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Government Name
Derek Keith Barbosa (Born April 8, 1974 in East Orange, NJ)

See Also: Playalitical

Albums
Chino XL - Here To Save You All
Chino XL - I Told You So
Chino XL - Poison Pen
Chino XL & Playalitical - Something Sacred
Chino XL - RICANstruction: The Black Rosary

Mixtapes
Chino XL - The Messiah
Chino XL - Poison Pen: The Lost Tapes
Chino XL - Warning
Chino XL - The Latin AmeRICAN

Also Featured On...
Big Proof & Iron Fist Records Present Hand 2 Hand
Canibus – Lyrical Law
Common - Uncommon Classics
Crooked I - Evolution Of A Boss Mixtape
Gang Tapes
Immortal Technique - The 3rd World
Pharoahe Monch - Y'all Know The Name
Saafir - The Hit List
Ras Kass - Nature Of The Threat
Ras Kass - Rarities
Royce Da 5'9" - The King Is Back
Snoop Dogg & West Coast All-Stars - L.A. Galaxy
Sway & King Tech Featuring DJ Revolution - This Or That
Sway & King Tech - Back 2 Basics
Tech N9ne - Rare Compilation
Tech N9ne - Collabos: Sickology 101
Thug Radio Mixtape 14: Ridin'
Thug Radio Mixtape 15: Hard As Steel
Thug Radio Mixtape XV: Want That Old Thing Back
Thug Radio Mixtape 19: Gonna Make A Change

Bio From Wikipedia
Chino XL (born Derek Keith Barbosa, April 8, 1974, in East Orange, New Jersey) is a New Jersey rapper a nephew of Bernie Worrell of Parliament/Funkadelic. He is known for his technically accomplished style and battling abilities. His style incorporates self-consciously over-the-top punchlines (which usually take the form of puns or similes) and exaggerated egotism. He is also known for his brief feud with Tupac Shakur. He cites his biggest influence as LL Cool J. He is a member of the intellectual collective Mensa.

After co-founding the duo Art of Origin, the half-African American, half-Puerto Rican 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. In 2002 he signed with manager Stacey Castro and began appearing in films and television. In 2006 he independently released his long-awaited album Poison Pen (co-executive produced by Castro).

Official Sites: Chino XL, MySpace, Facebook & Fuckin' Twitter