:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/interview-nino-paids-lived-in-pain-rap\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T21:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:40:14","slug":"interview-nino-paids-lived-in-pain-rap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/interview-nino-paids-lived-in-pain-rap\/","title":{"rendered":"#Interview: Nino Paid\u2019s lived-in pain rap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<style>\n<p> article.custom .custom-title, article.custom .custom-media .caption {\n   color: ;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .custom-attribution, article.custom .custom-attribution a {\n   color: ;\n }<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268738\" class=\"content_block flush title center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"custom-title\">\n      Nino Paid\u2019s lived-in pain rap\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-description\">\n      The nascent DMV r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er\u2019s tragic music made him a star. This is what else he\u2019s been feeling.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-attribution\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Kaila Philo<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"photographer\">Photographer <span class=\"credit_name\">Kyna Uwaeme<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-media\">\n<div class=\"triple_gutter_left triple_gutter_right image center_align\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-5_zygam7\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Interview: Nino Paid\u2019s lived-in pain rap\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_share_buttons_top \" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"new_socials_bottom\" class=\"new_socials_footer  \">\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Facebook-747312c39722d47504a80f02500b8d4ad2e36acf922bad1c83799db1bc77f605.png\"><br \/>\n      <!-- <span>Share<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target='\"new\"' href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefader.com%2F2025%2F03%2F10%2Fnino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview%3Futm_source%3Df%26utm_medium%3Dtw%26utm_campaign%3Dshare&amp;text=Interview:%20Nino%20Paid%E2%80%99s%20lived-in%20pain%20rap&amp;via=thefader\" class=\"new_social_footer_button twitter new_social_share_button\" data-ga-event-category=\"Social Share\" data-ga-event-label=\"Twitter\" data-ga-on=\"click\" data-ga-event-action=\"cilck\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Twitter-8d78f695280aa3f8a4461702c68e9fcbfd6042af1600c62d49fdec4b735fb57a.png\"><br \/>\n    <!-- <span>Tweet<\/span> --><br \/>\n  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/logo-snapchat-5f1563935ac089d0cf1773f642ddbfb6cdb16e8c4ac14fec95a3c11b6f963389.svg\"><br \/>\n        <!-- <span>Snap<\/span> --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268754\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <i>The FADER\u2019s longstanding GEN F <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> profiles the emerging artists you need to know right now.<br \/><\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268739\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"lead-text\">Nino Paid keeps his head low.<\/span> He\u2019s sitting at the end of a long white table at Ocean Prime, an upscale seafood joint on G St. in Washington D.C., leaned back in his chair like a lonely royal. Arms crossed stoically across his chest, he contemplates each of my questions before answering \u2014 though he won\u2019t say much at all.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268760\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268740\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Like the music that\u2019s made him one of rap\u2019s most essential new artists, the 22-year-old carries himself with an air of humble self-possession, aware when all eyes are on him while refusing to play a role. He doesn\u2019t fill the space with empty chatter and doesn\u2019t need to; when he does speak, his words carry weight.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cMy big thing is, I don\u2019t like to be a follower or go somewhere just because I know everybody else is gonna be there,\u201d he says, telling me he didn\u2019t attend an album release party for Lil Baby because he didn\u2019t know anyone there. His thoughts come out in shy but concise mumbles. \u201cSome people be telling me, \u2018You gotta make that push sometimes.\u2019 But other people that\u2019s already in the industry tell me it\u2019s good to keep that mindset.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268745\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-4_gidorg\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-4_gidorg\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-4_gidorg\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 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class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            One gets a sense of this deep-seated independence from his latest project, <i>Love Me As I Am<\/i>, an 18-track LP of somber lyricism spoken plainly against a gentler take on DMV crank, a rap subgenre localized to the D.C. area and defined by its aggressive drum beats. On \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a6J8bnV4Kvk\">Pain &amp; Possibilities 2<\/a>,\u201d he calls out those who\u2019ve betrayed him (\u201cYou been through bullshit, I been through hell too\u201d) and threatened his life (\u201cNiggas tryna kill me, better empty the clip\u201d), framed with a familiar feeling: \u201cI\u2019m tired of goin\u2019 through pain.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The songs are just as reflective as that from his first project, 2024\u2019s <i>Can\u2019t Go Bacc<\/i>, though the latter record was a bit more outward-facing. His music has been compared to that of other pain rap contemporaries like Rod Wave and NBA YoungBoy, but Paid never had a particular vision in mind for what it would become. He just wanted to sound like himself.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cMy city, people mostly was rapping about, like, beef and stuff like that, but the beats was crazy,\u201d Paid says. \u201cSo I was like, I could just take that beat and just rap about what I want to rap about.