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2 Critical reception  





3 Track listing  





4 Personnel  





5 Charts  





6 References  





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Here to Save You All
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 9, 1996 (1996-04-09)
Recorded1995–January 1996
Studio
  • Canyon Post Digital (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Firehouse Studio (New York, NY)
  • Kitchen Sync Studios (Hollywood, CA)
  • Secret Six Studios
  • GenreHip hop
    Length1:08:40
    LabelAmerican
    Producer
  • Bird
  • B Wiz
  • DJ Homicide
  • Eric Romero
  • KutMasta Kurt
  • Chino XL chronology
    Here to Save You All
    (1996)
    I Told You So
    (2001)
    Singles from Here to Save You All

    1. "No Complex / Waiting to Exhale"
      Released: March 23, 1996
    2. "Kreep"
      Released: July 22, 1996
    3. "Thousands / Freestyle Rhymes"
      Released: October 15, 1996
    4. "Deliver"
      Released: November 12, 1996
    5. "Rise / Jesus"
      Released: February 14, 1997

    Here to Save You All is the debut studio album by American rapper Chino XL. It was released on April 9, 1996, through American Recordings. The recording sessions took place at Platinum Island Studios and Firehouse Studio in New York, at Canyon Post Digital and Kitchen Sync Studios in Los Angeles, and at Secret Six Studios. It was produced by B-Wiz, Bird, DJ Homicide, Eric Romero, KutMasta Kurt, and Dan Charnas, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Gravitation, Kool Keith and Ras Kass.

    The album debuted at No. 56 on the Top R&B Albums and No. 39 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

    Background[edit]

    The lyrical content revolved around dark, hardcore themes (mostly metaphorical braggadoccio), dismissing the commercialized hip hop that was starting to gain momentum at this time. It contains the infamous but well-known song "Riiiot!" which had a line that possibly alluded to the rumor of West Coast rapper 2Pac being raped in prison. 2Pac later called him out on "Hit 'Em Up", and Chino responded with a freestyle diss. Chino himself stated that the line was not meant as a diss, and he and 2Pac were on good terms at the time of his death.[1]

    Critical reception[edit]

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[2]
    Muzik[3]
    RapReviews9.5/10[4]
    Rolling Stone[5]
    The Source3.5/5[6]

    The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Chino XL returns to some of the bold, freewheeling, brutally honest elements that have been missing in the money-hungry, over-commercialized genre, and he does it without fear of what it will do to his standing among his rap peers or in the commercial marketplace."[7]

    Track listing[edit]

    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Here to Save You All" (featuring Rosalin Harris)
  • R. Stevens
  • B-Wiz0:59
    2."Deliver"
    • Barbosa
  • Kurt Matlin
  • KutMasta Kurt3:29
    3."No Complex" (featuring Jut Boogie)
    • Barbosa
  • Stevens
  • B-Wiz4:40
    4."Partner to Swing"
    • Barbosa
  • Stevens
  • B-Wiz4:15
    5."It's All Bad"
    • Barbosa
  • Stevens
  • B-Wiz5:00
    6."Freestyle Rhymes"
    • Barbosa
  • Lamont Holbdy
  • Bird4:13
    7."Riiiot!" (featuring Ras Kass)
    • Barbosa
  • John Austin
  • Holbdy
  • Bird4:44
    8."Waiting to Exhale" (featuring Gravitation)
    • Barbosa
  • Stevens
  • A. Thatcher
  • D. Youngblood
  • T. Walker
  • B-Wiz3:26
    9."What Am I?"
    • Barbosa
  • Stevens
  • B-Wiz4:59
    10."Feelin' Evil Again" (featuring Jamie Stewart)
    • Barbosa
  • Stevens
  • B-Wiz3:32
    11."Thousands"
    • Barbosa
  • Craig Bullock
  • DJ Homicide4:11
    12."Kreep"
    • Barbosa
  • Erik Romero
  • Erik Romero5:18
    13."Many Different Ways"
    • Barbosa
  • Stevens
  • B-Wiz5:07
    14."The Shabba-Doo Conspiracy" (featuring Kool Keith)
    • Barbosa
  • Keith Thornton
  • Stevens
  • B-Wiz4:39
    15."Ghetto Vampire"
    • Barbosa
  • Stevens
  • B-Wiz4:47
    16."Rise"
    • Barbosa
  • Dan Charnas
  • Dan Charnas5:21
    60.Untitled  1:33
    Total length:1:08:40
    Notes
    Sample credits

    Personnel[edit]

  • Rosalin "Drama Child" Harris – vocals (track 1)
  • Jamie Stewart – additional vocals (track 2)
  • Jut Boogie – additional vocals (track 3)
  • Dionna Brooks-Jackson – additional vocals (track 6), vocals (track 10)
  • John "Ras Kass" Austin – vocals (track 7)
  • Ab-Style – vocals (track 8)
  • Duganz – vocals (track 8)
  • Raggedy Man – vocals (track 8)
  • Christine Palma – additional vocals (track 9)
  • "Kool Keith" Thornton – vocals (track 14)
  • Sheena Lester – additional vocals (track 15)
  • Jay Vietnam – scratches (tracks: 4, 10)
  • Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock – scratches (track 9), producer (track 11)
  • DJ Mark Luv – scratches (track 13)
  • R. "B-Wiz" Stevens – producer (tracks: 1, 3-5, 8-10, 13-15)
  • "KutMasta Kurt" Matlin – producer (track 2)
  • Lamont "Bird" Holbdy – producer (tracks: 6, 7)
  • Erik Romero – producer (track 12)
  • Dan Charnas – producer (track 16), recording (tracks: 9, 14, 15), executive producer
  • Chip Mullaney – recording (track 2)
  • Carlos Bess – recording (tracks: 3-5, 8, 12, 13), mixing (tracks: 8, 12)
  • Sean Freehill – recording (tracks: 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16), mixing (tracks: 3-7, 9, 10, 13-16)
  • Rod "King Tech" Sepand – mixing (track 3)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Stephen Stickler – photography
  • Charts[edit]

    Chart (1996) Peak
    position
    USTop R&B Albums (Billboard)[8] 56
    USHeatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 39

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Today In Hip-Hop: Chino XL Releases Debut Album - XXL". XXL. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  • ^ Rabin, Nathan. "Chino XL Here to Save You All". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  • ^ Ashon, Will (May 1996). "Chino XL: Here To Save You All" (PDF). Muzik. No. 12. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  • ^ Simelane, Vukile (May 18, 2004). "Chino XL :: Here to Save You All :: American/Warner Bros". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  • ^ Hardy, Ernest (May 30, 1996). "Rolling Stone : Chino XL: Here To Save You All : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-08-18. Retrieved August 18, 2006 – via Wayback Machine.
  • ^ Borrow, Zev (May 1996). "CHINO XL "Here to Save You All" (American)". The Source.
  • ^ Coker, Cheo Hodari (7 Apr 1996). "Record Rack". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 67.
  • ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 17. April 27, 1996. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on April 27, 1996. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  • ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 17. April 27, 1996. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on April 27, 1996. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  • External links[edit]


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