Scott Jung, better known by his stage name CHOPS, is an Asian American hip-hop producer and performer. He is known for using a combination of programmed and live instruments in his work, as opposed to sampling the work of others.

Jung is Chinese American.

Early Years

Mountain Brothers

CHOPS began his music career in 1994 as a member of Mountain Brothers, a hip-hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mountain Brothers received notability for being one of the first hip-hop groups to feature all Asian American members, as well as critical acclaim for their original music production, which was handled entirely by CHOPS. The Mountain Brothers were a Philly-based hip-hop group consisting of three Asian American rappers. ...

In 1997, Mountain Brothers won the national "Rhymes from the Mind" contest, sponsored by Sprite. The group created a commercial about the soft drink, which was aired on radio stations in the United States. Sprite is a clear soda, lemon-lime flavored, caffeine free soft drink, produced by the Coca-Cola Company. ...

In 1998, Mountain Brothers became the first Asian American band signed to a major label (Ruffhouse Records). While signed to Ruffhouse, the group released one single, "Paperchase," and performed live, including opening for Jeru the Damaja. During this time, CHOPS would also produce a remix of the song "Rastafarian Girl" for artist Wise Intelligent from Poor Righteous Teachers. Ruffhouse Records is a record label founded in 1989 by Chris Schwartz and Joe Nicolo as a joint venture with Columbia Records. ... Jeru the Damaja (pronounced DA-ma-jer, born Kendrick Jeru Davis) is an MC from Brooklyn, New York. ... The Poor Righteous Teachers are a trio of African American hip hop musicians from Trenton, New Jersey, founded in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... The Poor Righteous Teachers are a trio of African American hip hop musicians from Trenton, New Jersey, founded in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ...

Mountain Brothers released their first album, Self Vol 1, in 1999 on their own Pimpstrut Records label. The album received critical acclaim and featured the single, "Galaxies (The Next Level)." The group embarked continued to perform live at various colleges and venues with other artists including A Tribe Called Quest and Slum Village. A music video for "Galaxies" was filmed by directors Chris Chan Lee and Richard Kim and aired several times on the MTV show Yo! MTV Raps. Mountain Brothers were also featured on a television commercial from Nike, in which they provided voiceovers for three NBA stars. A Tribe Called Quest is a critically acclaimed and highly-influential American hip-hop group, formed in 1988. ... Slum Village circa 2000 Slum Village is the name of a hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. ... Chris Chan Lee (born in San Francisco, California) is an Asian American filmmaker. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Nike, Inc. ...

The group released their second album, Triple Crown, in 2003 on Babygrande Records, but disbanded shortly after. The term Triple Crown is used in several distinct contexts. ... Babygrande Records is an independent hip-hop record label based in New York City. ...

Early Production

In 1999, after the release of Mountain Brothers' first album, Self Vol 1, CHOPS began producing for other artists, including Bahamadia, Grand Agent, Princess Superstar, Consequence, and Mystic. Full-length albums with rappers Dave Ghetto and CMNR were recorded, as well as a few songs with Louis Logic and the P.A.C.I.F.I.C.S, but never released. Bahamadia; Philly born Antonia Reed a DJ turned MC released her critically claimed debut in 96 Kollage with production by Guru. ... Princess Superstar (born Concetta Kirschner, 1971) is an American rapper. ... Consequence can refer to:a good or a bad result of your actions. ... Look up mystic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 2003, CHOPS released the album Food for Naught on the label Day by Day Entertainment. The album featured instrumental tracks, all produced by CHOPS, but credited as "collaborations" with other artists who were actually made up names. The exception to this was the song "International Spy Chase," which was an actual collaboration between CHOPS and his brother.

Album: Virtuosity

In 2004, CHOPS released the album Virtuosity, which was billed as his debut "producer project," co-released by labels Vocab Records and Goodvibe Recordings. The album featured collaborations with Kanye West, Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon, Talib Kweli, Planet Asia, Ras Kass, Phil Da Agony of Strong Arm Steady, Bahamadia, Grand Agent, Mystic, and Baby Blak. Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... Wu-Tang redirects here. ... Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American East Coast rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ... Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975), better known as Talib Kweli, is an American MC from Brooklyn, New York. ... Planet Asia is an underground rapper from Fresno, California known for his vast discography of mixtapes. ... Ras Kass (born John Austin, on September 26, 1975 in Watts, California) is an American rapper. ... Phil Da Agony, also known as Phil the Agony, (born Jason Smith) is a West Coast hip hop artist whose is a member of the hip hop collectives, Barbershop MCs, Strong Arm Steady and Likwit Crew. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

Mixtapes

After the release of Virtuosity, CHOPS began working with southern artists on several mixtape projects, marking a significant change in his production style. The first mixtape was the series It's Going Down which were hosted by Paul Wall, Bun B, and Chamillionaire. The mixtapes included remixes of hit songs by Ludacris, Three-Six Mafia, and Nelly, and in 2005, the series won "Best Mixtape of the Year" at the Southern Entertainment Awards. Paul Slayton, (born March 11, 1981)[1] better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is a rapper and DJ, promoter and jeweller, originally one half of Houston hip-hop group The Color Changin Click. ... Bun B (born Bernard Freeman March 19, 1973) is a rapper of one half (with Pimp C) Southern hip hop act UGK from Port Arthur, Texas. ... Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979)better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air, IPA: , a portmanteau of chameleon and millionaire) is an American rapper (and often singer) and the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. ... Luda redirects here. ... DJ Paul, Juicy J, Crunchy Black. ... For other uses, see Nelly (disambiguation). ...

