Chino XL (born Derek Keith Barbosa) was found unresponsive in his home on July 28. The family and estate have chosen to reveal the legendary rapper/actor's cau... Read More...
Tragedy has struck the rap world again. Chino XL (Derek Barbosa) was only 50 years old. A rapper since the early 1990's and actor since the early 2000's, Barbo... Read More...
Rap feels more splintered than it ever has, and this was best demonstrated by the various outlets' End of Year lists. On social media, all I saw was Top 10 lis... Read More...
Chino XL albums are full of bold statements, so let’s start this review off with one of my own. Chino XL is one of the greatest rappers of all time. Still here... Read More...
It's time once again to shine the light on ten more artists that made a mark on the music industry, but more importantly, pushed hip-hop forward. These aren't ... Read More...
I always thought there was a lot of truth to the opening sequence to Big Punisher's "Capital Punishment" album (an excerpt from the movie 'Fresh'), where two k... Read More...
