Checkmate (rapper)

Checkmate
Birth nameLyle Bismark
GenresHip hop
OccupationsRapper, record producer
Years active1993–present
LabelsNatural Game Records, Double Up (former)

Checkmate is a Canadian rapper from Vancouver,[1] best known as one of the collaborating artists on Rascalz' influential 1998 single "Northern Touch".[2] He is also a Juno Award nominee for Rap Recording of the Year for his single "R.A.W." at the Juno Awards of 2003.[3]

  1. ^ "Checkmate: Welcome to the Game". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, December 20, 2001.
  2. ^ "Hip-hop takes off with Northern Touch". Victoria Times-Colonist, May 28, 1998.
  3. ^ "Junos: The Main Event". Victoria Times-Colonist, May 28, 1998.