November 27, 2006
Chino XL and Tupac
chino xl's corner of my hip-hop sticker wall of fame
Our man Dan breaks down Tupac's history with his friend and mine, Chino XL (actually I have no idea whether Chino would remember me, but I was among the first supporting him on radio, dating back to the Art of Origin days. (we also shared a stage once, rhyming at a Bobbito-hosted open mic at the Village Gate.. a moment mercifully forgotten given the caliber of my contributions.))
A couple of supplements: Regarding Chino's rhyme on "Riiot," rumors of Pac being raped in jail were all over town at that time, thanks largely to the ever-helpful Wendy Williams.. so though I don't doubt Chino's explanation, no one should judge Pac as paranoid for taking it as he did.
Also, I swear I remember Chino going at Pac with a lengthy freestyle on 105.9 WNWK.. does anyone else remember this or possibly have the audio? DJ Mecca? Kevin Keith are you out there?
EDIT: Clearly the Gods have deemed this Chino XL day throughout the universe, since he just popped up on the "Reno 911" DVD I've got on right now.
Posted by jsmooth995 at November 27, 2006 1:34 PM
i remember that chino freestyle..didnt think it was 105.9 though, wasnt it like 90.3 or something, maybe 91.5? i used to have it on tape
Posted by: cv at November 27, 2006 3:48 PM
aw shit wnwk was the shiznit .... i rember jayz in 95 wnwk freestyl but vaguely chino ... chino was a very underated lyricist... ayo JAY SMOOTH if u find that chino freestyle i hope u let us know... theres alot of lost freestyles that i HAD IN THE EARLY 90S THAT I HAVE LOST WHEN I MOVED...SHOUT OUT 2 EVERYBODY WHO CAUGHT WNWK ON SATURDAYS LATE NITE TIP...1995 HAD LIKE 20 UNDERGROUND SHOWS NEW YORK NEW JERZEE A WEEK KID!! DAMN I MISS DOES DAYS....
Posted by: ALITO at November 27, 2006 5:28 PM
Nah, it was the gone but not forgotten 88hiphop.com.
Yeah, I've got the audio from that strong dis. I scrobble it daily on last.fm
Posted by: AG at December 4, 2006 11:13 PM
i remeber that show, and he did kill that shit. talkin bout "fuck you(pac) and your dope fiend mama".
Posted by: nat turner at December 7, 2006 5:53 PM
