Chino here refers to multiple artists.
1. Multi-disciplinary artist, who… Read Full Bio ↴Chino here refers to multiple artists.
1. Multi-disciplinary artist, whose work incorporates music production, live performance and graphic design. An avid mountaineer.
Having grown up in the post-industrial bleakness of 90’s Katowice, he was originally drawn to graffiti art, and soon enough to the music that often accompanied it at the time – classic electro and industrial.
These twin interests have fuelled his creative endeavours ever since, leading him on the one hand to study and eventually teach at the city’s Academy of Fine Arts, and on the other to explore sound and rhythm – from early experiments with desktop micro-sampling, through the discovery of analogue synthesis, all the way to immersing himself in the praxis of live performance, spanning full-impact peak-time sets, far out late night odysseys, and extended offbeat improvisations.
Deftly integrating a wide array of tools basic and arcane, vintage and state-of-the-art, Chino creates machine music par excellence, with a stark, brutalist property to it, but never without a spark of human soul shining through its dense layers. Even in the studio, he remains a live performer at heart, his output having a lot of the spontaneous intensity of his shows.
Chino is also one of the founders of Radar – originally a creditable (if short-lived) Kraków club, surviving as a collective and an event series, both crucial to the city’s underground scene. Apart from regular performances, and taking part in shaping policy, Chino is in charge of Radar’s visual aspect, where his penchant for converging music and art finds one of its most pronounced outlets.
He has been releasing on Recognition, S1 Warsaw, Holger, Altered States Tapes and Shtum.
His musical exploits have taken him as far as Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Georgia, Czech Republic and Albania. And Germany.

2. Combining versatility with style and determination defines the energetic finesse of Chino. This DJ/producer from Miami, FL has already made great strides amongst the drum and bass circuit in his relatively short time behind the boards.
Chinos influences date back to early childhood having started musical training at age five and moving from piano and guitar on to violin, viola, and cello. As a teenager he discovered his parents collection of Latin folk music and took on his mothers love of old disco, funk, and soul.
In 1998 Chino discovered drum and bass and hasnt looked back since. LTJ Bukems Atlantis wet his palette towards drum and bass textures and he cites Ed Rush and Opticals classic Wormhole LP as the icing on the cake. He soon took on DJing and shortly after began his foray into production.
Chino landed his first release, Temple of the Sun, on New Identity Recordings and this tune went on to grace drum and bass icon Fabios weekly broadcast on the BBCs Radio 1 station. Since then he has also released on labels such as Avalanche and Renegade and has a slew of forthcoming releases on Gasm, New Identity, Intrinsic and Renegade Recordings. As Chino turns his sights on the future look for more top notch production running the gamut from head-nod inducing smoothed-out-soul to dance floor mayhem and sound system menaces. Notable not only as a producer, but also a quite skilled DJ, Chino is pushing the sounds of deep and moving music with his musical contributions.

3. Chino was a power pop/punk/indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band was formed in the late 90's by former Nils vocalist/guitarist, Alex Soria, after that band had broken up. They released the Mala Leche EP on Mag Wheel Records in 1999. The album's sound was in a similar vein as bands like Husker Du, the Asexuals, Soria's own Nils. Due to a Nils reunion in the early 2000's and Alex Soria's tragic passing in 2004 the band dissolved.

4. CHINO is also a Japanese artist who performed the closing theme of the game Fate/stay night.

5. Chino is a Philadelphia, PA area punk rock band. Their album "Living Room" is the most recent release.

6. Chino is a Jamaican dancehall DJ. No commercial albums have been released as yet from him but he has had some popular success on the back of his 'for the girls' single. Chino was recently in the middle of a controversial feud with fellow deejay Munga Honoreble.

7. Chino is a swedish rapper, but rap is not the only music genre.
But for now, rap is all there is. Punk/HC/screamo will become the new way for chino in the not so distant future.

8. Ukrainian rapper. Also known as Альпачіно

Ruff It Up
Chino Lyrics

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[Intro:]
Ooooo... oooo... ooooo... Ooooo... yo... o o o... a a a a from wen they ah complain seh deh man too soft and ah she the real man deh too short search an a search an now she soon lost wen mi tell yo dis don't laugh ehh

[Chorus:]
Girl bring it up mek mi ruff it up fih yo did a search soh mi goh fill up so fine baby love mi ups fi yo wine pan it girl mek mi tough it up fi yo girl bring it up mek mi ruff it up fih yo did a search soh mi goh fill up so fine baby Fi yo wine pan it girl

