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Biography
Infobox musical artist|image =|name = Chino XL|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Derek Keith Barbosa|birth_date = Birth date and age|1971|4|8|birth_place = The Bronx, New York|The Bronx , New York , United States |origin = New Jersey |genre = Rap Music|Rap |years_active = 1991 in music|1991 -present|label = Def American|American Recordings/Warner Bros. Metro Records Activate Records Bungalo Records Machete Music / Universal Music Group|Universal Records http://www.latinrapper.com/chino-xl-interview.html Chino XL Interview - "Return of the Poison Pen" Derek Keith Barbosa , better known by his stage name Chino XL , is an American hip hop music|hip hop lyricist, battle rap per, and actor of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican and African American descent. Chino is known for his technically accomplished style, consisting of self-consciously over-the-top punchlines, exaggerated egotism, complex rhyme schemes, and use of multiple similes , pun s, metaphors , and word play . He is a member of the intellectual collective MENSA and has collaborated on various projects with some of the most well known in Hip Hop.rapindustry.com, http://www.rapindustry.com/chino_xl.htm Chino XL Interview, with Sway and King Tech, accessed, September 14, 2008 Chino is also an avid bodybuilder. Chino started rhyming in 1986, as said in his song "Don't Say A Word".
Aside from music, under the guidance of Hollywood talent manager Stacey Castro , Chino 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 .imdb.com, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0944598/bio Chino XL - Biography, accessed, September 14, 2008.
Career
After co-founding the duo Art of Origin, the emcee was signed at age 16 by music impresario Rick Rubin to Rubin's Def American|American Recordings imprint, which was once part of the Warner Bros. Records family. He released his debut album Here to Save You All in 1996 in music|1996 . The debut was released to critical acclaim and major airplay by radio and MTV .
Chino is specifically targeted and verbally attacked by rapper 2pac near the end of the 1996 diss track " Hit 'Em Up ", due to Chino's song "Riiiot!", which had contained a mention of Shakur which Shakur believed mocked him 45 seconds into the song: "...in this industry i'm trying not to get fuc-ed like 2pac in jail."Chino XL Riiiot Following Prince's departure from Warner, Chino was released by the label as well, and he released his second album. I Told You So (Chino XL album)|I Told You So in 2001 in music|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 . http://www.rapbasement.com/news/rap/chino-xl-signs-new-record-deal.html Chino XL Signs New Record Deal
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 2011.update after|2011|12|31 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 . http://allhiphop.com/stories/features/archive/2009/09/11/21933265.aspx Chino XL 'I'd S**t on Shakespeare!' by Han O'Connor (Allhiphop)
On August 19, a song titled "N.I.C.E." and produced by Nick Wiz was released. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.16332/title.chino-xl-nice-prod-nick-wiz Chino XL "N.I.C.E. Prod. Nick Wiz"
So far, there are only 4 confirmed tracks on RICANstructrion: "N.I.C.E.", Nahh", "90 Bars of Intervention", and "Buried In Vocabulary" featuring Horseshoe Gang.
Discography
Albums
Album information
Here to Save You All
Released: April 9, 1996
Billboard 200 chart position: -
R& B/Hip-Hop chart position: #56
Singles: "No Complex"/"Waiting to Exhale", "Thousands"/"Freestyle Rhymes", "Kreep", "Rise", "Deliver"
I Told You So (Chino XL album)
Released: November 13, 2001
Billboard 200 chart position: -
R& B/Hip-Hop chart position: #98
Singles: "Last Laugh", "Let 'Em Live", "What You Got"
Poison Pen
Released: March 21, 2006
Billboard 200 chart position: -
R& B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
Singles: "Messiah"
Something Sacred
Released: January 15, 2008
Billboard 200 chart position: -
R& B/Hip-Hop chart position:
Singles: "Chow Down feat Playalitical "
The RICANstruction: The Black Rosary
Release Date: TBA 2012
Single: "N.I.C.E."
Mixtapes
Mixtape Information
Warning
Released: 2007
Billboard 200 chart position: -
R& B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
Singles: "Jump Back"
References
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External links
http://www.myspace.com/ChinoXL Official Chino XL MySpace
IMDb name|id=0944598|name=Chino XL
http://allhiphop.com/stories/features/archive/2009/09/11/21933265.aspx Chino XL: 'I'd S**t On Shakespeare by Han O'Connor (Allhiphop)
Persondata| NAME = Derek Keith Barbosa | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Chino XL | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Rapper | DATE OF BIRTH = April 8, 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = The Bronx, New York|The Bronx , New York , United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Chino Xl Category:1974 births Category:African American rappers Category:Hispanic and Latino American rappers Category:American people of Puerto Rican descent Category:Living people Category:Rappers from New Jersey Category:Members of the Nation of Gods and Earths Category:Underground rappers Category:Pseudonymous rappers