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268755\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left embed\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nino Paid - Pain &amp; Possibilities (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jM2NJJ7Gyho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268761\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268747\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-6_btrluu\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Interview: Nino Paid\u2019s lived-in pain rap\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268748\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p>\u201cMy big thing is, I don\u2019t like to be a follower or go somewhere just because I know everybody else is gonna be there.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268742\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Nino Paid doesn\u2019t know where he was born but he grew up in Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland, once the wealthiest Black county in America though his background is darker than the idyllic suburbs that may come to mind \u2014  troubles that pervade most of his music. He and his three siblings entered the foster care system when he was around four years old. They stayed together, living in homes where they experienced abuse and violence, but were eventually given a reprieve from this cycle when Nino and his younger sister were adopted by a godly woman whom he now refers to as his mother. Her patience with Paid, who faced jail repeatedly for a string of burglaries in his teens, would eventually become key to his survival.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            When they first moved in, though, Nino launched into Big Brother Mode, tempering his sister\u2019s expectations to protect her from another potential disappointment that comes with the foster care system. \u201cI had told my sister not to unpack her bag. We had two big ass black trash bags, and I was telling her basically, don\u2019t get too comfortable where we are right here,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd my mama promised me, like, she will never give up on us.\u201d Suddenly Paid sits up and leans in, his voice becoming the loudest and most passionate it&#8217;s been during our conversation. \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268749\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Nino_Paid-8_heynqy\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/Nino_Paid-8_heynqy\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 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1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-12_pbs0wz\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-12_pbs0wz\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Interview: Nino Paid\u2019s lived-in pain rap\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268743\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            \u201cMy mom never cursed, never drank, never smoke,\u201d he continues, \u201cshe a real saint.\u201d Under her care, she provided strict rules for how they\u2019d live \u2014 humbly, virtuously, with family at the top-of-mind \u2014 which would later inform his music when he began rapping at 8-years-old. \u201cI always imagine my music being broadcast at the family table,\u201d he says. \u201cMy family big on church. So you know, at family holidays, everybody would come around me, trying to pray over me and shit. But I was always set apart from the other little kids. I was always doing some extra shit. But I was far from stupid.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The pain Paid puts into his music wasn\u2019t premeditated, he says. He just raps about what\u2019s on his mind: \u201cIt\u2019s just like, I heard the beats and thought, \u2018Oh, I could rap.\u2019\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nino Paid - Play This At My Funeral (Official Video) Dir: @Shotbyaddict\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9plcqmYtmps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            His music manages to be blunt, candid, and tender at the same time. His hit \u201cPlay This At My Funeral,\u201d a melancholic ode to life and loss against soft acoustic beats, explores trauma from different angles: his birth parents, the loss of his step dad, and an endless cycle of trials and tribulations. \u201cI know how it feel when you try your hardest all year \/ And you still got nothin\u2019 to show,\u201d he raps, but he also expresses gratitude for how far he\u2019s come. \u201cI never thought I\u2019d be able to jump on stage \/ And people would know my song (Damn) \/ I spent twenty-two years in this world \/ And I\u2019m hopin\u2019 I still got twenty-two more on the clock.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268753\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p>\u201cI always imagine my music being broadcast at the family table.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268752\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-9_xuvaht\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Interview: Nino Paid\u2019s lived-in pain rap\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268744\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            When Nino briefly leaves the room, I strike up a conversation with his manager, Prez K. of Hustle Firm Entertainment, who at one point tells me that he\u2019s been comparing Paid to Tupac. \u201cAnd [people will] laugh at me,\u201d he says, before adding with conviction, \u201cI\u2019m like, okay, that\u2019s who he is. It\u2019s a Tupac, bro.&#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            It\u2019s undeniable that Paid\u2019s music has an uncommon resonance with its fans. He receives \u201cmessages and paragraphs\u201d daily of people sharing their own personal troubles: \u201cPeople say, \u2018I\u2019m going through this, I\u2019m going through that, and I relate to your music and stuff like that.\u201d He tries to respond to the hardest messages, aware that a lot of artists wouldn\u2019t bother, but the outreach can sometimes weigh on him. \u201cI\u2019m not really ready for that type of conversation,\u201d he admits. \u201cI don\u2019t be knowing what to say sometimes back to them.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            He\u2019ll get a chance to practice that face-to-face when he embarks on his first tour in April which will bring him to Chicago, Brooklyn, Atlanta, and Toronto. In the meantime, he just wants his fans to know, \u201cI\u2019m not sad all the time.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268750\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Nino_Paid-14_kbfq3m\/nino-paid-play-this-at-my-funeral-tour-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Interview: Nino Paid\u2019s lived-in pain rap\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Kaila Philo<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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