Other mixtapes include "National Champs 2006", part of the "It's Going Down" series. This mixtape was hosted by Paul Wall and DJ Clue. CHOPS, along with DJ Clue and DJ Lt. Dan, then carried on the series by releasing a Jay-Z mixtape called "I Came. I Saw. I Conquered." Paul Slayton, (born March 11, 1981)[1] better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is a rapper and DJ, promoter and jeweller, originally one half of Houston hip-hop group The Color Changin Click. ... // Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA), better known as DJ Clue?, is a Mixtape DJ known for his involvement in the Mixtape circuit and for being one of the first DJs not to mix songs in his mixtapes. ... // Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA), better known as DJ Clue?, is a Mixtape DJ known for his involvement in the Mixtape circuit and for being one of the first DJs not to mix songs in his mixtapes. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ...

In addition, CHOPS has provided the songs for several mixtapes including:

• Smokin' and Sippin (featuring Fabolous, Paul Cain, and Magnificent, on the mixtape Loso's Way hosted by Fabolous.
• My Lowrider on the mixtape Stop Snitchin Stop Lyin, hosted by The Game.

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Television, Movie, and Video Game Soundtracks

In 2003, CHOPS produced the music for an ESPN X-Games commercial which featured Snoop Dogg. ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... For the computer game series named X, see X (computer game series). ... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ...

From the album Virtuosity, The song "What's F**kin' Wit Us?" was featured on the soundtrack to the movie House of Wax and the song "Git Dat Mutha" was featured on the soundtrack to the video game Project Gotham Racing 3. House of Wax can refer to: House of Wax, a 1953 3D horror film starring Vincent Price. ... Project Gotham Racing 3 (PGR3 for short) is an arcade-style racing game that was released with the launch of the Xbox 360 on November 22, 2005 for the US market and December 2, 2005 in Europe, and was released on January 12, 2006 in Japan. ...

A snippet of an unreleased song featuring CHOPS and Dave Ghetto appears in the movie Brown Sugar. Brown sugar typical of that bought in Western supermarkets Brown sugar is a sucrose sugar product with a distinctive brown color due to the presence of molasses. ...

In 2006, CHOPS released a soundtrack album for the feature film Dark on the label Image Entertainment. Darkness is the absence of light. ...

CHOPS has produced music for the soundtrack of the MTV reality television series Rob and Big. This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Look up Rob and Big in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Recent Production

CHOPS has produced music for:

• Wu Tang Clan rapper ODB's Osirus album. Songs on the album include "Go Go Go" (w/Blahzay Blahzay), "Don't Stop Ma", "Down South", and "If Y'all Want War" (w/Royal Flush)
• DJ Clue's album The Professional Part 3 on the track "Grill and Woman" with Mike Jones, Paul Wall, and Bun B.
• Young Jeezy's "National Anthem", featured on the digital download version of Jeezy's platinum album The Inspiration
• "My Rims", a song by CHOPS and Atlanta rapper Lil Weavah
• "We Breakin Up" for Chamillionaire's CD "Ultimate Victory", released Sept 18, 2007
• "Damn, I'm Cold", a song by Bun B featuring Lil Wayne, will be featured on Bun B's sophomore album II Trill.

In a recent inteview, CHOPS confirmed that he had completed a track for E-40's upcoming CD "The Ball Street Journal", called "Rollin On Candy". This song also features Paul Wall. The Wu-Tang Clan is a pioneering hardcore rap group, originally from Staten Island, New York, USA (Staten Island is referred to as Shaolin in their lyrics). ... ODB redirects here. ... Osirus can refer to either: 1. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... // Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA), better known as DJ Clue?, is a Mixtape DJ known for his involvement in the Mixtape circuit and for being one of the first DJs not to mix songs in his mixtapes. ... For other persons named Michael or Mike Jones, see Michael Jones. ... Paul Slayton, (born March 11, 1981)[1] better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is a rapper and DJ, promoter and jeweller, originally one half of Houston hip-hop group The Color Changin Click. ... Bun B (born Bernard Freeman March 19, 1973) is a rapper of one half (with Pimp C) Southern hip hop act UGK from Port Arthur, Texas. ... Jay Jenkins (born September 28, 1977 in Columbia, South Carolina) formerly known as Lil J currently known as Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979)better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air, IPA: , a portmanteau of chameleon and millionaire) is an American rapper (and often singer) and the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. ... Ultimate Victory is southern rapper Chamillionaires second album. ... Bun B (born Bernard Freeman March 19, 1973) is a rapper of one half (with Pimp C) Southern hip hop act UGK from Port Arthur, Texas. ... Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. ... For other uses, see E40. ...

Discography

• 2004: Virtuosity

Singles

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