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Four years off between albums isn't unusual for the Puerto Rican rapper Chino XL, but Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary was promised and previewed way back in 2009, spending three years on the shelf before finally seeing release in 2012. It could be the reason this literate and punch-line filled monster of an album sprawls itself across two discs, and with Chino's love of puns, wordplay, and jokes that demand to be rewound ("Chances higher than Sean Kingston catching diabetes") all being delivered with his identifiable phrasing and flow, redundancy is an issue. Still, a material-starved fan won't complain as redundant doesn't necessarily mean low quality, and whether one should drop "It's Not Too L8te" for the similar-sounding "N.I.C.E." becomes a difficult choice with the former offering "Ain't that about a bitch?/Like Diana Ross' biography" and the latter giving up "Mind weaponry from the time of the Byzantines/You talkin' metaphysically but Chino's metal physically." Best of them all has to be the heartbreaking "Father's Day," which will stir the soul of any proud parent, but "90 Bars of Intervention" is a close second place with its story of Chino's struggle, and when the late Big Pun is put posthumously on a cut and it works beautifully, then "Kings" must place third. The highlights are way high, everything else works well to very well, but to work best, this Ricanstruction takes some reconstruction so bring your patience.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Apollo Brown, Composer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Mystic, FeaturedArtist - Apollo Brown, Composer - M. Ludlum, Writer
E. Brooks, Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - DJ E-Swift, Composer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Stu Bangas, Composer - Ms. Germ Free, FeaturedArtist - T. Melon, Writer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Ms. Germ, MainArtist - Toba Beats, Composer
T. Harris, Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Southpaw, Composer - Jahiara, FeaturedArtist
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - J. Chavez, Writer - T. Graham, Writer - Sid Roams, Composer
W. Coleman, Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - DJ Romes, FeaturedArtist - WYLDFYRE, Composer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Tech N9ne, FeaturedArtist - DJ Romes, Composer, FeaturedArtist - A.D. Yates, Writer - W, Coleman, Writer
W. Coleman, Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - WYLDFYRE, Composer
DJ Khalil, Composer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Akili Nickson, FeaturedArtist - K.Rahman, Writer - J. Trill, Composer
K. Holland, Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Kwame, Composer - Somaya Reese, FeaturedArtist
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Jared Gosselin, FeaturedArtist - Apollo Brown, Composer
J. Gonzalez, Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - Immortal Technique, FeaturedArtist - Sick Jacken, FeaturedArtist - WYLDFYRE, Composer - DV Kryst, FeaturedArtist - D, Barbosa /F. Colonel, Writer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Lounge Lizzards, Composer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Focus, Composer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Focus, Composer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - M. Buchanan, Writer - Dj House Shoes, Composer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Travis Barker, FeaturedArtist - Chris Perez, FeaturedArtist - Soul Professor, Composer
DISC 2
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Apollo Brown, Composer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - DJ Romes, FeaturedArtist - Ohno The Disrupt, Composer - M. Jackson, Writer
B. Edwards Jr., Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Focus, Composer
B. Edwards Jr., Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Focus, Composer
B. Freeman, Writer - B. Edwards Jr., Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Focus, Composer - Bun B., FeaturedArtist
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Horseshoe Gang, FeaturedArtist - D. Capone, Writer - J. Luciano, Writer - K. Siegel, Writer - D. Dinero, Writer - Level 13, Composer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Exile, Composer - A. Manfredi, Writer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Apollo Brown, Composer - Roc Marciano, FeaturedArtist - DJ Romes, FeaturedArtist - Rakka Iriscience, FeaturedArtist - R. Talyor, Writer - R Meyer, Writer
N. Loizides, Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Nick Wiz, Composer
C. RIOS, Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Big Pun, FeaturedArtist - Focus, Composer - DJ Romes, FeaturedArtist - B. Edwards JR, Writer
B. Edwards Jr., Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - Focus, Composer
J. Gonzalez, Writer - B. Edwards Jr., Writer - Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - B-Real, FeaturedArtist - Sick Jacken, FeaturedArtist - Focus, Composer - Kid Frost, FeaturedArtist - Sinful, FeaturedArtist - Thirstin Howl 3rd, FeaturedArtist - L. Fresse, Writer - A. Molina Jr., Writer - V. DeJesus/ Rodrigo Navarro, Writer
Chino Xl, MainArtist - D. BARBOSA, Writer - J. Brooks, Writer - Izzy The Kid, Composer
Album review
Four years off between albums isn't unusual for the Puerto Rican rapper Chino XL, but Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary was promised and previewed way back in 2009, spending three years on the shelf before finally seeing release in 2012. It could be the reason this literate and punch-line filled monster of an album sprawls itself across two discs, and with Chino's love of puns, wordplay, and jokes that demand to be rewound ("Chances higher than Sean Kingston catching diabetes") all being delivered with his identifiable phrasing and flow, redundancy is an issue. Still, a material-starved fan won't complain as redundant doesn't necessarily mean low quality, and whether one should drop "It's Not Too L8te" for the similar-sounding "N.I.C.E." becomes a difficult choice with the former offering "Ain't that about a bitch?/Like Diana Ross' biography" and the latter giving up "Mind weaponry from the time of the Byzantines/You talkin' metaphysically but Chino's metal physically." Best of them all has to be the heartbreaking "Father's Day," which will stir the soul of any proud parent, but "90 Bars of Intervention" is a close second place with its story of Chino's struggle, and when the late Big Pun is put posthumously on a cut and it works beautifully, then "Kings" must place third. The highlights are way high, everything else works well to very well, but to work best, this Ricanstruction takes some reconstruction so bring your patience.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 35 track(s)
- Total length: 02:13:23
- Main artists: Chino Xl
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Messiah Music
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
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