Kamal Givens - wikipedia Kamal Givens Not to be confused with Chance the Rapper. Kamal Givens ( 1981 - 03 - 25 ) March 25, 1981 ( age 37 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Nationality American Other names Chance Occupation Rapper television personality Years active 2006 -- present Known for Chance -- I Love New York, I Love New York 2 Musical career Genres Hip - Hop Instruments Vocals guitar Labels Capitol Associated acts The Stallionaires Real Kamal Givens ( born March 25, 1981 ), also known as Chance, is an American rapper and television personality. Givens is perhaps best known for his work in reality television, beginning with his role on season one of VH1 's I Love New York, ( 2007 ) wherein he was one of 20 contenders for the affections of Tiffany `` Miss New York '' Pollard. On I Love New York, Givens appears with his brother Ahmad Givens, ( whose nickname was Real ). Givens is also a former Capitol Records artist. Contents 1 Early life and The Stallionaires 2 Reality Television 2.1 I Love New York ( 2007 ) 2.2 I Love Money ( 2008 ) 2.3 Real Chance of Love ( 2008 ) 3 Personal 3.1 Ahmad 's death 4 References 5 External links Early life and the Stallionaires Givens was the second of four children born to Robert and Claudia Givens in the South Central section of Los Angeles, California. Givens was raised on a horse ranch with his brothers, Ahmad, Sean and Micah Givens. Givens, his older brother Ahmad, and younger brother Micah were in a rap group known as the Stallionaires, in reference to where they were raised. Reality television I Love New York ( 2007 ) Chance and Real were discovered by VH1 producers through their MySpace pages. The brothers were among 20 contestants in I Love New York. This Bachelor - style dating show features Tiffany Pollard, better known as Miss New York, in her quest to find true love. Chance was eliminated on the 11th episode, making him the show 's runner - up. He then later was brought back on I Love New York 2 as a guest to help New York pick the right guy that season. Chance is also noteworthy, because not picking him was the only regret New York voiced publicly. I Love Money ( 2008 ) Chance was one of the 17 contestants in the VH1 reality show I Love Money, which features returning contestants from past VH1 reality shows such as Flavor of Love, I Love New York, and Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. The 17 competed in physical and mental challenges en route to a grand prize of $250,000. Chance was eliminated around the middle of the show, after failing at being a `` team player '' in several challenges and generally being high maintenance. Hoopz ( Nicole Alexander ) ultimately won I Love Money. Real Chance of Love ( 2008 ) Subsequently, VH1 announced Chance and Real were to hosts a new, similar reality show, Real Chance of Love. It premiered October 20, 2008 after a `` sneak peek '' five days earlier, and involved 17 women vying for the affection of the brothers over the span of 11 episodes. Chance ended up not choosing anyone, saying he was n't ready to fall in love. He and Real returned for the second season, Real Chance of Love 2, where they tried to find love, once again, with 20 new women vying for their affection. The second season ended with Chance choosing a contestant named `` Hot Wings '' over runner - up `` Mamacita ''. Personal In November 2017, Givens was attacked by a monkey in Thailand while filming a documentary. Ahmad 's death Kamal 's brother Ahmad died from colon cancer on February 20, 2015, aged 33 or 35. Ahmad is survived by his widow Racquel, son Madhi, and other relatives. References Jump up ^ `` I Love Money Cat Reveal : Day Two ''. VH1 Blog. May 6, 2008. Jump up ^ `` I Love Money Cat Reveal : Day Two ''. VH1 Blog. May 6, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Entertainment ''. PR Newswire. October 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Coming soon to VH1 : Real Chance of Love ''. Reality TV Scoop. September 2008. Jump up ^ TMZ - VH1 Star Kamal Givens Monkey Attack in Thailand ! ! ! - November 24, 2017 Jump up ^ Find A Grave - Ahmad Jamal `` Real '' Givens ( 1982 - 2015 ) Jump up ^ Gomez, Patrick ( February 21, 2015 ). `` Real