Can’t believe I just had to write that headline. It’s with a heavy heart that I inform you, our readers, that Chino XL has passed. I don’t have any details and I won’t speculate anything but this freaking sucks. Chino was a cat that every MC respected. He first got signed by Rick Rubin when he was just 16. He dropped his 1st album to critical acclaim in 1996 his final album was just last year with friend of the site Stu Bangas. Just a tragic loss. He had an incredible career not only with hiphop but acting as well. Big loss RIP and my condolences to his friends and fam.