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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Darwin Turner |
| Also known as | Da Real Choppa |
| Born | October 29, 1980 |
| Origin | New Orleans, U.S. |
| Genres | Southern hip hop, Dirty South |
| Occupations | Rapper, Singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | No Limit/Universal, Take Fo Records, Body Head |
| Associated acts | 504 Boyz, Body Head Bangerz, Baby Boy da Prince, Brittany Ni'Cole, Magic, Master P |
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Darwin Turner, better known by his stage name Choppa, is a New Orleans rapper.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Career [link]
Choppa was contracted to several record labels. He was signed to P. Diddy's record label, Bad Boy Records, in 2005.[6] In 2006 he signed to the record label Cash Money.[2] He was formerly signed to Master P's No Limit Records. His most successful single was "Choppa Style", which was a typical example of bounce music and was released twice one recorded with Master P himself after signing with his label. He started his own record label Street Balla Records in 2003. In 2004 he was signed to Body Head Entertainment, the label on which he released his 2005 album Da Real Choppa and is also a member of Roy Jones Jr.'s hip hop group Body Head Bangerz. He appeared with Mike Jones and 5th Ward Weebie on the 2004 Dirty South compilation released by Swishahouse The Day Hell Broke Loose 2 AKA Major Without A Major Deal on the song "Throwed".
Hurricane Katrina [link]
Choppa lost several family members and friends when New Orleans was struck by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. His home was destroyed. He was one the stars of who appeared in a telethon to benefit victims of Katrina. He personally donated $150,000 for disaster relief.
Discography [link]
Albums [link]
- 2002: Choppa Style
- 2003: Straight from the N.O.
- 2005: Da Real Choppa
- 2006: Comin' Back Home
Singles [link]
| Year | Song | Chart positions[7] | Album | ||
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | |||
| 2003 | "Choppa Style" (featuring Master P) | 94 | 49 | — | Straight from the N.O. |
| 2007 | "Woaa" | — | — | — | non-album single |
References [link]
- ^ Kelefa Sanneh (2005-09-19). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Rapping for a Hometown in Hurricane Crisis". New York Times. https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30E1EF734550C7A8DDDA00894DD404482. Retrieved 2011-02-04. "The victim was the New Orleans rapper (and reality-TV veteran) known variously as Young City or Chopper, an aspiring star who joined loads of established ones inside the Philips Arena for a concert called Heal the Hood, a hip-hop fund-raiser for -- and, in a few cases, by -- victims of Hurricane Katrina."
- ^ a b Jayson Rodriguez (2006-12-05). "Da Band's Chopper Signs With Cash Money, Slams Diddy". VH1. https://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1547338/20061205/band_2_.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-02-04. "When Chopper (a.k.a. Young City), formerly of Da Band, was debating which label to sign with after leaving Bad Boy, his decision came down to one thing. When he was down and out, Chopper said, fellow New Orleans native Baby of Cash Money Records provided for him."
- ^ Corey Moss (2005-09-07). "Juvenile, 3 Doors Down Among Those Affected By Disaster: Master P, Chopper, Better Than Ezra have also suffered loss of family, homes". VH1. https://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1509095/20050907/juvenile.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-02-04. "Chopper donated $150,000 ("Out of my personal account, forget the business account," he noted) and has traveled to Houston and surrounding areas to aid in relief efforts. He's also written a song about watching his city crumble; "Crescent City Crisis" will appear on his forthcoming album."
- ^ Ben Ratliff (2005-11-06). "Meet New Orleans Rap's Most Surprising Savior". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/arts/music/06ratliff.html?pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2011-02-04. "Working on a freelance basis in 2001, he had produced tracks with a local rapper named Choppa. (At the time, the song "Choppa Style" was No. 1 on the New Orleans hip-hop station.)"
- ^ Ashlene Nand, Remmie Fresh (2005-09-11). "BET's SOS Telethon Raises $10 Million Dollar". all hip hop. https://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2005/09/11/18130322.aspx. Retrieved 2011-02-04. "Added fellow Southern artist Young City [aka Chopper]: "We never thought it was going to hit like that. I lost my grandma. Some of my friends died.""
