ARTIST:

MACKALINO

HOMETOWN:

Southeast San Diego

DISCOGRAPHY:

2010-THE PIMP THE MACK AND THE BANKSTA"

BIOGRAPHY:

THE ARTIST FORMALLY KNOWN AS “MACKALINO” WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH EAST SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HE BEGAN RAPING AT THE AGE OF 13, WITH LOCAL FRIENDS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ENGAGING IN SCHOOL FREESTYLE BATTLES WHILE WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL. WITH HIS FRIENDS AND JR.FREESTYLE BUDDY HENRY, AKA “HENNESSEY”, IT WAS THEN WHEN “BIG D” AKA “MACKALINO” FELT THE LOVE & DESIRE FOR MAKING MUSIC AND BEGAN TO RECORD ON KARAOKE MACHINES UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO REACH A REAL RECORDING STUDIO BY THE TIME HE WAS 18.

“MACKALINO” THEN KNOWN AS “WOOF” AT THE TIME RECORDED HIS FIRST SONG IN THE “YEAH BUDDY” STUDIO WITH RECORDING ARTIST “STORMAN NORMAN”. FROM THERE HE BEGAN TO DEVELOP AND NURTURE HIS UNIQUE STYLE, WHICH IN TUNE GAVE HIM THE ABILITY TO REALLY ROCK THE MIC.  SOON AFTER HE BEGAN TO SEEK OUT OTHER PRODUCERS AND EVENTUALLY MET UP WITH LONG TIME FRIEND “BOSSMANHOGG” WHOM ALSO HAD A BUZZ IN THE SAN DIEGO RAP SCENE.

AFTER RECORDING MANY SONGS TOGETHER THEY FORMED THE GROUP “THE KNOCK”, IN WHICH THEIR MUSIC BEGAN TO SPREAD, CREATING A BUZZ AND GATHERING A LOYAL FAN BASE THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO AREA. AS THE GROUP MEMBERS STARTED TO MOVE INTO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, ‘’WOOF’’ THEN ADOPTED THE MONIKER “MACKALINO” AND BEGAN TO RECORD UNDER THIS NEW NAME.

SOON AFTER MACKALINO THEN TEAMED UP WITH “CROOKLIFE” RECORDS RECORDING ARTIST “8 BALL” AND D.J “D’ROCK” & BANGED OUT THEIR FIRST MIX TAPE ENTITLED “THE REALEST SH*T”, WHICH LEAD MACKALINO 2 FEATURE ON THE NEXT TWO 8 BALL PROJECTS, ENSUING A WIDER FAN BASE WITH HIS SMASH MIXTAPE HIT “STILETTOS”.

AFTER FEATURING ON VARIOUS PROJECTS, & MIX TAPES, MACKALINO HAD ASPIRATIONS TO RECORD HIS OWN SOLO ALBUM ENTITLED “MACKALINO TIME TO PREACH”, BUT WOUND UP TEAMING UP WITH CHILD HOOD FRIENDS SONNY BO AND YOUNG BANKSTA AKA “TOO VELVET”, 2 RECORD THE WIDELY ANTICIPATED GROUP ALBUM ENTITLED “THE PIMP THE MACK AND THE BANKSTA.”

MACKALINO HAS WORKED WITH MANY SAN DIEGO ARTISTS AND HAS CONTINUED TO CREATE MUZIK FOR THE STREETS TO GRAVITATE TO NOTABLY SUPPORT. THIS 26-YEAR-OLD RAPPER HAS MANY SKILLS AND DOSEN’T PLAN ON LEAVING THE GAME ANYTIME SOON! HE CONTINUE’S TO WORK HARD IN THE STUDIO AND LOOKS FORWARD TO MAKING GOOD MUSIC, SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THAT NEW SINGLE “TOSS IT UP” FROM MACKALINO AND MANY MORE PROJECTS ON THE WAY!!