Chino XL - Here to Save You All
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Free Music Review: Weak Production!?!
Hit: 5 Stars
I just had to give my two cents after reading so many reviews saying this album was good lyrically, but the beats were not that great.
I must be listening to a different "Here to Save You All" then these other people, because the beats are your typical, loud, east coast, mid 90's ones, which is a good thing.
Free Music Review: chino at his best
Hit: 5 Stars
I had this album 12 years ago and bought it now because it's that good. chino sets the tone early with the first few verses taking shots at brownstone, brandi, aaron hall, and blackstreet. since this album is from 95-96, the references are dated but having grew up in the era i could keep up with what chino was saying. chino is the greatest at taking metaphors and putting them into lyrics. he also has no conscience when it comes to attacking other people, because he simply has no fear. this is a classic album, yet many people didn't know about him then. he's scratched the mainstream surface of recent but this by far is his best work. its his best because of his dont care attitude he's free to rap about his experiences and his life. if you sit and just listen to the words you will feel like you know him alot better afterwards. its a lyrical triumph to all those in the half breed communityFree Music Review: SWEET BEATS RETARDS
Hit: 4 Stars
i never even heard bout this cd b4, but i sampled it and the beats sound amazing and so do the raps, i dont know y some people are complaining about sick beats like these.Free Music Review: Punchline Master {4.5 Stars}
Hit: 4 Stars
I don't think there's any question as to whether or not Chino XL is a next level emcee, we all know he is, but anyone that tells you that beats are irrelevant to a rap album is crazy -- rap was born from party music...not the other way around.
I remember watching video jukebox back in '96 and seeing his video for No Complex for the first time. I think I ran my moms phone bill up about $30 just on that video and Das EFX's "Baknaffek" video (which I think I kept on the air for about 2 years all by myself). The funny thing is that almost no one payed any attention to Chino when he dropped. He was getting praise for the classic "No Complex", but after he dropped "Kreep" he seemed to lose/confuse a lot of people because back then lyricists where all about flexin' their mic skills instead of showing their range/versatility. As far as I'm concerned, this is the best album that no one bought in 1996. Whether it's ill lyricism (No Complex), varied subject matter (What Am I), or neck jerking beats (It's All Bad), this album has a little bit of everything.
The flaws on this album are few. Some complain that the beats are boring, but this isn't club music. This is hardcore, boom bap styled rap. Which means the emphasis is going to be placed more on the lyrics than the beats. The only people gettin' "jiggy" in '96 were the pop acts (Nas, Kim, Jay, Puff & Big, etc...). I found the production to be a perfect backdrop for Chino to unload on. My only beef is the somewhat disturbing "hidden track" #60 (it offers weird commentary on the OJ trial and it isn't a "track" at all) and "Thousands" is somewhat forgettable.
If you're into outstanding, next level lyricism, then this album is definitely for you. The punchlines and similies on the album are unlike those you would get from the average rapper. Even though Here To Save You All dropped to almost no fanfare, it's still one of the best albums to come out of '96. Chino may have been a little too far above the heads of the average listener at the time and it's a shame because this great album was all but ignored when it dropped. It shouldn't be too hard to find now, so if you come across it, snatch it up. You won't be disappointed at all.
Standout Tracks: Rise, Feelin' Evil Again, Riiot feat. Ras Kass, It's All Bad, Ghetto Vampire, No Complex (My Favorite), Many Different Ways, Freestyle Rhymes, The Shabba Doo Conspiracy feat. Kool Keith, and What Am I
Free Music Review: (3+half) Solid debut from a lyrical SAVIOUR!!!
Hit: 3 Stars
Far too many times rap has been overlooked on actual "rapping" in favour of what sounds hot beatwise. On this occasion its the opposite. We get quite possibly the best lyricist of his time spittin' on luke-warm beats. Obviously there's moments where the beats do him justice but for the most part he's, left without "backup" as it were. Tracks like "Deliver", "No Complex", "Partner To Swing", "Freestyle Rhymes" (my favourite), "Riiiot!" (awesome collabo with RasKass), "What Am I?", "Feelin' Evil Again", "Thousands", "Kreep" and "Many Different Ways" are all explosive and yet so different because of subject matter+Chino's vast vocabulary. His delivery is nothing short of perfection and his one-liners, punchlines and metaphors are lyrical mastery. No wonder he's now known as the "king of metaphors". However tracks like "It's All Bad", "Waiting To Exhale", "The Shabba-Doo Conspiracy", "Ghetto Vampire" and "Rise" were personally, weak points to me. They took away from the album for me. Apart from that its amazing to hear the focus back on the artform of rhyming. Remember this is 10 YEARS old and still better than most of whats out in the last 3 years.