Koopsta Knicca

Koopsta Knicca
Background information
Birth name	Robert Cooper Phillips
Born	Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Origin	Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Genres	Hip-Hop, Crunk, Horrorcore,
Occupations	Rapper,
Years active	1991–Present
Associated acts	Three 6 Mafia, Hypnotize Camp Posse, Gangsta Boo, Indo G.

Robert Cooper/Phillips, better known by his stage name Koopsta Knicca, is an American rapper. He is best known as one of original members of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia and for his melodic 'fast-rapping' style similar to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.

He released a solo album produced by DJ Paul, Da Devil's Playground in 1999. Cooper left Three 6 Mafia soon afterwards due to, at the time, staying into trouble in the streets (at least so he says). He has continued his solo work with albums Da K Project, De Inevitable, and The Mind of Robert Cooper. As of 2010, Cooper currently HAS "A MURDA 'N ROOM 8 EP MIX TAPE out released August 2010 and is currently working on releasing Da Devil's Playground 2, which is, according to Cooper,going to be released Sometime in 2012.

He has A Tour starting Jan.13th 2012 called The Aliens VS Humans Tour.

Aliens VS Human" tour kicking off Friday the 13th January 2012 Tour will be in the following cities. Dates TBA Evansville, Indiana Ft. Wayne, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Louisville, Kentucky Dayton, Ohio Charleston, West Virginia Richmond, Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia Baltimore, Maryland Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Raleigh, North Carolina Asheville, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Greenville, South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia-Feb 7th @ Apache Cafe (College Night) Denver, Colorado

Career with Three 6 Mafia

Cooper joined the memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia in 1993. According to Lord Infamous, he went to the same high school as DJ Paul. He was featured on numerous Three 6 Mafia albums including the platinum selling When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1. He left the group in 2000 after the release of the album. He left not because of payment issues, but because he was incarcerated and unable to make shows. An appearance on former Three 6 Mafia affiliate; Kingpin Skinny Pimp's 2000's Rapdope Game (where Kingpin Skinny Pimp clearly insults DJ Paul and Juicy J) Which he had no knowledge of. allegedly caused tension between Cooper and the rest of the group.^{[citation needed]}

Legal Troubles

In 2006, Cooper was arrested for aggravated robbery of friend and Memphis rapper Justin "Lil' J" Thurman, whom Cooper held at gunpoint and demanded $7000.Robert "Koopsta Knicca" Cooper denies robbing anyone. He states guns were pulled on him so he went back with other intentions and not to "rob" anyone. Coincidentally, this occurred the same night his former group Three 6 Mafia won the Best Original Song Academy Award for It's Hard out Here for a Pimp, from the movie Hustle & Flow.

Discography

Solo

• Da Devil's Playground: Underground Tape (1994) (produced by DJ Paul)
• Da Devil's Playground: Underground Solo (1999) (produced by DJ Paul)
• Da K Project (2002)
• Undaground Muzic, Vol. 1 (2003)
• De Inevitable (2004)
• The Mind Of Robert Cooper(2005)
• A Murda 'N Room 8 (September 28, 2010)
• Aliens Vs Humans (Winter 2011-2012)
• Da Devil's Playground 2 (2012)

With Three 6 Mafia

• Smoked Out, Loced Out (1994)
• Mystic Stylez (1995)
• Live By Yo Rep (1995)
• Chapter 1: The End (1996)
• Chapter 2: World Domination (1998)
• Underground Vol. 1: (1991–1994) (1999)
• Underground Vol. 2: Club Memphis (1999)
• Underground Vol. 3: Kings of Memphis (2000)
• When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 (2000)
• Most Known Hits (2005)*
• Smoked Out Music Greatest Hits (2006)*
• Prophet's Greatest Hits (2007)*

* despite not being a member of Three 6 Mafia at the time, Koopsta's verses were still featured on the album.

With Prophet Posse/Hypnotize Camp Posse

• Body Parts (1998)
• Three 6 Mafia Presents: Hypnotize Camp Posse (2000)

Collaborations

• "The Airport" with Indo G, Kelo, K-Rock and T-Rock
• "Cars, Clothes, Hoes" with Gangsta Boo
• "Author Of Authorz" with Lord Infamous
• "Killin Spree" with Nitemare Squad and Ezider
• "Whop Dat Bitch, Hurt Dat Hoe" with MC-Mack, Scan Man and Pimp Teddy
• "Losin My Mind" with T-Rock, Mr. Sche and Boss Bytch
• "Yeah Hoe" with Gangsta Boo, Indo G, Young Snipe, E-Gutta, Kelo and Nick Scarfo
• "My Posse" with Pastor Troy, Yo Gotti, Nick Scarfo and MC-Mack
• "The Dick" with Indo G, Nick Scarfo and Kelo
• "The Answer" with Scan Man, T-Rock, K-Rock, Cydelix, Total Kayos and MC-Mack
• "48 Hrz. To Respond (2000 Rap Dope Game)" with Kingpin Skinny Pimp
• "Wanksta" with Scan Man and Ken Sample
• "Fie Cap" with Scan Man
• "Diabolical" with C-Mob and Bizarre
• "Stick Em Up Buck Em Down" with J Blaque
• "War Love" with Lord Infamous
• "Smokin Song with Mac Montese