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Chino XL

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Chino XL, is an American Hip Hop lyricist, battle rapper, and actor  The nephew of Bernie Worrell  of Parliament/Funkadelic. Chino is known for his technically accomplished style, consisting of self-consciously over-the-top punchlines, exaggerated egotism, and use of multiple similes, puns, metaphors, and wordplay. He is a member of the intellectual collective MENSA and has collaborated on various projects with some of the most well known artists in Hip Hop.  He is half-latino (Puerto Rican) and half-African.

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BIRTH NAME:
Derek Keith Barbosa

BORN: Bronx, NY
ORIGIN: East Orange, NJ
OCCUPATIONS:
Emcee, Producer, Actor
YEARS ACTIVE: 1991-present
LABELS: American Recordings/Warner Bros., Metro Records, Activate Records, Bungalo Records, Machete Music, Universal Records
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BIO Aside from music, Chino, under the management of Hollywood talent manager Stacey Castro (who is also Executive Producer of his long awaited 2006 release Poison Pen) also forged a career in acting, appearing in several films and making guest appearances on the Comedy Central series Reno 911! and the CBS series CSI: Miami. He has starred in films alongside Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, and Rob Reiner and had a solo project debut at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival.  

After co-founding the duo Art of Origin, the emcee was signed at age 16 by music impresario Rick Rubin to Rubin's American Records imprint, which was once part of the Warner Bros. Records family. He released his debut album Here to Save You All in 1996. The debut was released to critical acclaim and major airplay by radio and MTV.

Following Prince's departure from Warner, Chino was released by the label as well, and he released his sophomore album I Told You So in 2001, and his third album Poison Pen in 2006.  In 2007, Chino signed a contract with urban Latin record label and Universal imprint Machete Music.  In 2009 during a controversial interview with Allhiphop.com writer Han O'Connor, Chino revealed that his fifth studio album The RICANstruction is to be released in Spring 2010. The album will be released via his own joint venture CPR/Universal and will feature the likes of Immortal Technique, Tech N9ne, Ras Kass, Crooked I and Bun B. The RICANstruction will also feature an unreleased collaboration with D12's Proof and a song with Big Pun. The album will be executive produced by Focus and also feature production from DJ Khalil.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chino_XL
DISCOGRAPHY

Here to Save You All (1996)
Label: American Recordings/ Warner Bros. Records
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Here to Save You All is the debut album by emcee Chino XL released on April 9, 1996. It is predominantly produced by B Wiz and only held two guest appearances from Ras Kass and Kool Keith. It contains the infamous, but well-known song "Riiiot!" which had a line which possibly alluded to West Coast rapper Tupac getting raped in prison. Tupac later called him out on "Hit Em Up" and Chino responded with a freestyle diss. Chino himself has stated that the line was not meant as a diss and he and Tupac were on good terms at the time of his passing.

Track Listing

   1. "Here To Save You All" 0:59 (Produced by B Wiz)
   2. "Deliver" – 3:29 (Produced by KutMasta Kurt)
   3. "No Complex" – 4:40 (Produced by B Wiz)
   4. "Partner To Swing" – 4:15 (Produced by B Wiz)
   5. "It's All Bad" – 5:00 (Produced by B Wiz)
   6. "Freestyle Rhymes" – 4:13 (Produced by Bird)
   7. "Riiiot!" (Featuring Ras Kass) – 4:44 (Produced by Bird)
   8. "Waiting To Exhale" (Featuring Gravitation) – 3:26 (Produced by B Wiz)
   9. "What Am I?" – 4:59 (Produced By B Wiz)
  10. "Feelin' Evil Again" – 3:32 (Produced by B Wiz)
  11. "Thousands" – 4:11 (Produced by D.J. Homicide)
  12. "Kreep" – 5:18 (Produced by Eric Romero)
  13. "Many Different Ways" – 5:07 (Produced by B Wiz)
  14. "The Shabba-Doo Conspiracy" (Featuring Kool Keith) – 4:39 (Produced by B Wiz)
  15. "Ghetto Vampire" – 4:47 (Produced by B Wiz)
  16. "Rise" – 5:21 (Produced by Dan Charnas)
  17. “Outro” (hidden track)

Samples
* "Creep" by Radiohead in the song "Kreep"
* "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John in the song "No Complex"
* "Last Dayz" by Onyx in the song "Riiiot!"
* "Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous" by Big L in the song "Many Different Ways"

I Told You So (2001)
Label: Metro
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I Told You So is a hip hop album by Chino XL released by Metro Records on August 21, 2001. The album peaked at #98 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. Kool G Rap has a guest appearance on the song "Let 'Em Live".

