Born and raised in Brooklyn, Nino Bless found himself interested in music because of his family's involvement in the salsa scene as studio and live performers. Bless eventually learned to play the piano, but was bit harder by the hip-hop bug as he came into his teen years. He thought the best way to get into the rap industry was through marketing and promotions, and so he founded the marketing company Milestone Media. Responsible for promoting rap artists both mainstream and underground, such as Chamillionaire and Immortal Technique, the Puerto Rican MC gradually moved in the ...