Maino Says Keyshia Cole Checked Him Over Bars About Sexual Encounter

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While at a club, Maino realized someone was throwing lemons at him and when he went to confront the person, he found an angry Keyshia Cole.

Lyrics often get rappers into trouble as they boast about their jewels, street life, or bedroom antics, but Maino didn't expect Keyshia Cole to react the way she did to a bar he wrote about her. Sometimes, rappers pen rhymes about their sexual escapades with other artists, but not every story that ends up on a record is the truth, like that involving Maino and Cole.

According to the rapper, Cole checked him in the club after he claimed in a song that they had an intimate encounter. Maino laughed as he detailed the story with Math Hoffa.

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"They had a DJ booth up in the sky, like, it was a DJ booth up there," Maino said as he pointed to the ceiling. "And I was in there, same night. Sh*t is flying down on me... Sh*t is dropping down on me, n*gga. This time, I was pretty active in the club. Puttin' n*ggas in comas over there, so sh*t flyin', I'm like, 'Who the f*ck playin' with me like that?!'"

"I'm lookin', I'm like, oh, somebody throwin' lemons," he recalled. "Who the f*ck throwin' lemons at me?!" A heated Maino made his way to the DJ booth to see who had an issue with him, and he found an irate Keyshia Cole.

"She was like, 'Yeah n*gga, that's me!" Everyone laughed at the revelation. "She's like, 'Yeah, n*gga! What the f*ck is wrong with you? I got a n*gga and you sayin' sh*t on records and all that, and you don't even know I'm a real b*tch!' I was like, 'Yo,' I was laughin'." He couldn't help but find humor in the situation because he was really ready to fight someone but instead found the R&B singer.

Maino added that the interaction caused him to gain "mad respect for her" because the two artists became good friends after that. "She checked me! Right then and there!" Check out Maino sharing the story below.


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.

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