Poison Pen (album)

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Poison Pen
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2006 [1]
Recorded2005−2006
Genre Hip hop
Length2:07:32
Label Activate Entertainment
Producer
  • Bird
  • Buff William
  • Carlos Bess
  • Dan Charnas
  • Gennessee
  • Jason Figueroa a.k.a. Ghost
  • MoSS
  • N Kredible
  • One Eye
  • Proof
  • Stacey Castro (exec.)
  • Derek Barbosa (exec.)
Chino XL chronology
I Told You So
(2001)
Poison Pen
(2006)
Something Sacred
(2008)
Professional ratings
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Poison Pen is the third studio album by American rapper Chino XL. It was released on January 31, 2006 via Activate Entertainment. Production was handled by Bird, N Kredible, Buff William, Carlos Bess, Dan Charnas, Gennessee, Jason Figueroa a.k.a. Ghost, MoSS, One Eye and Proof. It features guest appearances from Killah Priest, Proof and The Beatnuts.

Fans anticipated this release ever since Chino XL's Poison Pen: The Lost Tapes, which featured the tracks "Beastin'", "Our Time", and "Wordsmith". Poison Pen was released as a 2-disc special collector's edition. Every copy was autographed by Chino XL with a silver "poison pen". The album was executive produced and A&R'd by Chino's then manager Stacey Castro.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:22
2."Poison Pen" Dan Charnas 4:25
3."Even If It Kills Me"One Eye4:01
4."Messiah"
  • Bird
  • Jason Figueroa a.k.a. Ghost
2:50
5."Wordsmith Intro" 1:11
6."Wordsmith"Bird5:11
7."Beastin'" (featuring Killah Priest)Carlos Bess3:18
8."Skin"N Kredible7:01
9."Don't Fail Me Now" (featuring The Beatnuts)Bird4:06
10."Our Time" (featuring Proof)3:41
11."B-Boy Intro" 1:09
12."B-Boy/Gangsta"Bird4:54
13."Talk to You"N Kredible4:46
14."What You Lookin' At" Gennessee 4:32
15."Can't Change Me"Buff William0:34
16."All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nothin')"N Kredible5:10
17."Nunca/What You Got" (Bonus Tracks) 10:24
Notes
Bonus material

References

  1. "Chino XL – Poison Pen (2006, CD)". Discogs .
  2. "Chino XL :: Poison Pen :: Activate Entertainment". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. "Chino XL - Poison Pen (album review ) - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.