Chokeules

Chokeules
Birth nameJustin Lepine
BornLondon, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresUnderground hip hop
OccupationRapper
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]

  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. [permanent 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.