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When did Chino XL's first album release?

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Chino XL's first album Here To Save You All released on April 9, 1996.


Derek Barbosa, or Chino XL, is a hip-hop lyricist, battle rapper, and actor of Puerto Rican and African American descent.

Chino is known for his technically accomplished style, consisting of self-consciously over-the-top punchlines, exaggerated egotism, and use of multiple similes, puns, metaphors, and word play.

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