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Chopper City Records
Parent companyWarner Music Group
Founded2002
FounderB.G.
Distributor(s)Atlantic Records
GenreHip hop/R&B/Southern Rap
Country of originUnited States
Official websitewww.choppercitymusic.com

Chopper City Records is a record label founded by CEO and rapper Christopher "B.G." Dorsey and Co-CEO Carol Dorsey in Metairie, Louisiana.

Dorsey, signed an independent deal for his Chopper City Records with Koch Records in 2003.[1] After Hurricane Katrina, Chopper City Records had relocated to Detroit, Michigan but later relocated back to Louisiana in Destrehan. B.G. and the roster completed their contracts with Koch in 2007 and B.G. signed a solo deal with Atlantic Records. In August 2010 B.G. changed the labels name to Chopper City Music. In 2010, B.G. released the " Moneyside / Murderside" mixtape which heavily featured C.C.G.G (short for Chopper City Gorilla Gang).

Releases

Information
B.G. - Livin' Legend
  • Released: February 25, 2003
  • Chart positions: #21 U.S.
  • Single: Hottest of the Hot, Keep It Gangsta
B.G. - Life After Cash Money
  • Released: July 27, 2004
  • Chart positions: #22 U.S.
  • Singles: I Want It
B.G. - The Heart of Tha Streetz, Vol. 1
  • Released: May 24, 2005
  • Chart positions: #21 U.S.
  • Singles: Where Da At
B.G. - The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am)
  • Released: March 21, 2006
  • Chart positions: #6 U.S.
  • Singles: Move Around
B.G. and the Chopper City Boyz - We Got This
  • Released: February 27, 2007
  • Chart positions: #21 U.S.
  • Singles: Make 'Em Mad
B.G. and the Chopper City Boyz - Life in the Concrete Jungle
  • Released: September 16, 2008
  • Chart positions:#117
  • Singles: Bubblegum
B.G. - Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood[2]
  • Released: December 8, 2009
  • Chart positions: #77 U.S.
  • Singles: For a Minute, Ya Heard Me, My Hood, Back to the Money

Upcoming releases

Unreleased Albums

  • Hakim - Street Poetry (only the Promo was released in 2003)
  • Gar - All Or Nothing
  • Snipe - Tha Take Ova
  • Chopper City Records - The Compilation (Vol. 1)

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Soren Baker (December 30, 2002). B.G. Kicks Drugs, Doesn't Need Baby's Birdfeed To Make Livin' Legend. MTV. Accessed November 13, 2007.
  2. ^ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002QK00WA


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