 In 2001, Audu Maikori founded the Guild of Artistes and Poets with Paul Okeugo which was called an "arts appreciation society" which held weekly meetings which focused on the arts, music, poetry and creativity as a means of youth engagement and empowerment.Under the leadership of MI, Chocolate City had its first ever press conference where every artistes were present to answer questions from members of the press.The press conference was planned to be on a monthly basis but it only had been held once

In March 2019, Chocolate City signed a worldwide distribution deal with Warner Music Group.