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Choppa
Darwin Turner, better known by his stage name Choppa, is an American rapper and singer. History His first album ''Choppa Style'' was released in 2001 by independent label Take Fo' Records. The eponymous single became a local New Orleans hit. In 2003 his second album, ''Straight from the N.O.'', was released by Master P's No Limit Records. It rose to number 54 on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. In 2004 he joined Roy Jones Jr.'s group Body Head Bangerz. Jones's record label Body Head Entertainment released Choppa's third album ''Da Real Choppa'' in 2005 and his fourth ''Comin' Back Home'' in 2006. In 2013 Choppa released his first mixtape, "choppa Style". It was his first solo project in seven years. Discography Studio albums Collaboration albums Mixtapes Singles As lead artist References External linksArtist Profile at Yahoo! Music on Mys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da Real Choppa
Darwin Turner, better known by his stage name Choppa, is an American rapper and singer. History His first album '' Choppa Style'' was released in 2001 by independent label Take Fo' Records. The eponymous single became a local New Orleans hit. In 2003 his second album, '' Straight from the N.O.'', was released by Master P's No Limit Records. It rose to number 54 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In 2004 he joined Roy Jones Jr.'s group Body Head Bangerz. Jones's record label Body Head Entertainment released Choppa's third album '' Da Real Choppa'' in 2005 and his fourth ''Comin' Back Home'' in 2006. In 2013 Choppa released his first mixtape, "choppa Style". It was his first solo project in seven years. Discography Studio albums Collaboration albums Mixtapes Singles As lead artist References External linksArtist Profile at Yahoo! Music on |
Choppa Style
''Choppa Style'' is the debut album by rapper Choppa. It was released on January 28, 2003 through Take Fo Records and featured production from Choppa, Henry the Man, DJ Ron and Sammy Huen. The album barely made it on ''Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, peaking at #99 on the chart, but the single "Choppa Style" managed better on the single charts, making it to #49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ... and #94 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Track listing Charts Singles 2002 debut albums Choppa albums Bounce music albums {{2002-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Fo' Records
Take Fo' Records is an independent record label from New Orleans and the first to specialize in bounce music. The label is a subsidiary of Positive Black Talk, Inc., was founded in 1992 and operated by creative duo Earl J. Mackie and Henry F. Holden, until 2005. Prior to creating the record label, the duo teamed up to produce a cable access television program called ''Positive Black Talk'', aiming at positive African American leadership in the New Orleans community. The television show changed its name to ''PBT'' and was later hosted by Mackie's younger cousin, Anthony Mackie, who was a student at NOCCA at the time. "It was just a 15-year-old black dude acting a fool," Anthony says of the early endeavor. After holding a fundraising concert for the program, Earl Mackie and Holden became intrigued by the music industry, so they decided to put together a girl group called Da' Sha Ra'. The newly formed group appeared frequently on the television program. Take Fo's cornerstone was cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
504 Boyz
504 Boyz were an American hip hop group from New Orleans, Louisiana, named for the New Orleans area code. The original 504 Boyz, Master P (as "Nino Brown"), Mystikal (as "G. Money"), Silkk the Shocker (as "Vito"), C-Murder, and Krazy, released their first album, '' Goodfellas'', in 2000. It included the hit single " Wobble Wobble", a " bounce-flavored song"Matt Miller, ''Bounce: Rap Music and Local Identity in New Orleans'' (University of Massachusetts Press, 2012), , pp. 126, 143-145Excerpts availableat Google Books. which peaked at #17 in the U.S. In 2002, new members were introduced as part of the New No Limit rebrand. Choppa, Currensy, Afficial, and T-Bo were on the 2002 album Ballers, which produced a minor hit single ''Tight Whips''. C-Murder was arrested for murdering a fan in 2001. After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, 504 Boyz released a benefit compilation ''We Gon Bounce Back'', their third and final album.Lewis Watts, Eric Porter, ''New Orleans Suite: M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, Mac, C-Murder, Magic, Romeo Miller, Fiend, Kane & Abel, and Soulja Slim. Anthony Boswell, head of Bout It Bout It Management, served as the vice president of operations as well as head of management for the label. In the late nineties, No Limit Records enjoyed mainstream success with releases such as Master P's '' Ghetto D'', T.R.U.'s '' Tru 2 da Game'', and Snoop Dogg's '' Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told''. No Limit was known for quickly producing lengthy albums consisting of up to twenty tracks, numerous cameo appearances by the label's other artists, cheap packaging of its CDs in cardboard cases, and garish Pen & Pixel-designed album covers. History 1991–1995: Beginnings Percy "Master P" Miller began his care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic (rapper)
Awood Johnson Jr. (August 16, 1975March 1, 2013), better known by his stage name Magic (or Mr. Magic), was an American rapper from New Orleans, best known for his stint with No Limit Records in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Early life Born and raised in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, Awood Johnson first made his name in New Orleans' underground circuit performing in talent shows and in a local group. Magic first appeared on C-Murder's songs "Picture Me" and "Watch Yo Enemies" on his 1998 album '' Life or Death''. He was signed to C-Murder's label Tru Records, a sublabel to No Limit Records. Career Magic's released his debut solo studio album, '' Sky's the Limit'', in 1998, which reached #15 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In 1999, Magic released his second solo studio album '' Thuggin''' which featured hit singles "That's Me" and "Ice on my Wrist" with Master P, which had minor success, peaking at #30. Following poor sales of his third studio album, '' White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body Head Bangerz
Body Head Bangerz is a hip hop group based in Pensacola, Florida and formed by former heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. Originally consisting of Jones, Magic, Choppa, Snappa, and Bone Crusher the current roster includes Jones, SM Bullet and Ms.Kandi. The group's 2004 debut album, '' Body Head Bangerz: Volume One'', was released under Jones' Body Head Entertainment imprint and featured cameos by YoungBloodZ, Juvenile, Lil' Flip Wesley Eric Weston Jr. (born 3 March 1981), better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is an American rapper. Raised in Houston, Texas, he began his musical career as a freestyle and battle rapper before signing with the local record label Sucka ..., Bun B and Petey Pablo. On March 1, 2013, Magic and his wife were killed in a traffic collision in Mississippi, with his daughter the lone survivor. The group's first material in over a decade, ''Body Head Bangerz: The EP'', was released August 21, 2015 under Jones' new label Body Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, Mac, C-Murder, Magic, Romeo Miller, Fiend, Kane & Abel, and Soulja Slim. Anthony Boswell, head of Bout It Bout It Management, served as the vice president of operations as well as head of management for the label. In the late nineties, No Limit Records enjoyed mainstream success with releases such as Master P's ''Ghetto D'', T.R.U.'s ''Tru 2 da Game'', and Snoop Dogg's '' Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told''. No Limit was known for quickly producing lengthy albums consisting of up to twenty tracks, numerous cameo appearances by the label's other artists, cheap packaging of its CDs in cardboard cases, and garish Pen & Pixel-designed album covers. History 1991–1995: Beginnings Percy "Master P" Miller began his career distribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
