Exactly, "What Happened!"... Rapper Maino was arrested in New York City after cops say he was cruising around in a pimped out 2008 Bentley. A car he had no business driving in the first place, especially without a front license plate and on a suspended driver's license.

The "All The Above" rapper, real name Jermaine Coleman, was initially pulled over around 10:54 PM on September 25th after cops say he was breaking NYC "traffic road violations."

TMZ reports:

During the stop, cops discovered that Maino's license had been suspended for a previous incident -- and he shouldn't have been driving ANY vehicle ... let alone one without a license plate. 

Maino was eventually taken into custody for driving on a suspended license. He was booked and released ... and he's due back in court in November. It ain't Maino's first brush with the law -- the guy was popped for driving on a suspended license once before in 2010. 

Oh, and he also served a 10-year prison stint for kidnapping and robbing a drug dealer. 

Maino tells us he already entered a guilty plea and paid a fine. He also claims he's gotten his license back since the arrest. One thing hasn't changed -- he has NOT put a front license plate on his Bentley Continental, because Maino says he's not drilling any holes in his whip.

Listen to Maino's new single, "What Happened" featuring rapper Jadakiss below: