Chocolate City Records
| Chocolate City Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Casablanca Records |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Status | Defunct since 1982. |
| Distributor(s) | The Island Def Jam Music Group |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | US |
Chocolate City Records was a record label subsidiary of Casablanca Records & Filmworks. It was started in 1975 by Cecil Holmes, Neil Bogart's partner at Casablanca. Its name was a reference to the album Chocolate City by The Parliaments. The label featured artists such as Cameo, founded by Larry Blackmon.
In 1980 the label was sold to PolyGram along with Casablanca, which are now part of Universal Music Group; in 1983 Chocolate City Records went out of business and Cecil Holmes left Casablanca Records & Filmworks and went on to be the VP of Black music for CBS Records.