Poison Pen (album)

Poison Pen
Poison Pen
Studio album by Chino XL
Released	January 31, 2006
Recorded	2005−2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:07:32
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
RapReviews	^[2]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]

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.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		0:22
2.	"Poison Pen"	Dan Charnas	4:25
3.	"Even If It Kills Me"	One Eye	4:01
4.	"Messiah"	Bird Jason Figueroa a.k.a. Ghost	2:50
5.	"Wordsmith Intro"		1:11
6.	"Wordsmith"	Bird	5:11
7.	"Beastin'" (featuring Killah Priest)	Carlos Bess	3:18
8.	"Skin"	N Kredible	7:01
9.	"Don't Fail Me Now" (featuring The Beatnuts)	Bird	4:06
10.	"Our Time" (featuring Proof)	Proof MoSS	3:41
11.	"B-Boy Intro"		1:09
12.	"B-Boy/Gangsta"	Bird	4:54
13.	"Talk to You"	N Kredible	4:46
14.	"What You Lookin' At"	Gennessee	4:32
15.	"Can't Change Me"	Buff William	0:34
16.	"All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nothin')"	N Kredible	5:10
17.	"Nunca/What You Got" (Bonus Tracks)		10:24

Notes

Disc 2 is a remixed by Power 106's Mr. Choc version of the album, sequenced by JBoogie and SugaShack. It also includes descriptions of each track by Chino XL.
"Skin" features interpolations from the film 2003 film Identity.

Bonus material

Aside from the bonus track "Nunca" at the end of "All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nuthin')", there are also bonus videos and links to unlock a special contest on the Poison Pen website.

The song "Our Time" can also be found on Big Proof & Iron Fist present: Hand 2 Hand official Mixtape Instruction Manual under the title "The Beats, The Rhymes".

References

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

[1] "Chino XL – Poison Pen (2006, CD)". Discogs.

[2] "Chino XL :: Poison Pen :: Activate Entertainment". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[3] "Chino XL - Poison Pen (album review ) - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

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