"Worldwide Choppers" is a song by American rapper

Tech N9ne Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two ...

. It serves as the third single from his eleventh studio album '' All 6's and 7's''. The song is noted for its breakneck flows packing rhythmic, rapid-fire rap.PopDust: Eight guest rappers break stopwatches on Tech N9ne's "Worldwide Choppers
/ref> "Worldwide Choppers", produced by Michael Summers known as producer Seven, is a

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track that includes lyrics in English,

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and Turkish. Turkish lyrics are performed by Turkish rapper

Ceza Bilgin Özçalkan (; born 31 December 1976), also known by his stage name Ceza (, Turkish for 'punishment'), is a Turkish rapper and songwriter. Early works In 1995, Özçalkan started a group called U.C.S and performed with this group until ...

and Danish lyrics are performed by Danish rapper U$O. Other rappers taking part in the single are Busta Rhymes,

Yelawolf Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Alabama and raised in Tennessee, he embarked on his career independently in 2005, releasing one extended play (EP) and four mixta ...

Twista Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastes ...

, D-Loc, JL of B.Hood &

Twisted Insane Michael Johnson, known by his stage name as Twisted Insane, is an American rapper and songwriter from San Diego, California. He has released eleven studio albums. He founded the record label Brainsick Muzik, signing other rappers. Early life ...

. It was recorded with contributions from a number of locations, more specifically Kansas City, Missouri (JL),

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(D-Loc),

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(Yelawolf),

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(Twista), New York (Busta Rhymes),

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(Twisted Insane) in addition to

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(Ceza) and

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(U$O). The names of the rappers and their locations are introduced within the recording by name.

Context

The word "chopper" relates to a type of fast-paced rap, a style of

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called chopper. In the late 1990s, Tech N9ne popularized the chopper style among his fan base. From 2007 to 2011, he released a number of songs in collaboration with other chopper-style artists exclusively in this fast-paced style of rap,Tech N9ne gathers the fastest rappers for Worldwide Choppers" track/
/ref> including " Midwest Choppers" featuring the Midwest rappers D-Loc, Dalima and

Krizz Kaliko Samuel William Christopher Watson IV (born March 7, 1974), better known by his stage name Krizz Kaliko, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and voice actor. He is a longtime collaborator with fellow hometown native Tech N9ne and was signe ...

(from his 2007's album '' Misery Loves Kompany''), " Midwest Choppers 2" featuring K-Dean and

Krayzie Bone Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper, singer, producer, and entrepreneur. He is a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Personal life Henderson comes from a fourth generation fami ...

(from his 2009's album ''

Sickology 101 ''Sickology 101'' is the eighth studio album, and the second in the "Collabos" series, by rapper Tech N9ne. Early on, the album carried a "The Study of Being Sick" subtitle, but as its release grew nearer, the subtitle was phased out. The album ...

'') and "Worldwide Choppers" featuring several American and International artists in the same style on this album. The word “chopper” refers to the unique sound helicopter blades produce while helicopters are in flight as an analogy to fast-paced rap. Twista's lyrics in the song allude to this: "I'm finna be usin it as energy, watch how radiant I'ma be. Like a helicopter when the words fly."Lyrics of "Worldwide Choppers"
/ref> Chopper is also a word used in slang for an automatic firearm (which is used in reference to the same sound mentioned above). This may also be where the word chopper referencing the style of rap actually originated.

Music video

Tech N9ne and Yelawolf claimed in interviews that a music video was being shot for the song, but the video never entered production. This was due to the difficulty of having such a large group of artists available to film at the same time.

Sequel

A sequel titled "Speedom (WWC2)" is on Tech N9ne's album called ''

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''. The song features

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from

and Eminem.

Chart performance

The single debuted on the US '' Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 4, effectively making it at number 104 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also appeared on the US ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Songs chart at number 15, becoming U$O's, Ceza's, JL's, Yelawolf's and Twisted Insane's biggest hit in the United States.

Charts and Certifications

References

External links

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Lyrics of this song at Genius
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