[Verse 1:]
But dis da nuh gargamel baby girl u gat me hypnotize it's like me under spell me an her run inna the club an ah chrisy an armadel an she wine slow get mih harder dan ah swell well she get the water from the well an ring alarm an all ah tell her friend deh wa mi work fi phenomenal she get me to the valentino cologne weh all ah smell an she (here I come) like the miss Immanuel cho

[Chorus]

[Verse 2:]
Here weh the gyal dem seh all the real top ah nah risk please stand up wen we perform for the gyal dem we nuh ease stand up gi mi the gyal dem bolex an the knees band up inna yo Vicky bra push yo double D's stand up eh! Mi nuh stall non ah tall caz the thing dem tall pan the wall cock shoe shine up we ah pop pop pass inna the Nissan truck high grade we ah smoke neva C's stand up

[Chorus:]
Girl bring it up mek mi ruff it up fih yo did a search soh mi goh fill up so fine baby love mi ups Fi yo wine pan it girl mek mi tough it up fi yo girl bring it up mek mi ruff it up fih yo did a search soh mi goh fill up so fine baby love mi ups Fi yo wine pan it girl

Overall Meaning

In "Ruff It Up" by CHINO, the singer narrates his experience with a girl who challenges him to be rough with her sexually. He describes how his attraction to her has made him hypnotized and that he can’t seem to resist her. He praises her sensual abilities and expresses how she drives him crazy. The chorus encourages the girl to keep pushing him to be rougher and to keep up with her seduction. The second verse continues with the same theme, and the singer uses poetic imagery to express his pleasure in being with the girl.

However, beyond the surface meaning, "Ruff It Up" seems to be a commentary on gender roles and societal expectations. The opening lines suggest that some men are seen as "too soft," and women who prefer strong men are criticized for it. The singer pushes back against these stereotypes by suggesting that it's acceptable for both genders to embrace their sexual desires without being judged.

In sum, CHINO's "Ruff it Up" is a sensual track about a sexual encounter between two people. However, it can also be interpreted as a commentary on gender roles and sexual expectations.

Line by Line Meaning

Ooooo... oooo... ooooo... Ooooo... yo... o o o... a a a a from wen they ah complain seh deh man too soft and ah she the real man deh too short search an a search an now she soon lost wen mi tell yo dis don't laugh ehh
The song starts with a general commentary on how people complain about men being too soft and women being too short. The artist warns the listeners not to laugh when he tells them something important.

Girl bring it up mek mi ruff it up fih yo did a search soh mi goh fill up so fine baby love mi ups fi yo wine pan it girl mek mi tough it up fi yo girl bring it up mek mi ruff it up fih yo did a search soh mi goh fill up so fine baby Fi yo wine pan it girl
The chorus asks the girl to bring it up and make the artist rough it up because she did a search and found him. He wants her to wine on him so that he can tough it up. He is willing to fill her up because she is fine and loves her ups.

But dis da nuh gargamel baby girl u gat me hypnotize it's like me under spell me an her run inna the club an ah chrisy an armadel an she wine slow get mih harder dan ah swell well she get the water from the well an ring alarm an all ah tell her friend deh wa mi work fi phenomenal she get me to the valentino cologne weh all ah smell an she (here I come) like the miss Immanuel cho
In the first verse, the artist is hypnotized by the girl and they run into the club. She wines on him slowly, making him harder than a swell. She even gets water from the well and rings the alarm. Her friend wants to know what the artist does for a living since he works phenomenally. She gets him the Valentino cologne that they both smell. Here, he compares her to someone special.

Here weh the gyal dem seh all the real top ah nah risk please stand up wen we perform for the gyal dem we nuh ease stand up gi mi the gyal dem bolex an the knees band up inna yo Vicky bra push yo double D's stand up eh! Mi nuh stall non ah tall caz the thing dem tall pan the wall cock shoe shine up we ah pop pop pass inna the Nissan truck high grade we ah smoke neva C's stand up
In the second verse, the artist shares what the girls want. He asks the real top to stand up and not take risks. He wants them to push their double Ds up in their Vicky bras and give him the gyal dem bolex and knees band up. They smoke high grade and drive in a Nissan truck while they pop and pass. They never stall and the thing dem tall pan the wall while they shine their shoes.

Girl bring it up mek mi ruff it up fih yo did a search soh mi goh fill up so fine baby love mi ups Fi yo wine pan it girl mek mi tough it up fi yo girl bring it up mek mi ruff it up fih yo did a search soh mi goh fill up so fine baby love mi ups Fi yo wine pan it girl
The chorus repeats, asking the girl to bring it up and make the artist rough it up. She did a search and he is willing to fill her up because she is so fine. He loves her ups and wants her to wine on him so that he can tough it up.

Writer(s): Daniel Yared Mcgregor, Stephen David Mcgregor

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