Chino XL
Hip hop music, Musical Artist
1974 –
Who is Chino XL?
Derek Keith Barbosa, better known by his stage name Chino XL, is an American rapper and actor, known for his technically accomplished style, consisting of self-consciously over-the-top punchlines, exaggerated egotism, complex rhyme schemes, and use of multiple similes, puns, 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. Chino is also an avid bodybuilder. Chino started rhyming in 1986, as said in his song "Don't Say A Word". He has released four solo studio album, in which his most recent - Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary - won the 2012 HHUG Album of the Year award
Aside from music, 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.
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- Born
- Apr 8, 1974
The Bronx - Also known as
- Derek Barbosa
- Derek Keith Barbosa
- Chino XL - Haugen
- the Lyrical Messiah
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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