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Chops Chops It Up With Knocksteady
Chops. Interview. Knocksteady. Do you really need to know anymore to get you to listen? The pioneering producer and former member of the Mountain Brothers gets real practical and honest in this interview as he talks about coming up, staying on the grind and what makes him tick as a musician and artist. If you’re a reader of this site, you don’t want to miss this interview!
Lookin’ Back: Chops Voices Over for Nike Ad
In the following grainy clip you’ll see a little nugget from the long-gone VHS era. It’s a Nike ad from a campaign featuring some big names repping for their teams at the time. In this particular clip, Jason Williams from the Sacramento Kings (at the time – circa late 90s) does a little remix of Rapper’s Delight – only it’s not Williams. In fact, the voice you hear is none other than former Mountain Brothers member, Chops. Though he’s not nearly as active on the Mic today, he stays busy behind the boards and this serves as a reminder that the guy can rhyme when called upon.
The ironic part about all of this is the fact that Williams would go on to make some racist remarks in response to some heckling by a few Asian ticket holders. Well either way, it’s still an entertaining glimpse of over a decade ago.
Source: SHA
Chops to Produce for Bambu?
Is there an epic collaboration of Hip-Hop veterans in the works? According to twitter, it just may happen! Rapper Bambu and producer Chops have been exchanging tweets and it looks like all systems are a go, so let’s hope everything works out because we certainly can’t wait to hear the final product! Both artists have paved the way for Asian-Americans in Hip-Hop, so it only seems right for their paths to eventually cross. #BamChops
Chops Releases a Lil Wayne Remix Mixtape – ‘Sorry 4 Your Producers’
Mountain Brothers alum and accomplished Hip-Hop producer Chops likes to keep his talents on point and as a result never goes too long without dropping some kind of project. On this new mixtape he takes on the task of switching up a bunch of Lil Wayne tracks (most of which are remixes themselves) and has called the collection Sorry 4 Your Producers. You pick up the 10 track release as a free DL here and also have the option to stream and grab it via DatPiff as well. Check the widget below.
Chops Talks to NodFactor About Producing for The Lonely Island x Nicki Minaj
If you’ve paid even the least bit of attention to online pop culture then you have probably seen a video or two by the SNL comedy troupe known as The Lonely Island. Well this past weekend the group dropped a new viral digital gem called “The Creep”, a collaboration with the ubiquitous Nicki Minaj. It’s a hilarious bit, watch it below.
Well what makes this video especially news worthy is the fact that production was handled by none other than Chops. He speaks to NodFactor about the track and how it ended up in the hands of the SNL crew. You can catch the interview in full after the break or head on over to NodFactor. Props to Chops on the placement! You can get the single on iTunes & Amazon.
Chops Interviews w/ ChannelAPA
ChannelAPA recently did another east-coast tour, giving them the opportunity to sit down with a lot of different folks they don’t typically get to connect with. One of the first interviews they have released is of super-producer in the making Chops, formerly of the Mountain Brothers. Listen to what he has to say about why he likes to stay behind the scenes, his past work, his opinions on the business, and more. Dope interview. Another cool aspect was his shoutouts to dumb, Roscoe, & Decipher.
Chops Drops Remix Mixtape – Songs Your Girl Likes [Free DL]
Hip-Hop producer Chops has dropped an unexpected new mixtape called Songs Your Girl Likes – and it’s exactly that, a set of remixes on some of the most popular Top 40 hits from the past year or so. You should recognize most of the songs, even if the instrumentals are now completely different. It’s actually a pretty cool tape and really shows Chop’s versatility across different genres. There are even remixes of FM’s “Like a G6″ & Bruno Mars’ “Just The Way You Are” on there. There are even a few original joints by Chops himself on there. It’s definitely worth the free DL for the novelty value alone, and all the more for the sheer musicality of it all. Besides, how can you not love the cover art! Get it from either Soundcloud or DatPiff or Hulkshare.
