Young Chop

Tyree Lamar Pittman[2] (born November 14, 1993), better known by his stage name Young Chop, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. In 2012, he gained widespread recognition within the American hip hop community for producing Chief Keef's hits "I Don't Like", "Love Sosa", and "3Hunna". He released his first studio album Precious in 2013, established his own label, Chop Squad Records, and released the album Still the following year. Young Chop, with Chief Keef, the late Fredo Santana, and others, belong to the Chicago collective called 3hunna, making drill music in which they generally rap about drug dealing, weapons, and their lifestyles.[3]

Young Chop
Birth nameTyree Lamar Pittman
Born (1993-11-14) November 14, 1993
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitechopsquadworldwide.com

Life and career

Pittman grew up in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Pittman started making beats when he was 11 years old with the help of his cousin.[4] He met Chief Keef on Facebook and went on to produce many of his songs.[5] Pittman is part of a production team collective called BandKamp which also includes producer and CEO BandKamp, Paris Beuller and intern WaldooBeatz, Chief Keef's Back From The Dead was officially the first mixtape he produced.[6] Pittman recently started his own independent label called Chop Squad.[7] He has also started a website called SoundKitWiz.com, an online retail music production website where producers and engineers can purchase audio engineering and music production related products.[7] His producer tag is "Young Chop On the Beat", spoken by his 4 year old nephew.

Controversy

In April 2020, Pittman uploaded a video on Instagram of him firing shots outside his house after people outside were calling his name.[8] On April 5, 2020, Pittman was streaming on Instagram Live whilst looking for Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage.[9] Pittman had already called out 21 Savage publicly a few days before the incident.[10] After returning to the Uber car transporting him, Pittman claimed that the vehicle was shot at, showing footage of shattered glass as proof.[9]

On April 16, 2020, Pittman was arrested in Gwinnett County, Georgia for violating his probation.[11] He was also charged with aggravated cruelty to animals-death after allegedly starving his dog to death in February 2020.[12]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Precious (2013)
  • Still (2014)
  • Fat Gang or No Gang (2015)
  • Finally Rich Too (2015)
  • King Chop (2016)
  • Coppotelli (2016)
  • King Chop 2 (2018)
  • Don't Sleep (2019)
  • Comfortable (2019)
  • Young Godfather (2020)
  • Intro x Young Godfather (2020)
  • Under Surveillance (2021)[13]

References
  1. Fact (2013-04-19). "Hip-Hop in 2013... for Dummies (Part 2: The Producers) - Page 14 of 14". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  2. "ACE Repertory". Ascap.com. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  3. Welcome to Chiraq - Chiraq - Ep 1 YouTube.com
  4. Off the Record: Young Chop YouTube.com
  5. "YoungChop comments on My name is Young Chop on the Beat AMA". 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-01-01.
  6. "The Man Behind Chief Keef's "I Don't Like:" Meet Young Chop". Globalgrind.com. 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  7. Sherron, Shabazz (July 23, 2014). "Young Chop Says, "I Don't Even Know What Drill Music Is"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. "Young Chop Fires Gun From His Porch at People in Car". VladTV. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. "Young Chop Goes Looking for 21 Savage, Claims He Was Shot At". XXL. XXL. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. "Young Chop Disses 21 Savage". XXL. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. Peters, Mitchell. "Young Chop Arrested for Violating Probation in Georgia". Billboard. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. "Update: Young Chop Arrested for Allegedly Starving a Dog to Death". VladTV. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. "Young Chop - Under Surveillance". Apple Music. 14 November 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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