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Chino XL | |
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.jpg) Chino XL performing in 2012 | |
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| Birth name | Derek Keith Barbosa |
| Born | April 8, 1974 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Origin | East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 2024 (aged 50) |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1991–2024 |
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Derek Keith Barbosa (April 8, 1974 – July 28, 2024), better known by his stage name Chino XL, was an American rapper and actor. He released four solo studio albums. His album Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary (2012) won the 2012 HHUG Album of the Year Award.[1]
In addition to his music career, Barbosa acted in numerous films and on television, signing with Hollywood talent manager Stacey Castro and subsequently appearing as a guest star on the Comedy Central series Reno 911!, and CBS series CSI: Miami. His feature film credits include a co-starring role opposite Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson in director Rob Reiner's Alex & Emma (Warner Bros. Pictures) and several indie films, including Brandon Sonnier's The Beat, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[2]
Barbosa was the nephew of Bernie Worrell of the music group Parliament/Funkadelic, [3] and was also a member of Mensa International.[4]
- ^ [1] Archived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Chino XL :: I Told You So :: Metro Records". rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ^ "RapIndustry.com Chino XL Interview, with Sway and King Tech". RapIndustry.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.