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Multiple issues|inappropriate tone = December 2007|BLP sources = June 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Choclair| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Kareem Blake| alias = Chox, Chiznock, Blake Savage| birth_date = birth date and age|1975|03|27| birth_place = Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough , Ontario , Canada | origin = Toronto , Ontario , Canada | death_date = | death_place =| genre = Canadian hip hop | occupation = Rapping|Rapper | years_active = 1995–present| label = Knee Deep Records , Virgin Records , Priority Records , Greenhouse Music| associated_acts =| website = http://myspace.com/choclair Official Website Kareem Blake , (born March 27, 1975) better known by his stage name Choclair , is a Canada|Canadian rapping|rapper . He helped develop Canadian hip hop in the 1990s, as a member of the Circle.
Career
Blake, of Jamaican descent, was born in Scarborough, Ontario , in east Toronto . Starting at the age of 11, he followed in his older brother's footsteps, and decided to become a rapper. In 1995, he released his debut single, "Twenty One Years", on his own independent label, Knee Deep Records . In 1997, he released the extended play|EP , What It Takes (EP)|What It Takes , which was accompanied by a music video featuring Jully Black . In June 1998, after having released 11 records (including the first international releases for Saukrates , Kardinal Offishall , Jully Black, Solitair , Marvel, Tara Chase and more from Toronto's music scene), achieving a gold record with the Rascalz for contributing to Canada's hip hop music|hip hop anthem, " Northern Touch ", receiving two Juno Award s and a MuchMusic Video Awards|MuchMusic Video Award , Choclair then decided to expand his team and joined Virgin Records|Virgin Music Canada .
In 1999, he signed with Priority Records , and released his debut album Ice Cold . The album was certified CRIA#Album certifications|gold in Canada (50,000 copies)cite web|url= http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx? st=& ica=False& sa=Choclair& sl=& smt=0& sat=-1& ssb=Artist|title=Gold Platinum Database: Choclair|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=2011-07-10 and spawned the hit single " Let's Ride (Choclair song)|Let's Ride ", produced by Kardinal Offishall . Let's Ride reached #38 on the Canadian RPM (magazine)|RPM Singles Chart.cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php? PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5& q1=Choclair& q2=Top+Singles& interval=20 |title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-03-31 The hit was considered part of the late 1990s renaissance of Canadian hip hop . The underground hip hop|underground community worldwide quickly embraced Ice Cold , establishing him as a standout rapper in the burgeoning Canadian hip-hop scene. In 2000, "Let's Ride" won a SOCAN award. It also won a MuchMusic award in 2000.cite news |title=Matthew Good Band good enough to claim a pair of MuchMusic awards |author=Chinta Puxley |date=Sep 22, 2000 |newspaper= The Hamilton Spectator |accessdate=14 May 2011 Ice Cold won a Juno award for Best Rap Recording in 2000.cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425165/.jhtml |title=Alanis, BSB, Shania, Chantal Take Junos Home |date=Mar 13 2000 |accessdate=14 May 2011 He released the single "Skunk" from 2002's Memoirs of Blake Savage which featured Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound .
Choclair started his own independent label Greenhouse Music in partnership with Sextant Records/EMI Music Canada. In 2003, he released the album Flagrant , and other Canadian hip hop albums in conjunction with Sextant Records and EMI . Greenhouse followed that with the release of My Demo , a collection of Choclair's early underground recordings.
In 2006, Choclair released his latest album, Flagship . He was also featured on Karl Wolf 's single "Desensitize".
http://www.myspace.com/choclair Choclair at MySpace
http://www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/120/dec09/review/choclair.html Smooth as Choclair & mdash; Canadian hip hop artist reveals the secrets of seduction & mdash; by Denise Ing, Varsity Staff
http://www.wordmag.com/Music/Music_2003-jun-july_Choclair.HTM Word Magazine Article
http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-06-19/music_vibes.php NOW Magazine Article
http://www.usc.uwo.ca/gazette/2000/November/15/Arts_and_Entertainment1.htm College Newspaper Interview
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427065/20000405/choclair.jhtml Choclair Brings Canadian Hip-Hop On U.S. Tour
Persondata | NAME = Choclair | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Blake, Kareem (birth name) | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian rapper | DATE OF BIRTH = March 27, 1975 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Choclair Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:People from Scarborough, Ontario Category:Canadian people of Jamaican descent Category:Black Canadian musicians Category:Canadian rappers Category:Midwest hip hop musicians Category:Musicians from Toronto Category:Priority Records artists Category:Virgin Records artists
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