''What It Takes'' is an EP by Canadian

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...

Choclair Kareem Blake (born March 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Choclair, is a Canadian rapper. He was one of the most successful rappers in Canada in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Choclair has been nominated for six Juno Awards, winning four ...

, released independently in 1997 on Knee Deep Records. It spawned the

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"What It Takes Remix", and a

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of the title track was released in 1996. The EP won the award for Best Rap Recording at the 1997 Juno Awards.Canadian Hip Hop: Choclair - Eyes On the Prize: Turning Northern Touch Into Midas Touch
Exclaim!. Accessed on November 27, 2009.

Track listing

*All songs produced by Day.

References

{{Reflist 1997 debut EPs Choclair albums Hip-hop EPs Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year recordings