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These are sampled lyrics from the Chino XL song “No Complex”

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Rick James was a singer, best known for being one of the popularizers of funk music in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His addiction to cocaine and other drugs however hampered his career, led to many legal and personal troubles. He died in 2004 and although some say that his last words were “I’m Rick James, bitch,” Chino claims that his last words were dedicated to Chino XL’s dope verses.

Rick James was also known to frequently explain away his actions by saying “Cocaine is a hell of a drug”.

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Wordplay!

  • After Chino breaks your legs, you won’t be able to run anymore.
  • Under the rule of the 22nd Amendment, US presidents can serve two four-year terms of office — they can’t run again after serving two terms.

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Chino has always stated in his songs that he had a rough time with his parents growing up.

This probably refers to both, his real father because he left Chino before he was even born, and to his step-father because he abused Chino throughout his childhood. He even stated in the song “Mama Told Me” that he tried to kill his step-father, but ended up taking the life of his own mother.

Hating his father kept Chino’s heart warm — it made him feel good. Just like making you an invalid makes him feel good — he’s kind of a psycho.

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  • Chino causes havoc, devastation, because of how tough and hard-hitting his rhymes are.
  • Prodigy is a rapper who’s mostly known for being one half of the legendary hip-hop duo Mobb Deep. His partner in Mobb Deep is rapper Havoc. And obviously Havoc’s parents created Havoc, Prodigy’s partner.

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At age of 16, Chino was signed by the well-known Rick Rubin to American Recordings. Since that time Chino has become stronger than a Wooly Mammoth, now non-existing species.

Rick Ruben is also looking a bit wooly these days too.

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Chino is known worldwide; Venice is a city in Italy — his sick verses are known from California, to Venice.

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P doesn’t care much for jewelry. If he has some bling on him, he probably took it from another rapper just because he could.

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