Chance of Love Star Ahmad Givens Dies at 33 ''. People. External links VH1 original programming Former 2000s debuts America 's Most Smartest Model ( 2007 ) Breaking Bonaduce ( 2005 -- 06 ) Brooke Knows Best ( 2008 -- 09 ) But Can They Sing ? ( 2005 ) Celebracadabra ( 2008 ) Celebrity Fit Club ( 2005 -- 2010 ) Celebrity Paranormal Project ( 2006 -- 07 ) Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew ( 2008 -- 2012 ) Charm School ( 2007 -- 09 ) The Cho Show ( 2008 ) Confessions of a Teen Idol ( 2009 ) Daisy of Love ( 2009 ) Dice : Undisputed ( 2007 ) Eddie Griffin : Going For Broke ( 2009 ) The Fabulous Life of... ( 2003 -- 2013 ) Flavor of Love ( 2006 -- 08 ) For the Love of Ray J ( 2009 -- 2010 ) Free Radio ( 2008 -- 09 ) Glam God with Vivica A. Fox ( 2008 ) Hogan Knows Best ( 2005 -- 07 ) I Know My Kid 's a Star ( 2008 ) I Love Money ( 2008 -- 2010 ) I Love New York ( 2007 -- 08 ) I Want to Work for Diddy ( 2008 -- 2010 ) Kept ( 2005 ) Megan Wants a Millionaire ( 2009 ) Ego Trip 's Miss Rap Supreme ( 2008 ) Ego Trip 's The ( White ) Rapper Show ( 2007 ) My Antonio ( 2009 ) My Fair Brady ( 2005 -- 08 ) New York Goes to Hollywood ( 2008 ) New York Goes to Work ( 2009 ) The Pick - up Artist ( 2007 -- 08 ) Real Chance of Love ( 2008 -- 09 ) Rock of Love with Bret Michaels ( 2007 -- 09 ) The Salt - N - Pepa Show ( 2007 -- 08 ) Scott Baio Is 45... and Single ( 2007 ) Scott Baio Is 46... and Pregnant ( 2008 ) Scream Queens ( 2008 -- 2010 ) Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew ( 2009 ) So Notorious ( 2006 ) Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House ( 2009 -- 2010 ) Strange Love ( 2005 ) The Surreal Life ( 2004 -- 06 ) The Surreal Life : Fame Games ( 2007 ) The T.O. Show ( 2009 -- 2011 ) Tool Academy ( 2009 -- 2010 ) Tough Love ( 2009 -- 2013 ) ¡ Viva Hollywood ! ( 2008 ) 2010s debuts The Amber Rose Show ( 2016 ) Atlanta Exes ( 2014 ) Barely Famous ( 2015 -- 16 ) Basketball Wives LA ( 2011 -- 16 ) Brandy & Ray J : A Family Business ( 2010 -- 11 ) The Breaks ( 2017 ) Bret Michaels : Life as I Know It ( 2010 ) Candidly Nicole ( 2014 -- 15 ) Chrissy & Mr. Jones ( 2012 -- 13 ) Couples Therapy ( 2012 -- 15 ) Dad Camp ( 2010 ) Daytime Divas ( 2017 ) Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn ( 2016 ) Fantasia for Real ( 2010 ) Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair ( 2010 ) The Gossip Game ( 2013 ) Hit the Floor ( 2013 -- 16 ) Hollywood Exes ( 2012 -- 14 ) K. Michelle : My Life ( 2014 -- 17 ) Mario Lopez : Saved by the Baby ( 2010 -- 11 ) Miami Monkey ( 2013 ) My Big Friggin ' Wedding ( 2010 ) Mob Wives ( 2011 -- 16 ) Mob Wives Chicago ( 2012 ) Mob Wives : The Sit Down ( 2012 ) Money Hungry ( 2010 ) Ochocinco : The Ultimate Catch ( 2010 ) The OCD Project ( 2010 ) Real and Chance : The Legend Hunters ( 2010 ) Ricky Martin : Behind the Vegas Residency ( 2017 ) Stevie J & Joseline : Go Hollywood ( 2016 ) This Is Hot 97 ( 2014 ) T.I. & Tiny : The Family Hustle ( 2011 -- 17 ) Ton of Cash ( 2011 ) VH1 Live ! ( 2016 ) What Chilli Wants ( 2010 -- 11 ) The X-Life ( 2011 ) You 're Cut Off ! ( 2010 -- 11 ) Current America 's Next Top Model ( since 2016 ) Baller Wives ( since 2017 ) Basketball Wives ( since 2010 -- 13 ; 2017 ) VH1 Beauty Bar ( since 2018 ) Black Ink Crew ( since 2013 ) Black Ink Crew : Chicago ( since 2015 ) Hip Hop Squares ( since 2017 ) Love & Hip Hop : Atlanta ( since 2012 ) Love & Hip Hop : Hollywood ( since 2014 ) Love & Hip Hop : Miami ( since 2018 ) Love & Hip Hop : New York ( since 2011 ) Leave It to Stevie ( since 2016 ) Martha & Snoop 's Potluck Dinner Party ( since 2016 ) RuPaul 's Drag Race ( since 2016 ) Scared Famous ( since 2017 ) Signed ( since 2017 ) Teyana & Iman ( since 2018 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kamal_Givens&oldid=826226344 '' Categories : 1981 births Living people Participants in American reality television series African - American rappers Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2009 Articles with unsourced statements from February 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 February 2018, at 23 : 14. 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Question: who is chance from i love new york
Answer: Kamal Givens