Darwin Turner, better known by his stage name Choppa, is an American rapper and singer.
History
His first album ''
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 A ...
'' was released in 2001 by independent label
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. Holde ...
. The eponymous single became a local
New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
hit.
In 2003 his second album, ''
Straight from the N.O.'', was released by
Master P
Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, dancer, actor and entrepreneur. He founded the record label No Limit Records in 1991, which was relau ...
's
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 ...
.
It rose to number 54 on the US
''Billboard'' 200.
In 2004 he joined
Roy Jones Jr.'s group
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 ...
. Jones's record label
Body Head Entertainment
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 ...
released Choppa's third album ''
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 hi ...
'' in 2005 and his fourth ''
Comin' Back Home
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 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 links
Artist Profile at Yahoo! MusicChoppaon
Myspace
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Living people
African-American male rappers
20th-century American male rappers
21st-century American male rappers
No Limit Records artists
Rappers from New Orleans
Southern hip-hop musicians
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)