Here to Save You All
Here to Save You All | ||||
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Studio album by Chino XL | ||||
Released | April 9, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–January 1996 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, trip hop | |||
Length | 74:29 | |||
Label |
American Recordings/Warner Bros. Records 43038 | |||
Producer |
KutMasta Kurt DJ Homicide Eric Romero Bird B Wiz Dan Charnas | |||
Chino XL chronology | ||||
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Singles from Here to Save You All | ||||
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Here to Save You All is the debut album by rapper Chino XL released on April 9, 1996. It is predominantly produced by B Wiz and only held two guest appearances from Ras Kass and Kool Keith. It was produced mostly by Chino's close associates, and the lyrical content revolved around dark, hardcore themes (mostly metaphorical braggadoccio), dismissing the commercialized hip hop that was starting to gain momentum at this time. It contains the infamous but well-known song "Riiiot!" which had a line that possibly alluded to the rumor of West Coast rapper 2Pac being raped in prison. 2Pac later called him out on "Hit Em Up," and Chino responded with a freestyle dis. Chino himself stated that the line was not meant as a dis, and he and 2Pac were on good terms at the time of his death.
Track listing
# | Title | Featured guest(s) | Producer | Length |
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1 | Here To Save You All | B Wiz | 0:59 | |
2 | Deliver | KutMasta Kurt | 3:29 | |
3 | No Complex | B Wiz | 4:40 | |
4 | Partner To Swing | B Wiz | 4:15 | |
5 | It's All Bad | B Wiz | 5:00 | |
6 | Freestyle Rhymes | Bird | 4:13 | |
7 | Riiiot! | Ras Kass | Bird | 4:43 |
8 | Waiting To Exhale | Gravitation | B Wiz | 3:26 |
9 | What Am I? | B Wiz | 4:59 | |
10 | Feelin' Evil Again | B Wiz | 3:32 | |
11 | Thousands | D.J. Homicide | 4:11 | |
12 | Kreep | Eric Romero | 5:18 | |
13 | Many Different Ways | B Wiz | 5:07 | |
14 | The Shabba-Doo Conspiracy | Kool Keith | B Wiz | 4:39 |
15 | Ghetto Vampire | B Wiz | 4:47 | |
16 | Rise | Dan Charnas | 5:21 | |
17 | My Hero (Hidden Track) | 1:33 | ||
Samples
- "Here To Save You All"
- "A Song of Innocence" by David Axelrod
- "The Sorcerer of Isis" by Power of Zeus
- "No Complex"
- "Partner To Swing"
- "Five/Four" by Gene Harris
- "To da Break of Dawn" by LL Cool J
- "It's All Bad"
- "Come Dancing" by Jeff Beck
- "After the Dance (Instrumental)" by Marvin Gaye
- "Freestyle Rhymes"
- "Peer Pressure" by Mobb Deep
- "Riiiot"
- "Come out of the Rain" by Parliament
- "Lonely Fire" by Miles Davis
- "Last Dayz" by Onyx
- "Don't U Know by Ol' Dirty Bastard
- "Thousands"
- "Summer's Gone" by Mike Longo
- "The Shit Is Real (DJ Premier Remix)" by Fat Joe
- "Kreep"
- "Levitate" by Becker Brothers
- "Repent Walpurgis" by Procol Harum
- "Creep" by Radiohead
- "Many Different Ways"
- "Time's Up" by O.C.
- "Phony as Ya Wanna Be" by GZA/Genius
- "Ghetto Vampire"
- "The Sick Rose" by David Axelrod
- "Feeling Evil Again"
- "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe Called Quest
- "Rise"
- "Been Such a Long Time Gone" by Hugh Masekela
- "CB#5" by Ralph Vargas and Carlos Bess
Additional personnel
- Kool Keith (Performer)
- Gravitation (Performer)
- Ras Kass (Performer)
- Dan Charnas (Executive Producer)
- Stephen Stickler (Photography)