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Choppa
Darwin Turner, better known by his stage name Choppa, is an American rapper and songwriter. History Early career While as a teenager Choppa worked on his lyrical skills as a hobby, but he felt his destiny was in professional sports. Disagreements with his high school football coach steered him away from sports and Choppa started taking his music career seriously. 2002—03: ''Choppa Style'' and ''Straight from the N.O.'' In early 2002, Choppa signed to independent label Take Fo' Records. On October 22, 2002, Choppa released his debut album titled ''Choppa Style''; it was named after his first single "Choppa Style" which became a regional hit in New Orleans. In early 2003, after hearing about Choppa, Master P signed him to his new label The New No Limit Records which at that time had distribution from Universal Records. Choppa also joined Master P's new group at the time, the 504 Boyz. Choppa & Master P re-recorded the single "Choppa Style" and re-released it as the first si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choppa
Darwin Turner, better known by his stage name Choppa, is an American rapper and songwriter. History Early career While as a teenager Choppa worked on his lyrical skills as a hobby, but he felt his destiny was in professional sports. Disagreements with his high school football coach steered him away from sports and Choppa started taking his music career seriously. 2002—03: ''Choppa Style'' and ''Straight from the N.O.'' In early 2002, Choppa signed to independent label Take Fo' Records. On October 22, 2002, Choppa released his debut album titled ''Choppa Style''; it was named after his first single "Choppa Style" which became a regional hit in New Orleans. In early 2003, after hearing about Choppa, Master P signed him to his new label The New No Limit Records which at that time had distribution from Universal Records. Choppa also joined Master P's new group at the time, the 504 Boyz. Choppa & Master P re-recorded the single "Choppa Style" and re-released it as the first si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choppa Style
''Choppa Style'' is the debut album by rapper Choppa. It was released on January 28, 2003 througTake Fo Recordsand 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 p ... and #94 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Track listing Charts Singles 2002 debut albums Choppa albums {{2002-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da Real Choppa
''Da Real Choppa'' is the third studio album by rapper Choppa. It was released on September 13, 2005 through Roy Jones Jr.'s Body Head Entertainment. The album featured guest appearances by his fellow Body Head Bangerz and three members of the Hot Boys The Hot Boys (often styled as Hot Boy$) are an American hip hop group formed in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1997. The group is made up of B.G. (rapper), B.G., Lil Wayne, Juvenile (rapper), Juvenile and Turk (rapper), Turk. The group was originally .... Track listing External links Body Head Entertainment Official website 2005 albums Choppa albums {{2005-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comin' Back Home
''Comin' Back Home'' is the fourth studio album by rapper Choppa. It was released on July 18, 2006 and was his second album released through 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 B ..., with production by Roy Jones Jr., Tommy Fingerz, and Scott Ross. Track listing References Body Head Entertainment Official website 2006 albums Choppa albums {{2006-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 crea ... [...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 C-Murder was arrested for murdering a fan and Mystikal for the rape and extortion of his hairdresser. They were replaced by Choppa, Currensy, Magic, and T-Bo on the 2002 album Ballers, which produced a minor hit single ''Tight Whips''. 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: Music an ... [...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 E ... [...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, Bun B and Petey Pablo Moses Barrett III (born July 22, 1973), known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina. He is best known for his 2003 Crunk hit single "Freek-a-Leek". Biography Born in Greenville, North Carolina, Bar .... 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 Bangerz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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, Bun B and Petey Pablo Moses Barrett III (born July 22, 1973), known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina. He is best known for his 2003 Crunk hit single "Freek-a-Leek". Biography Born in Greenville, North Carolina, Bar .... 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 Bangerz ... [...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 career distributing his re ... [...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 distributing his re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Limit Forever
No Limit Forever Records is an American independent record label founded by Romeo Miller. No Limit's Vice President is Romeo's brother Valentino. No Limit's COO is Romeo's uncle Silkk The Shocker. History On November 26, 2010, No Limit Forever Records was established by Romeo Miller. On February 9, 2011 Romeo Miller signed the first female to the label, Miss Chee. He also signed rapper Oak Tree and Jamaican singer Kay-I. The next day, Romeo signed Terry "T-Million" Miles to the label and on February 16, 2011 it was announced that he had signed SouthDown, the first rock band to be on the label. Romeo has also signed Louisiana artist Co-Ruff and former Death Row Records artist Eastwood On November 17, 2012 Master P formed a group called Louie V Mob that features himself, Atlanta rapper Alley Boy & Washington, DC rapper Fat Trel. In 2015, Master P formed a new group called Money Mafia which originally featured himself & No Limit Forever artists Ace B, Calliope Popeye, Eastwoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |