Chino XL - I Told You So
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Artist: Chino XLEdition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2001-11-13
Music Label: Metro (Bayside)
Soundtracks:
- Rude Awakening
- What You Got
- History
- Nunca
- That Would Be Me
- Last Laugh
- Let 'Em Live
- Water
- Baby Momma
- Sorry
- Chino XL
- Chinophone, Part One
- You Don't Want It
- Beef
- Chinophone, Part Two
- I Told You So
- Don't Say A Word
- Chino Fans
- It's My World
- Ass-in-an-instant
- Chianardo Di Caprio
- Be Here
- Bonus Track
- Bonus Track
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Free Music Review: no sophomore jinx here
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm a huge chino xl fan. I have every album. I have heard numerous freestyles. he is definitely one of the most underrated rappers ever. if you know rap history, any list of the greatest lyricists should include chino.
Now although i'm a huge fan i feel i can also criticize just as much as i build him up. his second album took about 5 or 6 years to finally get released. poison pen was rumored to be released but suddenly comes i told you so. this album has several cameo appearances as it appears that chino is becoming a more mainstream artist. his attacks on the industry or anyone for that matter was less fierce on this album. his first album was so offensive that it was kind of hard to top. there was hardly anybody else to insult. Chino always selects great beats to rhyme too. the harder and darker the better. on a personal note i'm a east coast guy and not really into west coast sound and it's clear from this album that there is a heavy west coast influence. skits dont make or break an album but this has been a weakness of chino xl on every album. you are left wondering what the value was behind it or if it could be produced better.
now it might sound as if i left alot of negative comments. when i give a review i want to give a full picture. the positive. the album is hot. if you expect chino from here to save you all you might have to listen to the album a second time to begin appreciating what you have in your cd player. chino expands his lyrical mastery and shows that his skills can transcend all styles of hip hop. hard underground= check, west coast sound= check, freestyle= check, song about relationships=check, you get the point. there are definitely some gems whether you're an east coast or west coast guy, or someone from nebraska. Nunca which also appears on the poison pen album as a hidden track is phenomenal. Sorry featuring shaunta is his relationship track is one of the greatest lines "the stepdaughter you helped me raised is also your niece". Chianardo Dicaprio is also a nice track with some phenomenal lines. Even though degrading to women, women have to admire the brass and confidence of this lyrical masterpiece. it's my world is a track that if i am introducing chino to someone this is what they will here. the punchlines are there. the beat is hard. this is a track that you expect from chino. he still finds some people to insult like being sicker than kelly price doing aerobics or being black when it's convenient like mariah's (carey) ethnicity. there are subtle jabs and definite knock out blows on this joint.
five years was a long wait but did not disappoint. most artists regardless of genre have a tough time following up their debut. not chino. there was enough freestyles and appearances on sway and tech albums to hold us and this album was a solid sophomore offering. not as good as here to save you all but good nonetheless. this album represents a turning point in his development as an artist. in later interviews he claims to be a west coast artist and that is evident in his sound. Although there wasn't any commercial radio success (singles) like kreep or no complex, he became a mainstream artist. the producers, the cameo appearances was all a start in making chino more appealing to the masses and not just underground fans.
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