I Told You So (Chino XL album)
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| I Told You So | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 21, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 73:19 | |||
| Label | Metro | |||
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| Chino XL chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| HipHopDX | 3/5[1] |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10[2] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[3] |
I Told You So is the second studio album by American rapper Chino XL. It was slated to be released via Warner Records, and the catalogue number 47710 was assigned to the release, but Warner closed their Black music department shortly after the release of the promotional single "Let 'Em Live". The album was released on August 21, 2001, through Metro Records.
The album was produced by Dan Charnas, Chino XL, Chris Jackson, Nick Wiz, Carlos Bess, J Dilla, Mixture, Buff William, One Eye, and Rock the World. It features guest appearances from Aziz, B-Real, Kool G Rap, MaryAnne, Saafir, and Shaunta.
The album didn't make it to the Billboard 200, however it peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rude Awakening" (featuring Aziz) | Derek Barbosa | 0:59 | |
| 2. | "What You Got" |
| Nick Wiz | 4:18 |
| 3. | "History" | Barbosa |
| 1:38 |
| 4. | "Nunca" |
| Carlos Bess | 4:19 |
| 5. | "That Would Be Me" |
| Nick Wiz | 1:15 |
| 6. | "Last Laugh" (featuring B-Real) |
| Nick Wiz | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Let 'Em Live" (featuring Kool G Rap) |
| Nick Wiz | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Water" |
| Carlos Bess | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Baby Momma" | Barbosa |
| 0:45 |
| 10. | "Sorry" (featuring Shaunta) |
| Rock The World | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Chino XL" |
| AD | 3:58 |
| 12. | "Chinophone, Pt. 1" | Barbosa |
| 1:05 |
| 13. | "You Don't Want It" |
| Nick Wiz | 3:29 |
| 14. | "Beef" |
| Mixture | 3:29 |
| 15. | "Chinophone, Pt. 2" | Barbosa |
| 0:31 |
| 16. | "I Told You So" |
| Mixture | 4:06 |
| 17. | "Don't Say a Word" |
| Jay Dee | 4:13 |
| 18. | "Chino Fans" | Barbosa |
| 0:26 |
| 19. | "It's My World" |
| Nick Wiz | 4:17 |
| 20. | "Ass-In-An-Instant" (featuring MaryAnne) | Barbosa |
| 1:22 |
| 21. | "Chianardo Di Caprio" |
| Buff William | 5:31 |
| 22. | "Be Here" |
| One Eye | 1:32 |
| 23. | "How It Goes" (featuring Saafir) | Jay Dee | 4:57 | |
| 24. | Untitled | 4:31 | ||
| Total length: | 1:13:09 | |||
- Notes
- Tracks 23 and 24 are untitled bonus tracks
- Sample credits
- Track 8 contains lyrics from "Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)" by Prince
- Track 10 contains elements from "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" by William Bell.
- Track 22 contains replayed elements from "Little Child Runnin' Wild" by Curtis Mayfield.
