Chocolate City in the past one year, has had a revolving
door of artistes with a number of departures. The label
who relaunched last year with a change of leadership,
and a merger with Loopy Music had up to 14 artiste at
one point.
But while they have added new artistes to their ranks this
year, - Qritical, and Ckay – they have also lost a lot of
acts.
Up to six team members have left the label in various
ways, with Pryse being the latest to bow out. Pulse
presents a list of all the acts who have left the African
music giants.
Ice Prince
Ice Prince’s departure from the label had happened in
2013 after his contract expired. But it was this year that
he came out publicly to announce that he had split with
the label. A press conference was later held to mark his
exit from Chocolate City.
Jesse Jagz
Jesse Jagz has joined Chocolate City twice and left twice.
His first exit in 2013 saw him start his Jagz Nation
imprint and released two albums. His return in 2015 to
join the Chocolate City relaunch was celebrated and he
dropped 3 singles. But he left again, this time to setup
his publishing business.
Milli
Milli moved from Loopy Music to Chocolate City, as he
was assimilated during the merger by the two labels. But
he was dissatisfied with his level of creative control, and
forced an exit this year. He has since moved on with his
career by dropping a debut EP, and working on a new
one.
Pryse
Pryse was signed in 2012 after her discovery by M.I
Abaga in the UK. All through her four year stay at the
record label she had four official singles, 10 freestyle
covers, and a music video. Last week, she was cut loose
from the label, and she is embarking on a new phase in
her career to start a record label.
Kahli Abdu & VHS Safari
This was the briefest ever signing. Chocolate City
announced that they had signed the group made up of
rapper Kahli Abdu and producer-duo VHS Safari. But
nothing came of it. The group was signed in June 2015,
but Kahli Abdu publicly declared them out of the label in
January 2016.
DJ Caise
Caise was signed in 2011, and has served the label
faithfully all through his time. But he split last year, and
no official word has been offered.