About Me
was born Gabe Salcedo, and was raised in the streets of Washington Heights, next door neighbor to Harlem, New York's "coke capitol." Nino describes it as the city where d-boys are your friends and cops...your worst enemies. He earned the moniker "Nino MCFly" growing up, because of his hustle'n mentality like the infamous Nino Brown and MCFly because of his laid black flow and his undisputable swagger. Nino first began rappin' at 12 but didn't foresee his rap career until the age of 16, when he began Fly Boy Ent. The fly boy's rap style is said to be comparable to Fabolous and Mase. Although a New York native by blood, Nino spent the last 8 years residing in Miami where he spends most of his time in the studio perfecting his flow and mastering his delivery. Not to mention, his witty punch lines that had BET's Big Tigger rewinding the mixtape over and again. If the fly boy isn't grinding it out in the studio, you might catch him on Collins with the Fly Boy Money Gang. They are, in his words, "Fly, young, nikkaz getting money." Or he may be out Tokyo with the Million Dollar Babies (MDB), another group of fly boys that stay fresh in exclusives from BBC, Ice Cream and Bape. MDB is a younger extension of the BBC (Billionaire Boys Club). Nino was first noticed in 2005 when he entered a Fabolous and DJ Envy contest and won a feature on the "Do the Damn Thing" remix featuring Young Jeezy and Young News. In addition to his own career he also ghost-writes for various rap artists, who will remain anonymous. Currently, Nino MCFly has 5 mixtapes: El Nino (2001) 1 Draft Pick (2003) The All American Album (2005) Your Royal Flyness (2006) Paid In Full (2007) To date "Paid In Full" has sold over 7,000 copies since its release in June. The album features guest appearances from Diddy, Jha Jha, Jim Jones, Dj Unk, Camron, Dj Clue and J.R. Writer, to Fred Money, Pain In Da Ass, Don Omar, Swizz Beatz, Green Lantern, Tykrane of The Clones and Yung Burna. The mixtape also features "Ice Cream Man" which is featured on Pharell's "Ice Cream Skate Vol. 1" dvd. Though young in age, Nino MCFly is far from a novice in the rap game and continues to leave a lasting impression on hip-hop elites, with accolades from L.A. Reid, The Source and XXL, to Big Tigger, DJ Clue and many other hip-hop impresarios.
