“A new era of hip-hop has emerged, and one of the founders brightest stars is holding the fort down in Cleveland. By combining sounds of Boom Bap, Trap, and R&B with personal life struggles Northeast Ohio native Rico Santino is quickly becoming one of The Land’s most vibrant and diverse sounding hip-hop artists. Rico started producing his music at the age of twelve. Having gone through intense struggles, Rico commands a venomous approach to lyric writing, and his attack on the mic is both unrelenting and uncompromising. Continuously producing and consistently writing.”