Maryland based hip-hop artist Tae Cino (pronounced 'Tay-Chino') was born Imonte’ Ford in Washington, DC in 1996. Cino fell in love with music as a toddler and began writing songs and poems by the age of 8. He started making music with childhood friend LilG in 2008 and released his debut mixtape "Cino's World" in 2012. He followed up with his limited edition CD-only release “It’s Cino” selling all 250 copies.  
 Tae Cino took a brief hiatus from his solo career to record with his group, Novas with LilG and Rockstar Pryme before releasing 2 more solo projects. After an international tour to China and festival opportunities, he's been recording new music for his forthcoming "CINO" album. Stay tuned for news and music and follow @Taecino on social media.