Poison Pen
| Poison Pen | ||||
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| Studio album by Chino XL | ||||
| Released | March 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005−2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 65:13 | |||
| Label | Activate Entertainment | |||
| Producer |
Dan Charnas One Eye Bird Carlos Bess N Kredible Proof Moss Gennessee Buff Billion | |||
| Chino XL chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| RapReviews.com |    [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | [2] |
Poison Pen is the third studio album by Chino XL, an American hip hop musician. It was released on March 17, 2006. Fans anticipated this release ever since Chino XL's Poison Pen: The Lost Tapes, which featured the tracks "Beastin'", "Our Time", and "Wordsmith". Poison Pen was released as a 2-disc special collector's edition. Every copy was autographed by Chino XL with a silver "poison pen". The album was executive produced and A&R'd by Chino's then manager Stacey Castro, who orchestrated guest appearances by her other clients, Proof of D-12, Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Killah Priest, and the Beatnuts.
Track listing
Disc one
| # | Title | Featured guest(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | 0:22 | ||
| 2 | Poison Pen | Dan Charnas | 4:25 | |
| 3 | Even If It Kills Me | One Eye | 4:01 | |
| 4 | Messiah | Jason Figueroa AKA Ghost | 2:50 | |
| 5 | Wordsmith Intro (Interlude) | 1:11 | ||
| 6 | Wordsmith | Larry Bird | 5:11 | |
| 7 | Beastin' | Killah Priest | Carlos Bess | 3:18 |
| 8 | Skin | N Kredible | 7:01 | |
| 9 | Don't Fail Me Now | The Beatnuts | Bird | 4:06 |
| 10 | Our Time | Proof | Proof, Moss | 3:41 |
| 11 | B-Boy Intro (Interlude) | 1:09 | ||
| 12 | B-Boy Gangsta | Bird | 4:54 | |
| 13 | Talk To You | N Kredible | 4:46 | |
| 14 | What You Lookin' At | Gennessee Lewis | 4:32 | |
| 15 | Can't Change Me Intro | 0:34 | ||
| 16 | Can't Change Me | Buff Billion | 5:10 | |
| 17 | All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nuthin') / Nunca [Bonus Track] | N Kredible | 7:52 | |
Disc two
Disc two is a remixed version of the album by POWER 106's Mr. Choc. Sequencing is by JBoogie and SugaShack. It also includes descriptions of each track by Chino XL.
Bonus material
Aside from the Bonus Track "Nunca" at the end of "All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nuthin'), there are also bonus videos and links to unlock a special contest on the Poison Pen website.
Notes
The Song "Our Time (feat. Proof)" is also found on "Big Proof & Iron Fist present: Hand 2 Hand official Mixtape Instruction Manual" it is the song called "The Beats, The Rhymes" with Chino XL being featured.
- "Skin" Features interpolations from the film Identity
References
- ↑ "Chino XL :: Poison Pen :: Activate Entertainment". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Chino XL - Poison Pen (album review ) - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.