Here to Save You All

Here to Save You All
Here to Save You All
Studio album by Chino XL
Released	April 9, 1996
Recorded	1995–January 1996
Studio	Platinum Island Studios (New York, NY); Canyon Post Digital (Los Angeles, CA); Firehouse Studio (New York, NY); Kitchen Sync Studios (Hollywood, CA); Secret Six Studios;
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:08:40
Label	American Recordings
Producer	Dan Charnas (also exec.); Bird; B Wiz; DJ Homicide; Eric Romero; KutMasta Kurt;
Chino XL chronology
Singles from Here to Save You All
	"No Complex / Waiting to Exhale"; Released: March 23, 1996; "Kreep"; Released: July 22, 1996; "Thousands / Freestyle Rhymes"; Released: October 15, 1996; "Deliver"; Released: November 12, 1996; "Rise / Jesus"; Released: February 14, 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Muzik	^[2]
RapReviews	9.5/10^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]
The Source	3.5/5^[5]

Here to Save You All is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Chino XL. It was released on April 9, 1996, through American Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Platinum Island Studios and Firehouse Studio in New York, at Canyon Post Digital and Kitchen Sync Studios in Los Angeles, and at Secret Six Studios. Production was handled by B-Wiz, Bird, DJ Homicide, Eric Romero, KutMasta Kurt, and Dan Charnas, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Gravitation, Kool Keith and Ras Kass.

The album did not make it to the Billboard 200, however it debuted at No. 56 on the Top R&B Albums and No. 39 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

Background[edit]

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 diss. Chino himself stated that the line was not meant as a diss, and he and 2Pac were on good terms at the time of his death.^[6]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Here to Save You All" (featuring Rosalin Harris)	Derek Barbosa R. Stevens	B-Wiz	0:59
2.	"Deliver"	Barbosa Kurt Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	3:29
3.	"No Complex" (featuring Jut Boogie)	Barbosa Stevens	B-Wiz	4:40
4.	"Partner to Swing"	Barbosa Stevens	B-Wiz	4:15
5.	"It's All Bad"	Barbosa Stevens	B-Wiz	5:00
6.	"Freestyle Rhymes"	Barbosa Lamont Holbdy	Bird	4:13
7.	"Riiiot!" (featuring Ras Kass)	Barbosa John Austin Holbdy	Bird	4:44
8.	"Waiting to Exhale" (featuring Gravitation)	Barbosa Stevens A. Thatcher D. Youngblood T. Walker	B-Wiz	3:26
9.	"What Am I?"	Barbosa Stevens	B-Wiz	4:59
10.	"Feelin' Evil Again" (featuring Jamie Stewart)	Barbosa Stevens	B-Wiz	3:32
11.	"Thousands"	Barbosa Craig Bullock	DJ Homicide	4:11
12.	"Kreep"	Barbosa Erik Romero	Erik Romero	5:18
13.	"Many Different Ways"	Barbosa Stevens	B-Wiz	5:07
14.	"The Shabba-Doo Conspiracy" (featuring Kool Keith)	Barbosa Keith Thornton Stevens	B-Wiz	4:39
15.	"Ghetto Vampire"	Barbosa Stevens	B-Wiz	4:47
16.	"Rise"	Barbosa Dan Charnas	Dan Charnas	5:21
60.	Untitled			1:33
Total length:				1:08:40

Notes

Tracks 17 to 59 are 4 to 5 seconds of silence and track 61 is 28 seconds of silence.

Sample credits

Track 4 contains a sample from "Five/Four" by Gene Harris and a sample from "To The Break Of Dawn" by LL Cool J.
Track 5 contains a sample of "After The Dance (Instrumental Version)" by Marvin Gaye.
Track 11 contains elements from "Success" by Fat Joe.
Track 12 embodies portions of the composition "Creep" by Radiohead, contains samples of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly and samples of "Levitate" by the Brecker Brothers.
Track 13 contains a sample of "Phony As You Wanna Be" by The Genius, a sample from "Time's Up" by O.C. and a sample from "Worker Man" by Patra.
Track 15 contains a sample of "The Sick Rose" by David Axelrod.
Track 16 contains a sample from "Been Such A Long Time Gone" by Hugh Masekela and a sample from "Make Me Say It Again Girl" by The Isley Brothers.

Personnel[edit]

Derek "Chino XL" Barbosa – vocals
Rosalin "Drama Child" Harris – vocals (track 1)
Jamie Stewart – additional vocals (track 2)
Jut Boogie – additional vocals (track 3)
Dionna Brooks-Jackson – additional vocals (track 6), vocals (track 10)
John "Ras Kass" Austin – vocals (track 7)
Ab-Style – vocals (track 8)
Duganz – vocals (track 8)
Raggedy Man – vocals (track 8)
Christine Palma – additional vocals (track 9)
"Kool Keith" Thornton – vocals (track 14)
Sheena Lester – additional vocals (track 15)
Jay Vietnam – scratches (tracks: 4, 10)
Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock – scratches (track 9), producer (track 11)
DJ Mark Luv – scratches (track 13)
R. "B-Wiz" Stevens – producer (tracks: 1, 3-5, 8-10, 13-15)
"KutMasta Kurt" Matlin – producer (track 2)
Lamont "Bird" Holbdy – producer (tracks: 6, 7)
Erik Romero – producer (track 12)
Dan Charnas – producer (track 16), recording (tracks: 9, 14, 15), executive producer
Chip Mullaney – recording (track 2)
Carlos Bess – recording (tracks: 3-5, 8, 12, 13), mixing (tracks: 8, 12)
Sean Freehill – recording (tracks: 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16), mixing (tracks: 3-7, 9, 10, 13-16)
Rod "King Tech" Sepand – mixing (track 3)
Tom Coyne – mastering
Stephen Stickler – photography

Charts[edit]

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)^[7]	56
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[8]	39

References[edit]

^ Rabin, Nathan. "Chino XL - Here to Save You All Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ Ashon, Will (May 1996). "Chino XL: Here To Save You All" (PDF). Muzik. No. 12. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ Simelane, Vukile (May 18, 2004). "Chino XL :: Here to Save You All :: American/Warner Bros". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ Hardy, Ernest (May 30, 1996). "Rolling Stone : Chino XL: Here To Save You All : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 18, 2006 – via Wayback Machine.
^ Borrow, Zev (May 1996). "CHINO XL "Here To Save You All" (American)". The Source.
^ "Today In Hip-Hop: Chino XL Releases Debut Album - XXL". XXL. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 17. April 27, 1996. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on April 27, 1996. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 17. April 27, 1996. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on April 27, 1996. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

External links[edit]

Here To Save You All at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Rabin, Nathan. "Chino XL - Here to Save You All Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[2] Ashon, Will (May 1996). "Chino XL: Here To Save You All" (PDF). Muzik. No. 12. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[3] Simelane, Vukile (May 18, 2004). "Chino XL :: Here to Save You All :: American/Warner Bros". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[4] Hardy, Ernest (May 30, 1996). "Rolling Stone : Chino XL: Here To Save You All : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 18, 2006 – via Wayback Machine.

[5] Borrow, Zev (May 1996). "CHINO XL "Here To Save You All" (American)". The Source.

[6] "Today In Hip-Hop: Chino XL Releases Debut Album - XXL". XXL. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[7] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 17. April 27, 1996. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on April 27, 1996. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[8] "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 17. April 27, 1996. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on April 27, 1996. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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