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Choppy Chope is an interesting solo artist from Maryland. He will marry reggae, soul and hip hop in a very original way.Let Dem Know starts in a typical rastafari style, the beats are catchy and the melody is nostalgic. Like rap music, reggae music was born from a fight, a fight from black folks for survival. Feel the faith, the struggle in darkness, feel people's involvement. The song sounds like a powerful prayer written in a good reggae style. If you like music that talks to your heart, Let Dem Know is exactly for you.Choppy Chope Sounds is a catchy track that starts with drums and trumpets. The Jamaican style might make you think of Bob Marley a little bit. Nice vocals in the background totally match with the rhythmic track. Choppy Chope Sounds is as delightful as Jamaican rhum. Taste it and get drunk while notes, vocals and sounds invade your ears with a delightful reggae flavor mixed up with hip hop.Cold Summer Hot Winter starts in a more offensive way. Choppy Chope's sounds more gritty and will lead you into the struggling atmosphere of the streets. A man is determined to make it with his powerful rhymes.Lah Lah Lah starts with scratches sounds and introduces you into Choppy's rhythmic universe. Choppy Chope has some good lyrical skills, his instrumentals are well handled. Check out the original artist here.Copyright©2006 by Isabelle Esling All Rights Reserved - Isabelle Esling
Discography
"L.B-Day, Dont Play" (1995), "Little Black Raven Day" (1997), S.U.K. "Official" (2001), Mercury Waters (Neblina 2004), Princess of Contreversy (Backbone 2004), Bamboo's Ressurrection (2005), Priest da Nomad (SPP Waxworks 2005)
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Bio
Choppy Chop-e Sound (a.k.a. Dayjahvu)
b. Damyon F. Richardson, 30 August 1976, Washington,D.C.,USA. Growing up in Maryland and New York, Damyon was influenced by many different knids of music. He started writing his own rhymes at the age of 13, and when he was 14, he started making his own beats using just cassette tapes. In 1991, his group "The S.U.K's"was formed with fellow M.C.'s L.B. and Black Raven. The group's unique talent was recognized quickly in the underground Hip-Hop community, as they started opening up for artist such as, The Lost Boyz, Wu-Tang, Redman& Method Man, Keith Murray, A-Z, Rakim and Jay-Z. In 1996, they joined A Tribe called quest, Foxy Brown and DJ J-Black on a tour of the east coast. In 1997, the group for Group Home and Cellar Dwellars. They also won the "MADD Rcords" talent contest at the Washington D.C. Convention Center. In 2000, Damyonstarted focusing more of his attention on producing. He was named champion of Alpha Beats "Battle of the Beats" competition in 2003. He has produced over 50 songs for local artists in the D.C. metro area, such as Adversary, Buck, Doug 53, I.Q. and Y.U. of the Remainz, Rugged soulz, Prophet Syndicte, Ill Frequency, Hall of Fame, Mr. Yuk, S.M.S., Diamond mines, Tislam the Great, Black Raven, J-Sol and Monk-The Mayor of MO.CO. In addition, he has also produced tracks for, Insane of Mizery (Brooklyn,NY), Bamm Savage(Boston MA), Kali Wlof (Boston MA), K-Rhyme(VA), and Chrisa (Obeck City, Germany). Damyon is known for his unique talent of taking sounds and "chopping" them to sound like something completely different, which is where the name "Choppy Chop-e" came from. Unlike many producers, his sounds are mainly played using various instruments instead of just computer factory samples and sounds. Each track that he makes is so different from the others; this is why he appeals to so many different genres of muisc. In 2005, he realeased "Bamboo's Resurrection," a compilation of different tracks performed by the S.U.K's, Troy Knight, Mr. Yuk, S.M.S, Hall of Fame, Diamond Mines, J-Sol, Mercury Waters, Abdullah Mohammed and Bamm Savage.
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