Chino XL's RICANstruction: The Black Rosary is out today. How Tech N9ne Became One Of The Highest Paid People In Hip-Hop. |  We spoke to Chino to find out what makes one of the smartest minds in rap tick. As I get better, I start everything with the end. The wordsmith, the lyrical messiah, the one and only Chino XL, with the song Wordsmith (with lyrics) from the Poison Pen album. There are records on there that you can only make once. When approaching personal subjects, is your writing process different? I'll get to the set, and the other actors are fully aware of [my] work, and I'm like, OK. Do you find your music and acting ever intersect? "Chit chat" not "chat chit"; "ping pong" not "pong ping", etc. His mother is African-American; his father, with whom he is estranged, is Puerto Rican. All net worths are calculated through the combination of a robust methodology and a proprietary algorithm. There are things I find so difficult to communicate in my own personal life, that I find easier to communicate through my work. Constantly. Derek Barbosa, or Chino XL, is a hip-hop lyricist, battle rapper, and actor of Puerto Rican and African American descent. Chino XL is a member of Mensa and his uncle Bernie Worrell was a member of the group Parliament/Funkadelic. Along with rapping, you've also made a name in the acting world as a regular on Reno 911 as well as in movies like Alex and Emma. Along the way came comedic improv and dramatic guest stars on network TV.Returning to his music roots, Chino and his manager, Stacey Castro worked for two years to create his third and longest awaited release, "Poison Pen", which followed the cult status of his previous two records (copies of 1996's "Here To Save You All" still sell to this day). I think of myself as an underground obscurity, as far as music goes, and I've never booked a role because I rapped. I've lived in Jersey, and there's inspiration there, but inspiration is more accessible out here because it's quieter. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Whenever Jesus was tempted or looking for clarity, He went to the desert. On this album, I had a reference to [serial-killing pig farmer] Robert “Willie” Pickton. Chino XL is a US Lyricist of Black/Puerto Rican origin. Chino XL was born in The Bronx, New York in April 1974. Frequently listed among the top-five hip-hop lyricists of all time. Chino XL net worth: Chino XL is an American rapper and actor who has a net worth of $4 million. He started rhyming back in 1986 and released his debut studio album Here to Save You All in 1996. Do you recall your first punchline that got a huge reaction live? Chino XL  is a member of Mensa and his uncle Bernie Worrell was a member of the group Parliament/Funkadelic. Anonymous, Other Works I feel like there's more space, metaphorically, because there's space physically. He grew up in the Bronx, New York and is of Puerto Rican and African American ancestry. El-P … |  I heard it a few times and I felt, eh, nobody really knows who this guy is, but sometimes you'll still go with it. Your new album deals with your daughter's cancer and your suicide attempt. Learn about Chino XL: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. After releasing his debut album "Here To Save You All" (with chart topping singles and top rated videos aired on MTV), he took a decidedly different journey in making his follow up and subsequently parted ways with Rubin's American Recordings label to sign to Warner Bros. Records. When I'm crafting an eight-bar stanza, inside of that I try to make the references as timeless as possible. Follow us on Twitter @LAWeeklyMusic, and like us at LAWeeklyMusic. Chino's has built a loyal following since his 1996 debut Here to Save You All from stacking oft-referential multisyllabic rhymes (“travelin' through my abdomen/unravelin' at the speed of a javelin” from 2001's “Nunca”) and his gift for vivid storytelling with a pitch-black sense of humor (“I roll with killers who spent more time in the pen than ink” from 2001's “That Would Be Me”). As an actor he starred as Syndicator in the television series Zane's Sex Chronicles in 2010. Featured for his “Wordsmith” lyrics in one of the most critically quoted passages of 2011's The Yale Anthology of Rap, Chino looks to expand the legacy of his lyrics, this time touching on subjects including his daughter's cancer and his own suicide attempt, with his new album RICANstruction: The Black Rosary, out today on Viper Records. You have a knack for referencing current pop culture events. I kind of dig that. Discovered and signed at age 16 by music impresario Rick Rubin, Derek Barbosa (known as rapper Chino XL and often referred to as "the Lyrical Messiah") was born in New Jersey to a Puerto Rican father and a Black mother. Submit a correction suggestion and help us fix it. How do you discern whether something will date your material? Also, the Latino communities have embraced me so wholeheartedly that they've made me work much harder to rep them in hip-hop. He has also appeared in episodes of the TV series The Young and the Restless, Reno 911!, CSI: Miami, and El Show. The results are fact checked and confirmed by a team of editors and industry insiders. When repeating words, the first vowel is always an I, then A or O. He has toured and collaborated with artists from Alanis Morissette to Pitbull and Faith Hill to Snoop Dog. That was the first time I remember having an arsenal of punchlines and it really came together. A 38-year-old Jersey-born rap veteran who is a verified member of MENSA, Chino XL has called L.A. his home for a decade and a half. You can really wrangle the writing muses here. If you make a reference of something “here today, gone tomorrow,” it really dates your work. I listen the minutia of music. TIL of ablaut reduplication, an unwritten English rule that makes "tick-tock" sound normal, but not "tock-tick". He is amember of MENSA and his uncle is funk maestro Bernie Worrell. As far as punchlines go, I do remember Aceyalone took me to [West Coast hip-hop underground mecca] the Good Life Cafe on one of my first trips to L.A. and said if I could get respect there, then I really got chops. Chino XL starred in the films Barrio Wars, Vatos, The Beat, Crime Partners, Alex & Emma, Playas Ball, Gang Warz, and Young Cesar. There are some things on here that I was born to make. I think that [it's] very, very crucial that I can be followed. He is now signed to Universal Music with his next release due in Spring 2008.He is amember of MENSA and his uncle is funk maestro Bernie Worrell.

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