Maino says that the viral video of him putting his hands on a YouTuber was actually staged. In the clip, Maino grows frustrated with the prankster for asking to borrow his chain during an interview. Appearing on Way Up With Angela Yee, Monday morning, Maino explained that he was in on the joke.
"It was all part of the prank. It was fake," Maino explained to Lee. "I wanted to make it look real." When complimented for being a "good actor," he replied, "Yes. I'm great at it." Not everyone believed Maino's explanation. One commenter wrote in response, "He prolly gave homie a couple dollars to keep it moving!!!" Another noted, "Y’all forgot Maino choked a reporter years ago."
Maino's Explanation
As for the viral clip, the YouTuber, who goes by Buba100x, approaches Maino in a crowded room. “Can I borrow your chain?” Buba100x asks. “I can’t borrow your chain? Let me borrow it. Let me put on your chain so I can see how it feel. I wanna see how it feel to have on the chain.” Maino, who appears irritated, responds: “See, now you just chatting. I gave you a time, now you just chatting.” Buba100x then asks, “On a scale of 1-10, how badly do you think I can beat your ass?” to which the rapper grabs his neck. While holding on to the YouTuber, Maino warns him: “I just told you, it’s not just a stupid video. Don’t play with me.”
As for music, Maino dropped his latest album, a collaborative effort with Jim Jones titled The Lobby Boyz, back in May 2022. The project featured appearances from Fabolous, Styles P, Benny The Butcher, Fivio Foreign, Yung Bleu, Dave East, Young M.A, and more.
Buba100x's interview with Maino isn't the only negative interaction he's had with a rapper as of late. He also filmed a prank video with Bronx drill rapper Nas EBK. In the video, they both went to a ShopRite and pulled various pranks on customers. At one point, Nas got into a physical altercation with one of the store's employees. Afterward, he was charged with terroristic threats and assault.
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