Track Listing
   1. "Rude Awakening" – 0:59
   2. "What You Got" – 4:18
   3. "History" – 1:38
   4. "Nunca" – 4:19
   5. "That Would Be Me" – 1:15
   6. "Last Laugh (Feat. B-Real)" – 4:21
   7. "Let 'Em Live (Feat. Kool G Rap)" – 3:38
   8. "Water" – 4:19
   9. "Baby" – 3:46
  10. "Sorry" – 0:45
  11. "Chino XL" – 3:53
  12. "Chinophone, Pt. 1" – 3:58
  13. "You Don't Want It" – 1:05
  14. "Beef" – 3:29
  15. "Chinophone, Pt. 2" – 0:31
  16. "I Told You So" – 4:06
  17. "Don't Say a Word" – 4:13
  18. "Chino Fans " – 0:26
  19. "It's My World" – 4:17
  20. "Ass-In-An-Instant" – 1:22
  21. "Chianardo Di Caprio" – 5:31
  22. "How It Goes (Feat. Saafir)" – 4:57
  23. "Be Here" – 4:31

Poison Pen (2006)
Label: Activate Entertainment
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Poison Pen is the third studio album by Chino XL released on March 17, 2006. Fans anticipated this release ever since Chino XL's Poison Pen: The Lost Tapes, which featured the tracks "Beastin'", "Our Time", and "Wordsmith". Poison Pen was released as a 2-disc special collector's edition. Every copy was autographed by Chino XL with a silver "poison pen". The album was executive produced by Chino's then manager Stacey Castro, who orchestrated guest appearances by the late Proof of D-12, Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Killah Priest, and the Beatnuts.

Track Listing
Disc one
   1. "Intro"
   2. "Poison Pen"
          * Produced by Dan Charnas
   3. "Even If It Kills Me"
          * Produced by One Eye
   4. "Messiah"
          * Produced by Larry Bird
   5. "Wordsmith Intro"
   6. "Wordsmith"
          * Produced by Larry Bird
   7. "Beastin'"
          * Featuring Killah Priest
          * Produced by Carlos Bess
   8. "Skin"
          * Produced by N Kredible
          * Features samples from the film Identity
   9. "Don't Fail Me Now"
          * Featuring The Beatnuts
          * Produced by Bird
  10. "Our Time"
          * Featuring Proof of D-12
          * Produced by Proof, Moss
          * This song is also found on "Big Proof & Iron Fist present: Hand 2 Hand official Mixtape Instruction Manual" it is the song called "The Beats, The Rhymes" with Chino XL being featured
  11. "B-Boy Intro"
  12. "B-Boy/Gangsta"
          * Produced by Bird
  13. "Talk To You"
          * Produced by N Kredible
  14. "What You Lookin' At"
          * Produced by Gennessee Lewis
  15. "Can't Change Me Intro"
  16. "Can't Change Me"
          * Produced by Buff Billion
  17. "All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nuthin')" / "Nunca [Bonus Track]"
          * "All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nuthin')" produced by N Kredible

Disc Two
Disc Two is a remixed version of the album by POWER 106's Mr. Choc. Sequencing is by JBoogie and SugaShack. It also includes descriptions of each track by Chino XL.

Bonus Material
Aside from the Bonus Track "Nunca" at the end of "All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nuthin'), there are also bonus videos and links to unlock a special contest on the Poison Pen website.

The Warning: Hosted by King Tech (2006) [Mixtape]
Label: none
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The Warning: Hosted by King Tech is a mixtape album by Chino XL. He always comes hard, but on this limited edition mixtape you will get the chance to hear him at his best, not to mention the impressive roster of guest's lending their flows to a verse or two. Chino's guest's range across the country from Pitbull repping Miami, to Snoop & WC putting it down for the West Coast, making this truly diversified mixtape.

Track List
1. intro
2. don't run from me ft. snoop dogg & dre from (cool & dre)
3. hood love ft. bosko & focus (prod. by focus)
4. latinos stand up (mixtape joint) ft. sinful, pitbull and sick jacken
5. killin' em right now (mixtape joint) ft. y.b.
6. it had to happen ft. rock, verb & def jef
7. enough beef ft. common & royce da 5'9
8. warning
9. live on power 106 with felli fel
10. watch closer ft. tracy lane
11. that's just my life ft. big o & focus
12. heavenly father (prod. by ricky saiz)
13. lethal ft. verb & focus
14. don't give a flying fuck (mixtape joint)
15. jump back ft. focus & wc
16. the time ft. rohff from france
17. felli fel promo
18. dj dedication (power 106)
19. mr. choc
20. big boy's neighborhood
21. outro




 

Something Sacred (2008) [with Playalitical]
Label: Illuminated Ent Grp
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Something Sacred is the first album to be jointly released by rapper Chino XL and  Playalitical. It was released January 15th, 2008 under the artist name Chino XL & Playalitical.

Track List
   1. "Always Has Been, Always Will Be" - 0:26
   2. "Jump Off" - 4:36
   3. "Bat Signals Up" - 3:54
   4. "All I Ever Hear" (Featuring Duce Stabs) - 2:48
   5. "License to Puke" - 3:42
   6. "Violate You" (Featuring Spoke-In-Wordz) - 3:50
   7. "Stay in the Lines" - 3:15
   8. "Body You" (Featuring Supernatural) - 2:37
   9. "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" - 4:01
  10. "Posiden" - 5:02
  11. "Something Sacred" - 0:26
  12. "It's No Secret" - 3:42
  13. "Let It Snow" - 4:05
  14. "Be With You" (Featuring Bizzy Bone) - 3:27
  15. "Smoke Screen" - 5:03

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