Chokeules

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Chokeules
Birth nameJustin Lepine
BornLondon, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresUnderground hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2000–present
LabelsHand'Solo
Dehsloot
Backburner
Websitechokeules.com

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]

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[edit]

Chokeules

  • 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)

Sequestrians (Chokeules with Timbuktu)

  • Get the Benjamins (2005)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Choke". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  2. ^ "Lithium Magazine - The Lost album review". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  3. ^ Exclaim! - Illustrated album review
  4. ^ Exclaim! - Schemata album review. [dead link]
  5. ^ Exclaim! - release notice
  6. ^ "URBNET - interview". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Mercer, Joe (2009-12-08). "Chokeules stands out". Barrie Advance.
  9. ^ "Hip-hop happens at the Quinnie". Campbell River Mirror. 2011-11-24.

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