page_title: Chopper (rap)
section_title: 2000–present – Spread across the globe
hierarchical_section_title: Chopper (rap) / History / 2000–present – Spread across the globe
caption_attribution_description: English: Tech N9ne finishes performing at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO
context_page_description: Chopper is a hip hop music style that originated in the Midwestern United States and features fast-paced rhyming or rapping. Those that rap in the style are known as choppers, and rapping in the style is sometimes referred to as chopping. The style is one of the major forms of Midwest hip hop, though by the early 1990s it had spread to other parts of the United States including California and New York City, and it has spread across the world since.
  Chopper style places an emphasis on speed of pronunciation, and as such is commonly attributed to some of the fastest professional rappers, such as Mac Lethal, Twista, Big L, Tech N9ne, Twisted Insane, Busta Rhymes, Rebel XD, Krizz Kaliko and Jaz-O. Vocalist Oli Peters of the tech-death band Archspire is also heavily influenced by this style.
context_section_description: In 1999, Missouri rapper Tech N9ne and his business partner Travis O'Guin founded the independent record label Strange Music. Anghellic, Tech N9ne's first album released through Strange Music, sold 278,000 copies and marked his breakthrough from an underground artist to a commercial success. He continued to release albums on the independent label regularly, with six further albums in the 2000s alone, and became established as one of the major chopper artists. His "Tech N9ne Collabos" series, so far consisting of eight albums released between 2007–2017, is a collection of albums featuring other artists on every track, through which Tech N9ne has introduced a wide range of artists to his substantial fanbase. The albums include collaborations from fellow Strange Music artists such as Krizz Kaliko, Yukmouth and Kutt Calhoun; as well as other chopper rappers, other rappers who do not normally rap in chopper style, and some rock artists. Due largely to the success of Tech N9ne's career Strange Music has become a major independent record label and hosts a sizeable roster of artists including many in the chopper genre.
  The 2000s also saw mainstream success come for some of the earliest choppers. Twista's fourth studio album, Kamikaze, topped the Billboard 200 chart in 2004, and his next three albums all reached the chart's top 10. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony released five albums from 2000–2010, all of which charted in the top 50 positions of the Billboard 200. Throughout the 1990s, New York rapper Busta Rhymes had been creating music, first as a part of the group Leaders of the New School from 1989–1993 and then as a solo artist from then onwards. Beginning with his 1998 album E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front he began to rap at faster speeds on some songs, and throughout the time since then he has incorporated chopper-style rapping on several of his successful tracks, such as 2001's "Break Ya Neck" and his guest verse on Tech N9ne's 2011 single "Worldwide Choppers", leading many to consider Busta Rhymes a chopper rapper. Rhymes' music was highly successful throughout the 2000s, and his unorthodox style is considered by some to be one of the most significant developments in the style in recent times.
  The 21st century has seen chopper rap spread from its roots in the Midwest and in New York across the world of hip hop. In the South, rappers such as Chamillionaire and Yelawolf have utilised the style, while on the West Coast rappers such as San Diego-born rapper Twisted Insane and Snow Tha Product from San Jose regularly rap in the chopper style. The style has also spread to Europe, with Danish rapper U$O and Turkish rapper Ceza both featuring on Tech N9ne's aforementioned single "Worldwide Choppers", and particularly to Germany. German rappers such as Samy Deluxe, Olli Banjo, Kollegah, Hollywood Hank, DCVDNS and Schwartz. ShimmyMC featured American choppers Twisted Insane and Wrekonize on his single "Thron". The style has also been adopted in Asia, with Korean rapper Outsider being known for his very high speeds rapping in the Korean language.
caption: Tech N9ne is one of the most successful artists to rap in the chopper style.
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