Choppa

Choppa
Choppa at SportsRock in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2007
Choppa at SportsRock in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2007
Background information
Birth nameDarwin Turner
Also known asDa Real Choppa
BornNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2000–present
Labels

Darwin Turner, better known by his stage name Choppa, is an American rapper and singer.

History

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His first album Choppa Style was released in 2001 by independent label Take Fo' Records. The eponymous single became a local New Orleans hit.[1]

In 2003 his second album, Straight from the N.O., was released by Master P's No Limit Records.[1] It rose to number 54 on the US Billboard 200.

In 2004 he joined Roy Jones Jr.'s group Body Head Bangerz.[2] Jones's record label Body Head Entertainment released Choppa's third album Da Real Choppa in 2005 and his fourth Comin' Back Home in 2006.

In 2013 Choppa released his first mixtape, "choppa Style".[3] It was his first solo project in seven years.

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US US R&B
Choppa Style
  • Released: January 28, 2003
  • Label: Take Fo'
  • Format: CD, MD, LP
99
Straight from the N.O. 54 15
Da Real Choppa
  • Released: September 13, 2005
  • Label: Street Balla, Body Head
  • Format: CD, MD, LP

Collaboration albums

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List of collaboration albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
US R&B
Body Head Bangerz: Volume One
(with Body Head Bangerz)
38
It Is What It Is
(with Hot Boy Ronald)
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: True Champ
  • Format: CD, MD, LP

Mixtapes

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Choppa's mixtapes and details
Title Mixtape details
Choppa Style
  • Released: September 26, 2013
  • Label: I Represent

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US
R&B
"Choppa Style" 2002 Choppa Style
"Choppa Style"
(featuring Master P)
2003 94 49 Straight from the N.O.
"Woaa" 2007
"I Feel Dat Black & Gold" 2012
"Goin Hard"
(featuring Level & Hollywood Bay Bay)
2013
"She Got It"
(featuring August Alsina)
2014
"She Bad"
"Body"
(featuring Detroit)
"Drop It Low"
(featuring Joint Inc)
2015

References

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  1. ^ a b David Jeffries (October 29, 1980). "Choppa | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Body Head Bangerz".
  3. ^ "Choppa - Choppa Style Hosted by I Represent Music, Free Mixtape Stream and Download!". Livemixtapes.com. September 26, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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