(1974-04-08) April 8, 1974 (age 50) New York City, U.S.
Origin
New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Hip hop
Occupations
Rapper
actor
Years active
1992–present
Labels
American
Warner Bros.
Metro
Activate
Bungalo
Machete Music
Universal
Viper
Musical artist
Derek Emmanuel Barbosa (born April 8, 1974), better known by his stage name Chino XL, is an American rapper and actor. He has released four solo studio albums. Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary (2012), won the 2012 HHUG Album of the Year Award. [1]
Barbosa has acted in numerous films and television, signing with Hollywood talent manager Stacey Castro and subsequently appearing in as a guest star in the Comedy Central series Reno 911!, and the CBS series CSI: Miami. His feature film credits include a co-starring role opposite Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson in director Rob Reiner's Alex & Emma, as well as Brandon Sonnier's The Beat, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[2]
He is the nephew of Bernie Worrell of music group Parliament/Funkadelic.[3] Barbosa is also a member of Mensa.[4]
^[1] Archived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^"Chino XL : Biography". IMDb.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
^"Chino XL :: I Told You So :: Metro Records". rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
^"RapIndustry.com Chino XL Interview, with Sway and King Tech". RapIndustry.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
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