Corey Charron
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Corey Charron | |
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| Born | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Battle rapper |
Corey Charron is a Canadian battle rapper and hip hop artist from Ottawa, Canada, better known mononymously as Charron.
Early life and education
[edit]Corey Charron was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He graduated St. Peter Catholic High School and enrolled for Pre-Music Production at Algonquin College before dropping out to compete in a battle rap contest.
Career
[edit]In 2009, Charron made his battle rap debut at 17 years old in the Canadian-based rap battle league, King of the Dot (KOTD). He also made appearances in the U.S based URL and Grind Time Now, as well as FlipTop Battle League and the UK battle league Don't Flop.[1] He has competed in over 100 battles which include the likes of DNA, Pat Stay,[2] Shotgun Suge,[3] Arsonal, and Hollow Da Don.[4][5]
In 2011, Charron was named the winner of the AUX TV reality show series "Ultimate MC".
In March 2013, Charron appeared on BET's 106 & Park, and won the Freestyle Friday March Mayhem Tournament in New York.[6] The prize was $5,000 and the opportunity to appear in the cypher segment of 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.[7] A BET producer later said that a format change was the reason why Charron wasn't invited to film the annual freestyle cypher.[8] Charron eventually released a verse aimed at the BET network and a number of rappers.[9] The following year, Charron was invited to participate in the BET Awards 2014 cypher alongside Papoose, Remy Ma and Jarren Benton.[10][11]
In the summer of 2013, Charron performed as an opening act during the Canadian dates on Method Man and Redman's tour.[12] He also opened for Wu-Block's Canadian Tour alongside Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch.[13]
On May 29, 2016, when Nick Cannon issued an open challenge for a $100,000 rap battle during the weekend events of the BET Awards 2016, Charron accepted the challenge and dropped a verse aimed at Cannon.[14][15] Nick Cannon later responded to Charron's video with a few bars in a Facebook post of his own.
In July 2016, Charron was cast as Billy Pistolz for the film Bodied, which was co-produced by Eminem and released in 2017.[16]
In 2017, Charron appeared on season 9 of the MTV show Wild 'N Out as a cast member. From 2017 to 2022, he made 40 appearances over eight seasons.[17][18]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Lied to My Face (2014)
Mixtapes
[edit]- Bath Salts and Vinegar Chips (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ Funaro, Vin. "Battle Rapper Charron Accepts Nick Cannon's $100K Offer, Drops Diss". www.vladtv.com.
- ^ Smith, Jacob (9 February 2015). "Pat Stay wins rap battle put on by hip-hop heavweight Drake". CBC.ca.
- ^ "The 50 Greatest Battle Rappers of All Time". BET.
- ^ "Charron | Battle Rapper Profile". VerseTracker.
- ^ "All Charron Needs Is Battle Rap And MMA | UFC Fight Pass | UFC". www.ufc.com. May 1, 2023.
- ^ "Ottawa rapper shut out of BET hip-hop awards performance". CBC.ca. 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Ottawa rapper wants to know why U.S. network BET stiffed him at award show". The Globe and Mail. October 17, 2013 – via www.theglobeandmail.com.
- ^ C.M, Emmanuel C. M. Emmanuel (October 15, 2013). "Charron Believes BET Doesn't Honor White Canadian Non-Traditional Battle Rappers - XXL". XXL Mag.
- ^ II, C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman (October 14, 2013). "Excluded BET Cyphers Rapper, Charron, Fires Shots At Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, Chief Keef And Others - XXL". XXL Mag.
- ^ "2014 BET Awards Cyphers Lineup Announced". The FADER.
- ^ "Cypher Revealed Remy Ma". BET.
- ^ "Jun 21, 2013: Method Man & Redman / Method Man / Redman / Charron / Full Course / Farfadet at L'Olympia Montréal, Québec, Canada | Concert Archives".
- ^ "Wu-Block Roll Out Canadian Tour | Exclaim!". Wu-Block Roll Out Canadian Tour | Exclaim!.
- ^ Mitchell, Chris (May 31, 2016). "Battle Rapper Charron Accepts Nick Cannon's $100K Challenge, Cannon Responds". HipHopDX.
- ^ "Charron – Charron vs Nick Cannon" – via genius.com.
- ^ Childerhose, Evan (February 7, 2019). "Corey Charron is Ottawa's Wild 'n Out rapper featured in Eminem's 2018 film".
- ^ "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out Episodes, News, Videos and Cast | vh1" – via www.vh1.com.
- ^ Cowen, Trace William. "Pete Davidson Congratulates Nick Cannon on Being the 'Hottest New Star of 2004'". Complex.