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About Me

When talented soul singer Choklate relocated to Seattle four years ago from Southern California, she immediately became involved with the local hiphop and R&B scene. I was born in Seattle, my family lives here, and so I got a truck, headed north, arrived at my brother's house, and there was a music studio in front of me... It all started in that studio."
Choklate's approach is not powerful or pop-polished, but rich, mature, and effortless. She's also a great songwriter, and has a knack for coming up with odd but catchy lines, such as the following untitled track from an unreleased collection called Hooks and Hits: "Please believe what you want to believe but leave me to do me & I'mma practice what I preach...Can't nobody do me better than me." Her brother produced and engineered her first record, Sound Sessions Vol. 1, which she claims was the incubator for her craft. "During the recording of that album, I was introduced to punctuality, professionalism, and the politics of the game. Mike D [My brother] made sure, musically, that I had a canvas to discover and work on my voice." She later met J Moore and Erica White of Jasiri Management ("One day they weren't there and then one day they were. I can't recall when we actually met") and then those who realized the possibilities within the city and circle she became involved in all took powerful roles in her career introducing her to the three of the most happening hiphop producers in Seattle: Vitamin D, BeanOne and Jake One. Along with her Nephew Kuddie Mak, Choklate found a sound that felt like home. The producers of her earliest artistically free created material, everything you'll hear on her debut album, are the people she has the most affection for. Family and friends alike..."Those are my dudes," she says with what can only be described as cool excitement. All of them have brought something different to the table for me, and I have grown immensly with all of them." . "All of the music that I make," she explains, "is from my soul. I'm a young lady and so the best thing to call it is Young Soul Music...all I need is my beat, that mic, the stage, a crowd and I'm good...Charles Mudede The Stranger Music Columnist Amended by Choklate

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Member Since: 1/19/2006
Band Website: choklatemusic.com
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Choklate's Hustle Hard Tour Finale CW11 Coverage/Interview

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Influences:
Plane 'Ol Good Music. Everything from Yo Yo Ma and Bach To Brotha Lynch Hung and everything in between.
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Sounds Like: Some 'ol Hip Hop makin whoopie w/ R & B type ish...

Record Label: Hustle Hard
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

4th of July in the South Of France

Couldnt have asked for a better treat. After a few days on tour..or a week or so one begins autopilot or rollin w/ the punches...it's never as glamorous as it seems and even when I tend to think IS, i...
Posted by Choklate on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:52:00 PST

Sweden’s Sweet.

Our tour guide Adam aka the Swedish Gangster aka Sweedy has finally gotten us all to Sweden. We've renamed this tour the Breakestra Worldwide Layover Tour...Home is where the Airport is tour...hell, n...
Posted by Choklate on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:47:00 PST

AIRPORT HOTELS! AAAAAH!

Nah jus kiddin...this hotel is the bomb...but I feel like we had to work for this treat of heated floors, full spa, 300 count sheets, all woodgrain, 5 star treatment and darn good food...who new bacon...
Posted by Choklate on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:13:00 PST

New Music Anthony David, Zach Bruce, Jay Townsend, and a handful of other ill artists too...

Cat's are just really talented and on their grind so I gotta do my lil part to shed the light to yall who may be tuned INTO lil 'ol me, ONTO them...so here goes. Darrius Willrich (happy new baby, can'...
Posted by Choklate on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:04:00 PST

It’s @ 4am here...I’m all discombobulated...is that how you spell that?

I can't sleep so I may as well blog. It's mad crack of dawnish here in Paris and my last few days have been nothin short of a movie.Scene 1: I find out I'm headed out of the country only one day and a...
Posted by Choklate on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:00:00 PST

Stranger things have happened...none much more strange than this one...

CHOKLATE heads to Europe this week to join Los Angeles-based Soul/Funk Collective BREAKESTRA as they kick off their "Cross The Atlantic Tracks Euro Tour '08." She is both anxio...
Posted by Choklate on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:29:00 PST

Should I do it???

What's up team! CHOKLATE is working very hard on her new album. She is close to wrapping things up so expect newness from The Young Lady Soul Singer real soon! But first CHOKLA...
Posted by Choklate on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:32:00 PST

Did you still need the Chok CD?

Well it took forever but the record is avail. for consumption again.If you've been waiting for the re-release or someone you know has, then please spread the good news: It's available!Simply click the...
Posted by Choklate on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:59:00 PST

I just have to say...

The minute I changed my attitude about the blues...they went away. I got to go to one of THE ILLEST studios I have ever been to in my life yesterday and work on some music that totally took me to anot...
Posted by Choklate on Thu, 22 May 2008 12:02:00 PST

Isnt it wierd...

It's a trip how easy it is to get into a yucky mood and just wallow in it. I posted that I was gloomy and instantly sooooo many people responded to me sending me tons of love and good energy and that'...
Posted by Choklate on Sat, 17 May 2008 02:44:00 PST