CULTURE CONTENT — BigDaddyChop

DNA has a soft spot in the heart for the Producer/MC combo especially those coming out of the Bay Area. In what I call currently "The Producer Era", handling both duties doesn't come with the negative stigma of the 90's or 2000's (i.e. why is Kanye trying to rap!?!). With producer focused club nights like Los Angeles' 12 year run "The Low End Theory" (2006-2018), producers have evolved into their own entities without the need to attach to others for exposure.  In the Bay Area Production has been moving steadily to the forefront with events such as Today's Future Sound...

Production wizard BigDaddyChop teams up with Garçon D’or to debut their collab album El Mismo Sol.   Art by @Jalbono on twitter  While BigDaddyChop is especially known for his insane beat making with featured production on other frequent collaborators such as Hus KingPin and Bubrock, this album highlights his lyrical abilities. To learn more about the California resident's history I’d suggest Walasia “MJ” Shabazz’s piece on his last single ‘ BigDaddyChop x Kon! “Diego Rivera” is Indigenous Hip Hop Art’. Right off the bat in an opening track like ‘Maradona’ a few things come to me. The flow’s insane and the production is crazy. Not only is the flow like...