Young Chop
{{Short description|American record producer, rapper and songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Young Chop
| birth_name = Tyree Lamar Pittman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|14}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap|drill{{Cite web |last=Fact |date=April 19, 2013 |title=Hip-Hop in 2013... for Dummies (Part 2: The Producers) - Page 14 of 14 |url=https://www.factmag.com/2013/04/19/hip-hop-in-2013-for-dummies-part-2-the-producers/ |access-date=May 1, 2023 |website=Fact Magazine |language=en-US}}}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|rapper|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2010–present
| label = {{hlist|EMPIRE|Chop Squad|Glo Gang|E1|RBC}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- Chief Keef
- Fredo Santana
- Johnny May Cash
- Lil Durk
- Lil Reese
- SD
}}
| website = {{URL|chopsquadworldwide.com}}
}}
Tyree Lamar Pittman{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/work/885069955 |title=ACE Repertory |website=Ascap.com |access-date=April 29, 2020}} (born November 14, 1993), better known by his stage name Young Chop, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He is best known for producing drill hip hop music, and for producing many of Chief Keef's early hits, including "I Don't Like", "Love Sosa", and "3Hunna".{{Cite web |last=Battan |first=Carrie |date=2012-06-29 |title=Young Chop |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/8879-young-chop/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
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, although he was initially a rapper.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whvS70vlARM Off the Record: Young Chop] YouTube.com{{Cite web |last=C.M |first=Emmanuel C. M. Emmanuel |date=2016-06-20 |title=Young Chop Keeps Going With 'King Chop' After Mother's Death - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/young-chop-interview-king-chop-interview/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}} He met Chief Keef on Facebook and went on to produce many of his songs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/2ksjug/my_name_is_young_chop_on_the_beat_ama/clodu7w?context=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101012034/http://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/2ksjug/my_name_is_young_chop_on_the_beat_ama/clodu7w?context=3|archive-date=January 1, 2015|title=YoungChop comments on My name is Young Chop on the Beat AMA|date = October 30, 2014}}{{Cite web |title=Beat Construction: Young Chop Is Still Banging |url=https://www.thefader.com/2014/12/01/beat-construction-young-chop-interview |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=The FADER |language=en}} Chief Keef's Back From The Dead was officially the first mixtape he produced.{{cite web|url=http://globalgrind.com/music/young-chop-behind-chief-keefs-i-dont-like-remix-interview |title=The Man Behind Chief Keef's "I Don't Like:" Meet Young Chop |website=Globalgrind.com |date=August 20, 2012 |access-date=April 29, 2020}} Pittman started his own independent label called Chop Squad.{{cite web | url=http://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.2491/title.young-chop-says-i-don-t-even-know-what-drill-music-is- | title=Young Chop Says, "I Don't Even Know What Drill Music Is" | publisher=HipHopDX | date=July 23, 2014 | access-date=October 17, 2015 | author=Sherron, Shabazz}} He also started a website, SoundKitWiz.com, an online retail music production website. His producer tag is "Young Chop On the Beat", spoken by his 4 year old nephew.
Controversy
In 2012, Pittman was displeased with Kanye West's remix of "I Don't Like" and threatened to sue him. The matter was resolved in the same year, though West's artist, Pusha T, would diss Pittman on a separate record.{{Cite web |last=Battan |first=Carrie |date=2012-05-02 |title=Echo Chamber: "I Don't Like" Producer Young Chop |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/46380-echo-chamber-i-dont-like-producer-young-chop/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
In 2015, Pittman got into a brawl with security at a festival in Atlanta.{{Cite web |last=II |first=C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman |date=2015-10-10 |title=Young Chop Fights Security at A3C Festival - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/young-chop-fights-with-security-at-a3c-festival/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}
In April 2020, Pittman uploaded a video on Instagram of him firing shots outside his house after people outside were calling his name.{{cite web |title=Young Chop Fires Gun From His Porch at People in Car |url=https://www.vladtv.com/article/261673/young-chop-fires-gun-from-his-porch-at-people-in-car?page=2 |website=VladTV | date=April 5, 2020 |access-date=April 20, 2020}} In 2020, Pittman entered into a feud with Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage,{{Cite web |date=2020-03-31 |title=A Timeline of the 21 Savage & Meek Mill vs. Young Chop Beef |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/young-chop-21-savage-meek-mill-beef/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Highsnobiety |language=en}} eventually streaming himself on Instagram Live while in an Uber in Atlanta looking for Savage.{{cite web |date=March 28, 2020 |title=Young Chop Disses 21 Savage |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/03/young-chop-disses-21-savage/ |access-date=April 20, 2020 |website=XXL}}{{cite web |title=Young Chop Goes Looking for 21 Savage, Claims He Was Shot At |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/04/young-chop-shot-at-looking-for-21-savage/ |website=XXL |date=April 5, 2020 |publisher=XXL |access-date=April 20, 2020}}
On April 16, 2020, Pittman was arrested in Gwinnett County, Georgia for violating his probation.{{cite magazine |last1=Peters |first1=Mitchell |title=Young Chop Arrested for Violating Probation in Georgia |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9361155/young-chop-arrested-violating-probation-georgia |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 20, 2020}} He was also charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after allegedly starving his dog to death in February 2020.{{cite web |title=Update: Young Chop Arrested for Allegedly Starving a Dog to Death |url=https://www.vladtv.com/article/261933/update-young-chop-arrested-for-allegedly-starving-a-dog-to-death |website=VladTV |access-date=April 20, 2020}} In 2024, while in jail, he was involved in a fight. Young Chop was recently released from incarceration. {{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Amina |date=2024-06-24 |title=Video Shows Young Chop In Intense Fight With His Cellmate In Jail |url=https://www.hot97.com/news/video-shows-young-chop-in-intense-fight-with-his-cellmate-in-jail/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=HOT 97 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=II |first=C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman |date=2024-06-24 |title=Video Shows Young Chop in Intense Fight With His Cellmate in Jail |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/young-chop-fight-jail-video/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}
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){{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/under-surveillance/1591928088|title=Young Chop - Under Surveillance |date=November 14, 2021 |publisher=Apple Music |accessdate= December 7, 2021}}
References
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Category:African-American record producers
Category:American hip-hop record producers
Category:American music industry executives
Category:American retail chief executives
Category:Businesspeople from Chicago
Category:American drill musicians
Category:Midwest hip-hop musicians
Category:American trap musicians
Category:Warner Records artists