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 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 ...

. On October 22, 2002, Choppa released his debut album titled ''

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 ...

''; 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 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 ...

. Choppa & Master P re-recorded the single "Choppa Style" and re-released it as the first single from his second album. The single went on to chart on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 94. On March 4, 2003, Choppa released his second album titled ''

Straight from the N.O. ''Straight from the N.O.'' is the second studio album by American rapper Choppa, released on March 4, 2003, through The New No Limit , Take Fo & Universal Records. Production for the album was handled by "Henry The Man" Holden, Nik Cohn, Don ...

''. This album charted at number 54 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In late 2003, Choppa started his own record label Street Balla Records.

2004—06: ''Da Real Choppa'' and ''Comin' Back Home''

In early 2004, after leaving

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, ...

, Choppa signed to

Roy Jones Jr. Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American former professional boxer who holds dual American and Russian citizenship. He competed in boxing from 1989 to 2018, and held multiple world championships in four weight classes, inc ...

'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 Bul ...

and also 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 Bul ...

. On September 13, 2005, Choppa released his third album titled ''

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 ...

''. On July 18, 2006, Choppa released his fourth album titled ''

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 ...

''.

2013—present

On September 26, 2013, Choppa released his debut mixtape and first solo project in seven years, titled "Choppa Style".

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

References

External links

Artist Profile at Yahoo! MusicChoppa
on Myspace * {{Authority control Living people African-American male rappers 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 people Year of birth missing (living people)