Nems gets help from 8-Off and Chino on “Let Em Fly.”

After the Great Response to the song “The Danger” off of Machete Mode, we chose to enlist some help from our friends Sean Price and Chino XL for a remix to the OG. The new version contains the same beat, crazy verses from Price and Chino as well as a new verse from Esoteric. The B Side of the vinyl includes the Instrumental to “The Danger”.

Irish emcee, Sirplus, is prepping his debut LP, Rhythmic Irish Poetry, which will be released on 11-26-2013 courtesy of RBC Records. Sirplus garnered a great deal of press for his 2012 single release, “Thousand Volts Zappin,” and his debut features an impeccable lineup of guest artists and features including Kurupt, J. French, Warren G, and legendary spitter Chino XL who guests on the first leak from the project.

Man Bites Dog Records presents Blaq Poet’s first single from Blaq Death, which is “Looking for Trouble” featuring Vinnie Paz, Chino XL & Spit Gemz. Blaq Death will be hitting stores on Halloween.

Almighty’s “The 2nd Coming” is now available wherever fine music is sold via RBC Records with guest features from Busta Rhymes, Crooked I, Kool G Rap, Kurupt, Masta Killa, Vinnie Paz, Chino XL & more.

First single off the new Blaq Poet LP Blaq Death to be released on Man Bites Dog Records in October 2013. This track is produced by Vanderslice and features Chino XL, Spit Gemz & Vinnie Paz. Maxi Single Cassette & T Shirt limited edition of 100 available on brutalmusic.org.

NYC’s own Jesse Abraham shares another free download from his album “I Am Water” for the track “I’ve Tried” featuring the legendary, Chino XL. The track is produced by Spills and was mixed/mastered by Alejandro “Sosa” Tello Jr.. In addition to the free download, Jesse Abraham gives viewers an “Inside Look” to his life story, his dedication to his craft, and his charitable efforts behind his album. 100% of the album proceeds from “I Am Water” will be donated to Charity Water, a non-profit organization that donates clean water to developing countries worldwide. Jesse’s goal is to hit $5000.00 and he’s about half way there. The donation drive will end at April 15th.

It’s been six years since the release of Chino XL’s last solo album, Poison Pen, the third LP from the Mensa certified (yes, really) emcee. Chino’s known for taking at least five year breaks between LP’s, which leaves his fanbase clamoring for his brand of mind-bending punchlines, twisted social commentary, and Chuck Norris-esque feats of strength. With Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary, Chino unleashes a massive double LP, attempting to make up for lost time, courtesy of Immortal Technique’s Viper Records.

Ricanstruction almost starts like the movie UP – you’re all ripe and ready to hear Chino bombard you with lyrical miracles and instead he almost brings you to tears. With “Father’s Day”, he tells the tale of his young daughter’s bout with cancer, which gets worse by the moment. While this is dark territory to start the album off on, it finds Chino at his most vulnerable, suggesting that there is a more human aspect to the guy who lyrically flips off God on a regular basis. But like UP, in starting this way, he gets your full, undivided attention, leaving the listener hanging off of his every word – which is needed, because this album is about an hour longer than Pixar’s film.

Chino easily keeps the listener’s attention throughout the length of the first disc, which really is where much of the meat of the album lies. Disc One, or “Scalpel”, as it’s dubbed, weaves in and out of super-lyrical territory and songs about his personal life, balancing things out almost perfectly. For instance, songs like the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s sampled “Anything” has the perfect, brooding backdrop for Chino’s barrage of poetical terror, while it’s follow-up “Hell Song”, with Tech N9ne, finds him spitting some of the most technically amazing stanzas of his career. While this kind of thing can get overwhelming, Chino’s tapped a strong stable of producers to help keep things interesting, such as Apollo Brown, E-Swift, Stu Bangas, and others.

On the more personal side of things, we find Chino revealing intimate details of his life outside of rap, such as the incredibly visual “Silent Art Child” or “Mama Told Me”, both of which deal with his troubling childhood, or the hateful “Sleep In Scarlet” which deals with his dysfunctional ex. The flipside of that coin comes later on the second disc, with the gorgeously Exile produced “Crazy Love”, a ballad to the lady in his life.

Truthfully, much of the album’s greatest moments are pushed up front, while the second disc almost acts as a series of bonus tracks. While “Little Man” explores the outcome of bullying and school-shootings in a tale we’re all too familiar with, much of the second disc is reserved for the posse cuts and collabos. There’s a host of able lyricists that go toe-to-toe with XL on the second disc, from Bun B (“Xross Your Heart”) to Big Pun (“Kings”) to Iriscience & Roc Marciano (“Take It Back”) to Thirstin Howl & B-Real (“Latino’s Stand Up Remix”). These are the tracks that make the tracklist more appealing to the consumer, but ultimately the tracks that will have the most lasting effect do not have guests. That being said, he closes things out nicely with the rainy, “Gone”.

RICANstruction is a hefty plate to digest, and truthfully should be treated as two separate albums. It’s clear that Chino leaves no bar empty, packing this album with more rewind moments THAN A VCR FACTORY (See what I did there?) Jokes aside, while the album may have a low point or two, and literally bludgeons you with lyrical content, its standard for quality remains high. It will definitely keep fans’ attention for at least the next five years, as it will take at least that long to catch every line.

Chino XL’s long-overdue 2CD, Ricanstruction, is finally dropping next Tuesday, September 25th. Here’s a track, produced by House Shoes, from the set.

From The RICANstruction: The Black Rosary hitting April 17th.

Executive produced by Kurupt, fans will hear “Academy” appearances from such notable talents as Raekwon, Jadakiss, Kurupt, Pete Rock, Royce Da 5’9”, Redman, Styles P, Crooked I, Sean Price, Method Man, Canibus, LA the Darkman, Keith Murray, Planet Asia, Rass Kass, K-Solo, LA The Darkman, Billy Danze (M.O.P.), Pack FM, Pete Rock, Keith Murray, Chino XL and many more all backed by the breakthrough soundscapes of Terminal 3 Productions (who previously oversaw projects from (“Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture”, “The Four Horsemen” and “The Undergods”).

LISTEN: The Academy – “Triple Seize” (feat. Crooked I, Chino XL & Copywrite)

The Academy – “Triple Seize” (feat. Crooked I, Chino XL & Copywrite)

Canibus will follow up C Of Tranquility LP with Lyrical Law, an LP that features several collaborations with some of the most highly regarded super-emcees. The sampler above previews tracks with Ras Kass, Chino XL, Copywrite, Immortal Technique, and more.

Ras Kass recruits a crew of west coast emcees for this re-imaginging of the A Tribe Called Quest + L.O.N.S. classic. Taken from A.D.I.D.A.S.

Many highlights from this weekend’s Rock The Bells festival(s), captured by intrepid IPhone wielders, just like you.

This track appears on Austrailian rapper Big Haz’s Larger Than Life LP, which is available now on Itunes. There’s a bit of controversey surrounding the track, as detailed to us by the label:

Another exclusive element to this release is the song “30 Wishes” which features Elzhi of Slum Village and Chino XL. Chino XL gets dissed on the song which he is featured on. The song was never intended to be a diss track but Chino XL dissed Big Haz first on the song, thinking that Haz would not notice and that he would release the song as it is. Big Haz replies after Chino’s verse, and if you listen to his lyrics the situation surrounding the diss should become clear.

The album also features Masta Ace, King Tee, Canibus, and Triple Seis. Check out the track below.

LISTEN: Big Haz + Chino XL + Elzhi – “30 Wishes”