The Chopstars, also known as Chopstar DJs or simply Chopstars, are a collective that include American

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and turntablists that perform

chopped and screwed Chopped and screwed (also called screwed and chopped or slowed and throwed) is a music genre and technique of remixing music that involves slowing down the tempo and deejaying. It developed in the Houston hip hop scene in the early 1990s by DJ ...

remixes of popular music under Chop Not Slop Ent. including

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's 2011 '' Take Care'' album, as well as

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's 2014 ''

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'' album. and recently released

Savage Mode II ''Savage Mode II'' is a collaborative studio album by Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage and American record producer Metro Boomin. It was released on October 2, 2020, and was previewed through a trailer with narration by Morgan Freeman. The album s ...

from

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and

21 Savage Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (born October 22, 1992), known professionally as 21 Savage, is a rapper based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Born in London, he moved to Atlanta with his mother at age seven. He became known after releasing two m ...

. Created by OG Ron C, the co-founder of

Swishahouse Swishahouse is an independent Southern hip hop, southern rap record label and hip hop collective based in Houston, Texas. History Swishahouse was founded in North Houston in 1997 by founder and CEO Michael "5000" Watts and OG Ron C as a response ...

Records, it is a homage to the late

DJ Screw Robert Earl Davis Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000), better known by his stage name DJ Screw, was an American hip hop DJ based in Houston, Texas, and best known as the creator of the now-famous chopped and screwed DJ technique. He ...

. The motto of The Chopstars is "Keeping DJ Screw alive since 2001" and "Dedicated to the memory of DJ Screw." Notable members include

DJ Candlestick Omar Barton (born June 21, 1985), better known by his stage name DJ Candlestick, is an American DJ, radio personality, and record producer. He is a member of The Chopstars of the ChopNotSlop subgenre, former on-air personality for KQBT 93.7 Th ...

, DJ Lil Steve,

Mike G Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, better known as Odd Future and often abbreviated as OF, was an American hip-hop music collective formed in Los Angeles County, California in 2007. The original members were Tyler, the Creator, Casey Veggies, ...

(a member of

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), DJ Ryan Wolf the official DJ of the

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, DJ Hollygrove formerly of

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, and

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-winning director

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. They also received a proclamation from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Nov 4th making July 1st The Chopstars Day.

In Mainstream Media

ChopNotSlop has been in mainstream media on several occasions. In 2005

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rapper

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released his multi-platinum album ''

The Sound Of Revenge ''The Sound of Revenge'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Chamillionaire. It was released on November 22, 2005. The album features guest appearances from Lil' Flip, Lil Wayne, Rasaq (his younger brother), Natalie Alvarado, Krayzi ...

'' in which a Chopped and Screwed version was also released with mixes by OG Ron C. To date the ChopNotSlop version has sold over 250,000 copies. In 2010 after meeting OG Ron C in Toronto rapper

started giving attention to ChopNotSlop via interviews and Twitter updates. On Sept 19, 2011, Drake announced his second album by tweeting "Take Care, Take Care Birthday Edition, Take Care OG Ron C Edition...10.24.11" Chopstar DJ Mixtapes have also been featured in the LA Times Music Section, as well as ''

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'' Music Section. OG Ron C's ChopNotSlop version of the song "Southern Takeover" by

was played in the background of the warehouse scene on the

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show ''

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'' (Season 2. Ep15 "Boys and Girls"). The Chopstars have been the subject to many article relating to the art form of ChopNotSlop *On January 27, 2015 OG Ron C and

of The Chopstars teamed up with

and

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

to officially release a FREE ChopNotSlop remix of

which is being distributed via

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Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

website. In February 2017, director

connected with OG Ron C and

to release a ChopNotSlop version of the ''Moonlight'' soundtrack, accessdate=27 Feb 2017, accessdate=27 Feb 2017

Chopstar DJs

OG Ron C founded the Chopstar DJs to help up and coming Chopped and Screwed DJs. He first started with DJ Lil Steve who has been his protégé since 2005. In 2008 he met and brought on

. In 2009 he added DJ Hollygrove and DJ Chose, a well known College and Texas Club Scene DJ/producer/artist. DJ Chose is a member of the group Brook Gang Music that OG Ron C also manages. In 2009 he hooked back up with his old Swishahouse right-hand-man Michael '5000' Watts and released "The Return Of The Realest."

ChopNotSlop Radio and App

ChopNotSlop Radio is an online radio station that was created in 2008. It boasts as the "Worlds First Chopped and Screwed Radio Station" which is dedicated to keeping DJ Screw Music alive. The current broadcast format is block programming is regular singles ChopNotSlop in the similar format of a terrestrial radio station. The stream can be listened to via ChopNotSlop App on Android or any

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. I

Notable members

DJs

* OG Ron C - Co-founder of Swishahouse Records, member of

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, producer of TSU on

’s

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album. * DJ Hollygrove - Former On-Air DJ

. 93.7 The Beat Houston, currently on

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on Core DJ Radio Show *

member of

, former on-air DJ for

, current co-host of the ChopNotSlop Show Sundays on Sound 42 on Sirius XM * DJ Ryan Wolf, official DJ for the NFL’s

and on air DJ for

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. * Mike G, member of

Discography

* ''F-Action 1-71'' (1995–present) * ''

The Sound of Revenge ''The Sound of Revenge'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Chamillionaire. It was released on November 22, 2005. The album features guest appearances from Lil' Flip, Lil Wayne, Rasaq (his younger brother), Natalie Alvarado, Krayzi ...

'' (2006) * '' Chop Care'' (2011) * '' Channel Purple'' (2012) * '' God Forgives, I Chop'' (2012) * '' Based on a T.R.U. Story: ChopNotSlop'' (2013) * '' Nabuma Purple Rubberband'' (2015) * ''Moonlight Soundtrack'' (2017) * ''Savage Mode II'' (2020) * '' Heroes & Villains'' (2023)

References

{{reflist American DJs