CHOPS
Encyclopedia
Chops is the stage name
of Scott Jung, an Asian American
hip hop producer, rapper and former member of the Asian American Hip-Hop group the Mountain Brothers
. Jung grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
and has Chinese ancestry. While with Mountain Brothers, he was known for using a combination of programmed and live instruments in his work, as opposed to sampling the work of others. Since the demise of the Mountain Brothers, Chops has worked exclusively as a producer, with his most high profile piece being the critically well-liked 2011 video for Lonely Island entitled "The Creep."
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
of Scott Jung, an Asian American
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
hip hop producer, rapper and former member of the Asian American Hip-Hop group the Mountain Brothers
Mountain Brothers
Mountain Brothers was an American hip hop group originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named after the legend of 108 mountain bandits depicted in the Chinese novel Water Margin, the group formed in 1994 after all attended the Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania.The...
. Jung grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
and has Chinese ancestry. While with Mountain Brothers, he was known for using a combination of programmed and live instruments in his work, as opposed to sampling the work of others. Since the demise of the Mountain Brothers, Chops has worked exclusively as a producer, with his most high profile piece being the critically well-liked 2011 video for Lonely Island entitled "The Creep."
With the Mountain Brothers:
- 1999: Self Vol. 1 (Self Released)
- 2002: Microphone Phenomenal (Babygrande Records)
- 2003: Triple Crown (Babygrande Records)
Albums
- 2002: Your Mom (Good Vibe Recordings)
- 2003: Virtuosity (Good Vibe Recordings)
- 2006: Dark (Image Music Group)