Chops is tagged as: hip hop, producer, hip-hop, zxzw 2008, zxzw CHOPS (1): US hip hop solo artist and producer from Philly (???? -)|CHOPS (2): UK avant-wonk-pop group from Leeds (2007 -) (1) CHOPS, from the Philly-based group the Mountain Brothers, has become a successful solo artist and producer. His album Virtuosity featured Kanye West, Raekwon, Ras Kass, Talib Kweli, and others. The soundtrack to the movie Dark was entirely by CHOPS. CHOPS’s music has been featured on commercials and TV shows. His remixes have been very popular. CHOPS’s work on mixtapes is noted, appearing on mixtapes by the Game, Fabolous, and ODB. *CHOPS started out as a young hip hop fan growing up in Texas. As a kid, he spent countless hours in front of the family stereo, making “pause tapes” of songs and radio shows. When a classmate brought an old, pocket-sized drum machine to school one day, it was love at first button-press. He borrowed the machine and managed to not return it for the next several months. In school he signed up for music classes, learning various instruments, history, and how to read and write music. Over time, he learned drum patterns and notes from his favorite rap and soul records, and began to get equipment of his own. “While other kids were saving up for video games and sneakers, I’d be saving f... Read More About Chops Biography... Send Chops ringtones to your cell |
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