Honey Cocaine

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Honey Cocaine
Birth nameSochitta Sal
Born (1992-10-22) October 22, 1992 (age 30)
Toronto, Ontario
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter
Years active2011–present
Website honeycmusic.com

Sochitta Sal (born October 22, 1992), professionally known by her stage name Honey Cocaine, or Honey C, is a Canadian rapper. [1] [2]

Contents

Early life and education

Sal is of Cambodian descent and was born in Toronto, Canada. Currently, she splits her residence between Los Angeles and Toronto.

Career

Her debut single "I Don't Give a Fuck" was released in 2011. [3]

In March 2012, she was grazed in the arm by a bullet while riding in a van, after she and Tyga performed at a concert in Omaha, Nebraska. She was treated and shortly released from the hospital. [4] [5] [6] [7] In late 2012, she featured on Tyga's Well Done 3 mixtape. [8] [9] [10] She became known by 2012 for her feature on T-Raw's "Heisman" track. [11]

In 2013, she signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music. Honey C also toured with Tyga in 2013 and released a few of her best-known solo singles that year and into 2014 ("Curveball," "ChiChi Get The Yayo," "Middlefinger" etc.). In 2014 she released Like a Drug. [12] By 2015, Honey C had featured on tracks by artists such as Kid Ink, Dizzy Wright and Kirko Bangz.

Like a Drug

Like a Drug is her fourth mixtape, released on October 22, 2014.

Background and development

After the release of her third mixtape Thug Love, Honey Cocaine kept on appearing on other artists' songs. On January 15, 2014, the song "Blueberry Chills" featuring Chanel West Coast was released. [13] Honey Cocaine first announced her plans to release a new mixtape in February 2014. [14] On June 29, 2014, she released a snippet of the song "Side Chick". A snippet of the song "Gwola" was released a month later. On August 26, 2014, she announced the release date of the mixtape, scheduled on her birthday, October 22. [15]

Singles

The first single "Curveball" was released on October 13, 2014. [16] The accompanying music video was unveiled on the day of the release. [17]

Like a Drug track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Don't Get Along"
  • King Dave
3:15
2."Can't Sit With Us"
    2:50
    3."Hella Illy"
      2:34
      4."Tha Six" (featuring Tory Lanez)
        2:48
        5."Dead Azz"
          2:44
          6."Curveball"
          • DJ ASAP
          3:03
          7."Shady Wit Me"
          • King Dave
          2:38
          8."Jumpman" (featuring T Rell)
          • King Dave
          3:58
          9."Gwola" (featuring Kid Ink & Maino)
          • DKevrim
          3:49
          10."Side Bitch"
          • King Dave
          2:37
          11."None of My Business" (featuring Kirko Bangz & Constantine)
          • D Berg Studios
          3:18
          12."Babysitta"2:29
          13."Sound Right"
          • King Dave
          3:21
          14."BTCHSM" (featuring Snow Tha Product)
            2:51
            Total length:42:15

            Selected discography

            Mixtapes

            List of mixtapes, with selected details
            TitleMixtape details
            Fuck yo Feelings Vol. #1
            • Released: February 20, 2012
            90's Gold
            • Released: July 9, 2012
            Thug Love
            • Released: March 31, 2013
            Like a Drug
            • Released: October 22, 2014
            The Gift Rap (EP)
            • Released: April 7, 2015
            Wildfire
            • Released: August 3, 2018

            Music videos

            As lead artist

            List of music videos, with showing year released
            TitleYear
            "I Don't Give a Fuck"2011
            "Rack City (Freestyle)"2012
            "Heisman"
            (with Tyga)
            "Feel Shit"
            "Heisman, Pt. II"
            (with Tyga)
            "T.O. Gold"
            "Hypnotize"
            "All Gold Eythang (Freestyle)"
            "Love Coca"
            "Runaway Bride"2013
            "Bad Gal"
            "Chichi Get the Yayo"
            "Money Murderer"
            "Me N My Toolie"
            "Middle Finger"
            "Curveball"2014
            "Babysitta"
            "Jumpman"
            (with T. Rell)
            2015
            "Shady Wit Me"
            "Side Bitch"
            "Hella Illy"
            "Honeydick"
            List of music videos, with showing year released
            TitleYear
            "Bad Boy"
            (Teyana Taylor featuring Honey Cocaine)
            2012
            "Fashion"
            (Dizzy Wright featuring Honey Cocaine and Kid Ink)
            2013
            "Flexin"
            (Yultron featuring Honey Cocaine)
            "Party"
            (Chanel West Coast featuring Honey Cocaine)
            2013
            "Pressed"
            (Tyga featuring Honey Cocaine)
            2014
            "Blueberry Chills"
            (Chanel West Coast featuring Honey Cocaine)
            2014
            "Be"
            (apl.de.ap featuring Honey Cocaine & Jessica Reynoso)
            2015
            "Mommae (Remix)"
            (Jay Park featuring Crush, Simon Dominic & Honey Cocaine)
            2016
            "Faded"
            (Cierra Ramirez featuring Casey Veggies, Honey Cocaine)
            2016
            "Salty"
            (Barely Alive featuring Honey Cocaine)
            2016
            "Nann Nigga"
            (Tyga featuring Honey Cocaine)
            2017

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