Chokeules, otherwise known as Choke, is a Canadian underground hip hop artist and member of the Backburner crew. His real name is Justin Lepine.[1] He is a former member of the group Toolshed (with Timbuktu, and Psyborg),[2][3][4] and a member of the group Swamp Thing (with Timbuktu and Savillion).[5] He also makes up one half of the duo Sequestrians (with Timbuktu).[6] He is a vegan.[7]
Chokeules | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Justin Lepine |
| Born | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Underground hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Hand'Solo Dehsloot Backburner |
| Website | chokeules.com |
The Barrie Advance newspaper responds to Chokeules' first album Hypergraphia with the following quote: "Chokeules spits smooth lyrics over some of the most wicked beats and cuts you've heard in years on a mainstream record".[8]
Chokeules was also one of the guest collaborators on a Train of Thought Tour mixtape (2011).[9]
Discography
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- Hypergraphia (2009)
- Stay Up (2014)
Toolshed (Chokeules with Timbuktu & Psyborg)
- Toolshed (2000)
- Clockwork Awkward (2000)
- Schemata (2002)
- Illustrated (2003)
- Relapse (2009)
- The Lost (2011)
Swamp Thing (Chokeules with Timbuktu & Savillion)
- The Grind House EP (2011)
- Creature Feature (2012)
- Fire Dogs (2013)
- Outer Limits (2014)
Backburner (Chokeules with Timbuktu, Ghettosocks, Jesse Dangerously, More or Les, Wordburglar, et al.)
- Heatwave (2011)
- Heatwave Remixes [EP] (2012)
- Eclipse (2015)
- Continuum (2022)
Sequestrians (Chokeules with Timbuktu)
- Get the Benjamins (2005)
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Choke". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "Lithium Magazine - The Lost album review". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ^ Exclaim! - Illustrated album review
- ^ Exclaim! - Schemata album review. [permanent dead link]
- ^ Exclaim! - release notice
- ^ "URBNET - interview". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ^ Geer, Abigail (October 29, 2014). "The Theme Song Every Vegan is Talking About". Care2. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Mercer, Joe (2009-12-08). "Chokeules stands out". Barrie Advance.
- ^ "Hip-hop happens at the Quinnie". Campbell River Mirror. 2011-11-24.