Chops Music Featured on the 2010 CBS People’s Choice Awards!
This is HUGE. Veteran producer Chops has worked his magic and gotten numerous placements in the 2010 People’s Choice Awards that took place last night. His beats served as the back drop for many moments and even got Queen Latifah dancing a little bit (check the video at 1:50).
a-Tunes extends an enthusiastic congratulations to Chops. His music just played all night on prime time TV. He’s been paying his dues and he’s off to an amazing start in 2010. Well deserved!
WTF: Chops – A Lot On My Plate But Still Hungry
First let me just say Happy Thanksgiving to you all reading this blog. In the past year and a half things have grown a lot and I’m just thankful for all of you interested and supporting the cause.
Anyways, it’s about that time again… you know, for another Weekly Thursday Freebie. Continuing where we left off from last week, we got the 3rd and final free mixtape from Chops. This one has a pretty comprensive list of artists from all over the country. It’s a pretty packed release so this should help add to your music collection quite a bit.
Here’s the tracklist:
Bun B ft Lil Wayne, CHOPS – Damn Im Cold
Young Jeezy – National Anthem
Chamillionaire – We Breakin Up
Bun B – Keep It 100
Cowboy ft Young Buck, All Star – Flossin
Keak Da Sneak ft San Quinn, Bra Heff, CHOPS – I Get It In
San Quinn – Double Dose of Gangster
CHOPS & Kanye West – Live Ya Life
Chamillionaire – MM5 Intro
Kapone ft Lil Weavah, San Quinn – Here Comes Trouble
All City – Get Out My Way
Fabolous, Magno, Paul Cain – Smokin n Sippin
San Quinn ft Mistah Fab, CHOPS, Too Short – Devoted
The Game ft Ice Cube, WC, E-40, Crooked I, Paul Wall, Chingy, Lil Rob, Techniec – Lowrider
Lil Weavah ft CHOPS – My Rims
Keak Da Sneak & San Quinn ft CHOPS – The Streets Dont Lie
Sway – Stereo
Johnny Spanish – Shining
CHOPS – In Love With Your Momma
DJ Clue, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Bun B – Grill and Woman
Keak Da Sneak & San Quinn ft CHOPS – Welcome To Scokland
Link after the jump!
WTF: Chops Best Remixes Vol. 2
I’m a little tight on time (and energy) today so I’m bringing you a quick Weekly Thursday Freebie this time. But that doesn’t make this offering weak in fact it’s a must DL for any hip-hop fan. As previously announced, producer extraordinaire Chops has dropped his 2nd out of 3 free mixtapes for download today. It’s a remix album of various artists and shouldn’t be slept on. It just goes to show Chops’ versatility behind the boards. This man’s got the golden touch. He can flip any style. There’s a lot of southern flavor in this one but I think you can find a little bit for everyone.
Tracklisting:
- CHOPS remix Drake Kanye West Lil Wayne Eminem – Forever
- CHOPS remix Eminem – Jimmy Crack Corn
- CHOPS remix 50 Cent f Ne-Yo – Baby By Me
- CHOPS remix Young Buck – Let Me In
- CHOPS remix Akon f Styles P – Locked Up
- CHOPS remix Jay-Z f Biggie – Brooklyns Finest
- CHOPS remix Jay-Z – The Rulers Back
- CHOPS remix Scarface – My Block
- CHOPS remix SLAB f Bun B Paul Wall Z-Ro HAWK Mike D – Da Streets
- CHOPS remix UGK – Belts To Match
- CHOPS remix Devin The Dude – Anything
- CHOPS remix Paul Wall – Sittin Sideways
- CHOPS remix Birdman f Lil Wayne – Shine On
- CHOPS remix Young Dro – Shoulder Lean
- CHOPS remix D4L – Laffy Taffy
- CHOPS remix Purple Ribbon All Stars f Big Boi – Kryptonite
- CHOPS remix Outkast – Elevators
Link after the jump!
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