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Corey Charron
Born
Battle rapper

Corey Charron is a Canadian

mononymously
as Charron.

Early life and education

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

In 2009, Charron made his

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

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

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

Wild 'N Out as a cast member. From 2017 to 2022, he made 40 appearances over eight seasons.[17][18]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Lied To My Face (2014)

Mixtapes

  • Bath Salts And Vinegar Chips (2013)

References

  1. ^ Funaro, Vin. "Battle Rapper Charron Accepts Nick Cannon's $100K Offer, Drops Diss". www.vladtv.com.
  2. ^ Smith, Jacob (9 February 2015). "Pat Stay wins rap battle put on by hip-hop heavweight Drake". CBC.ca.
  3. ^ "The 50 Greatest Battle Rappers of All Time". BET.
  4. ^ "Charron | Battle Rapper Profile". VerseTracker.
  5. ^ "All Charron Needs Is Battle Rap And MMA | UFC Fight Pass | UFC". www.ufc.com. May 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ottawa rapper shut out of BET hip-hop awards performance". CBC.ca. 8 October 2013.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ C.M, Emmanuel C. M. Emmanuel (October 15, 2013). "Charron Believes BET Doesn't Honor White Canadian Non-Traditional Battle Rappers - XXL". XXL Mag.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "2014 BET Awards Cyphers Lineup Announced". The FADER.
  11. ^ "Cypher Revealed Remy Ma". www.bet.com.
  12. ^ "Jun 21, 2013: Method Man & Redman / Method Man / Redman / Charron / Full Course / Farfadet at L'Olympia Montréal, Québec, Canada | Concert Archives".
  13. ^ "Wu-Block Roll Out Canadian Tour | Exclaim!". Wu-Block Roll Out Canadian Tour | Exclaim!.
  14. ^ Mitchell, Chris (May 31, 2016). "Battle Rapper Charron Accepts Nick Cannon's $100K Challenge, Cannon Responds". HipHopDX.
  15. ^ "Charron – Charron vs Nick Cannon" – via genius.com.
  16. ^ Childerhose, Evan (February 7, 2019). "Corey Charron is Ottawa's Wild 'n Out rapper featured in Eminem's 2018 film".
  17. ^ "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out Episodes, News, Videos and Cast | vh1" – via www.vh1.com.
  18. ^ Cowen, Trace William. "Pete Davidson Congratulates Nick Cannon on Being the 'Hottest New Star of 2004'". Complex.

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