- Chaundon
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Chaundon is an American hip hop artist from, South Bronx, New York City, who is part of Little Brother's Justus League collective. In 2008 he released his debut album "Carnage" and since has become an internet sensation with his website (chaundon.com) and his independent music show (The IMO Show), as well as his internet blog show "Nignorance". Chaundon released his 2nd album "No Excuses" on October 26, 2010.[1][2]
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Biography
Chaundon continues his journey to leave his mark in the Hip Hop Community, after 8 years of making a name for himself in the underground rap scene. Chaundon has proven his value in Hip-Hop with a solid catalog which includes 6 mixtape releases; Slow Leaks (2003) Live From The 718 (2004) Ambitions Of A Writer (2007) Venom (2007) Black Dynamite (2009) Black Dynamite’s Revenge (2009) 1 EP, Chaundon Presents…Baby Making Music (2010) & 2 full length LP’s; Carnage (2008) & No Excuses (2010)
Chaundon is a remarkable entertainer and a versatile artist with a strong and expressive voice, making him a favorite within the Hip-Hop community. Packed with constant motion, Chaundon’s performances exude crowd-pumping energy that typically culminates in him literally running through the audience. Over all, his combination of lyrical prowess and high-octane performance style continues to make Chaundon one of Hip-Hop’s premier artists to watch.
In 2011, Chaundon launched Golden Era Music Inc, a multi-faceted independent record label that looks to release records across the genres of Hip-Hop, Soul, Rock and country, under digital distribution by Empire Distribution. In addition to the label, Chaundon has secured a licensing deal with Songs For Film & T.V. Chaundon wrote the song "Be All you Can't Be" featured in the Live Action Trailer for a popular MMO Third Person Shooter video game APB Reloaded. The trailer was first played exclusively on G4TV on their show XPlay on November 8 at 330PM Eastern Time.
Discography
Albums
- Carnage (2008, Defend)
- Chaundon Presents...Baby Making Music (2010, Hall Of Justus)
- 'No Excuses' (2010, Hall of Justus)
Mixtapes
- [http://www.chaundon.com Slow Leaks (2003) *
Live from the 718 (2004) [http://chaundon.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-the-718]
- Venom (2007) [http://chaundon.bandcamp.com/album/venom]
- Ambitions of a Writer (2007) [http://chaundon.bandcamp.com/album/ambitions-of-a-writer]
- Black Dynamite (2009) [http://chaundon.bandcamp.com/album/black-dynamite]
- Black Dynamite's Revenge (2009) ] * Baby Making Music (2010) [1]
References
- ^ Mz.Entertainment (2008) "Chaundon - Carrying The Torch", Six Shot
- ^ Cordor, Cyril Chaundon at Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
External links
http://www.goldeneramusicinc.com http://www.youtube.com/goldeneramusic http://www.youtube.com/chaundonhoj http://www.twitter.com/chaundon http://www.twitter.com/goldeneramusic
- Chaundon at discogs.com
- Semaun, Remco (2008) "Chaundon - Carnage" (review), HiphopDX
- Corne, James (2004) "Chaundon EP review", RapReviews
- Dub MD (2007) "RapTalk.net Exclusive Q&A Interview Session w/ Chaundon", RapTalk
- Tullis, Eric (2008) "Chaundon Carnage" (review), Independent Weekly, 7 May 2008
- Jones, Kevin (2008) "Chaundon Carnage" (review), Exclaim, April 2008
- Restoring Order Pt. 1 Interview on HHLO.net
- Restoring Order Pt. 2 Interview on HHLO.net
- Restoring Order Pt. 3 Interview on HHLO.net
Notable members 9th Wonder • Cesar Comanche • Chaundon • DJ Flash • Edgar Allen Floe • Khrysis • L.E.G.A.C.Y. • Phonte • Big Pooh • Sean BoogNotable albums by
membersThe Listening • Connected • Sleepers • True Links • National Anthem • The Minstrel Show • The Commercial Free EP • Getback • Leave It All Behind • Leftback LPAffiliates Jean Grae • Supastition • Nicolay • Skyzoo • Murs • Kaze • Sean Price • Buckshot • Darien BrockingtonCategories:- Living people
- African American rappers
- Rappers from New York City
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