The precursor to chocolate crack was Chocolate Freebase. Chocolate freebase was generally regarded as the second best thing to sliced bread. Unfortunately chocolate freebasers were prone to the volatile nature of the chocolate freebase "labs". Chocolate explosions were common in poorer sections of cities. Frequently entire city blocks were rendered uninhabitable by chocolate explosions. Only by eating their way through the chocolate freebase, were citizens able to return to their homes. This however resulted in large numbers of people simultaneously becoming addicted to chocolate freebase. Dealers unable to supply these addicts with product and were usually bum-rushed out of the neighborhood.