Chino XL is a US Lyricist of Black/Puerto Rican origin. He was raised in New Jersey (although he was born in the Bronx, NY) and has been rapping since the late 80's. He released his first single with the group Art Of Origin in 1992 and by 1994, had inked a deal with Rick Rubins label Def American to release his debut album in 1996, "Here To Save You All". He has since gone on to release 3 more albums, 2001's "I Told You So", 2006's "Poison Pen" and 2008's "Something Sacred".