Poison Pen is the third studio album by Chino XL

Chino XL

Derek Keith Barbosa , better known by his stage name Chino XL, is an American hip hop lyricist, battle rapper, and actor of Puerto Rican and African American descent...

, an American

United States

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 hip hop

Hip hop music

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 musician. 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 by Chino's then manager Stacey Castro, who orchestrated guest appearances by Proof

Proof (rapper)

DeShaun Dupree Holton better known as Proof his stage name, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably D12...

 of D-12, Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...

 affiliate Killah Priest

Killah Priest

Walter Reed, better known as Killah Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East, or Masada, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Brownsville neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious...

, and the Beatnuts

The Beatnuts

The Beatnuts are a New York-based hip hop group and production duo from Queens, New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu is Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights...

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Disc one

1. "Intro"
2. "Poison Pen"
   • Produced by Dan Charnas
3. "Even If It Kills Me"
   • Produced by One Eye
4. "Messiah"
   • Produced by Jason Figueroa AKA Ghost
5. "Wordsmith"
   • Produced by Larry Bird
6. "Beastin'"
   • Featuring Killah Priest
     Killah Priest
     Walter Reed, better known as Killah Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East, or Masada, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Brownsville neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious...
     
     
   • Produced by Carlos Bess
7. "Skin"
   • Produced by N Kredible
   • Features samples from the film Identity
     Identity (film)
     Identity is a 2003 American thriller-mystery film, directed by James Mangold and written by Michael Cooney. The film stars John Cusack, Ray Liotta, John C. McGinley and Amanda Peet. The plot was inspired by Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None.-Plot:Malcolm Rivers is awaiting...
     
     
8. "Don't Fail Me Now"
   • Featuring The Beatnuts
     The Beatnuts
     The Beatnuts are a New York-based hip hop group and production duo from Queens, New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu is Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights...
     
     
   • Produced by Bird
9. "Our Time"
   • Featuring Proof
     Proof (rapper)
     DeShaun Dupree Holton better known as Proof his stage name, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably D12...
     
      of D-12
     D12
     D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...
     
     
   • Produced by Proof, Moss
   • This song is also found on "Big Proof & Iron Fist present: Hand 2 Hand official Mixtape Instruction Manual" it is the song called "The Beats, The Rhymes" with Chino XL being featured
10. "B-Boy Intro"
11. "B-Boy/Gangsta"
    • Produced by Bird
12. "Talk To You"
    • Produced by N Kredible
13. "What You Lookin' At"
    • Produced by Gennessee Lewis
      Gennessee Lewis
      Gennessee Lewis , primarily known by his stage name Gennessee, is an American record producer, songwriter and record executive. He is the founder and current CEO of Noble House Music Group, also having produced records for and overseeing the careers of many rappers such as Dogwood Speaks and Haji...
      
      
14. "Can't Change Me Intro"
15. "Can't Change Me"
    • Produced by Buff Billion
16. "All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nuthin')" / "Nunca [Bonus Track]"
    • "All I Wanna Do... (Bout Nuthin')" produced by N Kredible

Disc two

Disc Two is a remixed version of the album by POWER 106's Mr. Choc. Sequencing is by JBoogie and SugaShack. It also includes descriptions of each track by Chino XL.

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.