- ^ a b "P. Diddy Inks Joint Venture With Warner Music Group". Soundslam. 2005-04-15. https://soundslam.com/articles/news/news.php?news=050414_pdiddy. Retrieved 2011-02-04. "Formed in 1994, the flagship company of BBWEG is Bad Boy Records. Other artists include B5, Boyz N Da Hood, Mase, Carl Thomas, 8Ball & MJG, Mario Winans, and promising up-and-coming artists such as Choppa from Da Band and Cheri Denis."
- ^ "Choppa > Charts & Awards (Billboard Singles)". Allmusic. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p544061. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
External links [link]
- Artist Profile at Yahoo! Music
- Artist Profile at Body Head Enterianment
- Choppa on Myspace
- Choppa at Allmusic
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Waga
Waga is an isolated small town in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Administrated by Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha (Divisional Council), it is part of the Padukka Divisional Secretary's Division. The town can be reached on road from Colombo via A4 (Colombo - Rathnapura) road, turning off at either Meepe near Padukka or at Kaluaggala near Hanwella. The Waga station of the Kelani Valley Railway Line is also situated in Kahahena junction of the town. The Labugama and Kalatuwawa reservoirs, which supply water to the Colombo city and the forest reserves of Labugama and Udagama are also situated nearby.
Coordinates: 6°53′23″N 80°07′40″E / 6.88972°N 80.12778°E
Waga (disambiguation)
Waga or WAGA may refer to:
Places
Broadcasting
Other uses
WAGA-TV
WAGA-TV "FOX 5" virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 27) is a FOX owned-and-operated television station located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The station is owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. WAGA-TV maintains studio and transmitter facilities located on Briarcliff Road in unincoporated DeKalb County, just east of Atlanta proper. WAGA is available on Comcast channel 4 and on DirecTV and Dish Network in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
History
As a CBS affiliate
WAGA-TV first began operations on March 8, 1949. It was originally owned by Storer Broadcasting along with WAGA radio (AM 590, now WDWD; and WAGA-FM 102.9, now WVEE at 103.3), all colloquially called "Wagga". It is Atlanta's second-oldest television station, signing on seven months after WSB-TV (channel 2). Originally a CBS affiliate, channel 5 also carried a secondary affiliation with the DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1956. It also shared the ABC affiliation with WSB-TV until WLWA-TV (Channel 11, now WXIA-TV) signed on in September 1951. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.
Radio Stations - Waga
Podcasts:
Choppa
ALBUMS
- Comin' Back Home released:
- Choppa Style released:
- Straight From the N.O. released:
Choppa Style
- Thugged Out
- Choppa Style (radio edit)
- That Bounce Shit
- Choppa Style (JMK remix)
- Ohh Girl
- You're the One
- Wobble for Me
- Hop in the Circle (remix)
- Messy Bitches
- I Came to Represent
- Tic With It
- Ya Boy Choppa
- One Mo' Chance
- In the Morning (remix)
- Love Me Like You Did (remix)
- Choppa Style (radio edit) (mix)
Straight From the N.O.
- Imma Be Here
- Represent Yo Block (feat. B.G. Master P)
- Straight From the N.O. (feat. Big Man)
- Choppa Style (feat. Master P)
- Dirty Dirty
- Holla at Me (feat. Currensy)
- Brick Jungle
- Keep It Poppin (feat. Weebie Money)
- Aaahhh (Oh Yeah)
- Lookin Good (feat. Jahbo)
- Hatin (feat. Money Hype)
- Shake It Like That (feat. Currensy)
- Choppa Rock
- Gettin Money (feat. Currensy)
- Outro
- [untitled]
- [untitled]
Choppa
ALBUMS
- Waga Waga released: 2004
Waga Waga
Released 2004- Magumbe
- Waga Waga
- Chisa (feat. Abataswani)
- Umhlaba We'Ndoda (feat. Zolani)
- Dinheiro / Money (feat. Shivas)
- Kukuya Dance (feat. Kabechino)
- Ayeah (feat. DJ Brian)
- Kunde Kinte
- Saudades
- Magumbe Lite
- Dinheiro (feat. Shivas) (remix)
- Waga Waga (Motherland remix)
- Magumbe (Motherland remix)
- Magumbe (Motherland instrumental remix)
- Waga Waga (Motherland remix instrumental)
