Chopper City Records

Chopper City Records is a New Orleans hip-hop record label founded by rapper B.G., the stage name of Christopher Noel Dorsey. The label emerged in 2002, after B.G. left Cash Money Records. His departure followed a public financial dispute with Cash Money principals Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams, although the available reference material does not establish a detailed corporate structure for Chopper City Records or identify outside investors, distributors, or a formal parent company. The label represented the next phase of B.G.’s career after his formative period at Cash Money. B.G. had joined Cash Money as a young teenager in the early 1990s and became associated with the New Orleans rap movement that also produced Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Turk, and the Hot Boys. During his Cash Money tenure, he released albums including Chopper City, It’s All on U, Vol. 1, It’s All on U, Vol. 2, Chopper City in the Ghetto, and Checkmate. Chopper City in the Ghetto was certified platinum and included “Bling Bling,” a song credited with helping popularize the term in mainstream hip-hop culture. Chopper City Records’ first clearly documented release was B.G.’s Livin’ Legend, issued in 2003. The label then served as a platform for a sequence of B.G. solo projects, including Life After Cash Money, The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 1, The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am), and Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood. The latter projects maintained B.G.’s street-oriented Southern rap identity while extending the Chopper City name beyond his earlier Cash Money catalog. The label was also connected with group and collaborative projects. B.G. recorded with the Chopper City Boyz on We Got This and Life in the Concrete Jungle, and later introduced Chopper City Gorilla Gang, also known as CCGG. Other documented collaborations associated with B.G.’s post-Cash Money output include projects with Lil Boosie and Gucci Mane. These releases indicate that Chopper City Records functioned primarily as an artist-led hip-hop imprint centered on B.G.’s recordings, affiliated crews, and collaborations rather than as a broadly documented multi-genre entertainment company. B.G.’s incarceration substantially affected the label’s visible activity. He was sentenced in 2012 to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. He was released in September 2023 after serving 11 years. The reference material lists Freedom of Speech as a 2025 studio album and Choppers & Bricks, a 2023 collaboration with Gucci Mane, among his later recorded projects, but it does not provide enough information to determine whether all such releases were formally issued through Chopper City Records. The label’s public identity remains closely tied to B.G.’s New Orleans background, the Chopper City branding used throughout his catalog, and the independent continuation of his career after Cash Money. Its present corporate status, active roster, distribution arrangements, and ownership structure are not sufficiently documented in the supplied sources.

Chopper City Records was founded in 2002 by New Orleans rapper B.G., Christopher Noel Dorsey, following his departure from Cash Money Records. B.G. had joined Cash Money as a teenager and developed within the label’s New Orleans-centered roster alongside artists such as Lil Wayne, Juvenile, and Turk. He also became a member of the Hot Boys, whose late-1990s releases helped establish Cash Money as a major force in Southern hip-hop. B.G.’s Cash Money catalog included Chopper City, the two-volume It’s All on U series, the platinum-certified Chopper City in the Ghetto, and Checkmate. His exit in 2002 was publicly associated with a financial disagreement involving Cash Money’s owners, Birdman and Slim. After leaving, B.G. used the Chopper City name as an independent platform for his recordings and related projects. The label’s first documented release was Livin’ Legend in 2003. B.G. followed it with Life After Cash Money in 2004, The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 1 in 2005, The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am) in 2006, and Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood in 2009. The label identity was also connected to the Chopper City Boyz, who released We Got This in 2007 and Life in the Concrete Jungle in 2008. In 2010, B.G. introduced Chopper City Gorilla Gang, or CCGG, in connection with the mixtape Money Side, Murda Side. B.G.’s legal troubles later interrupted his career. He was arrested in 2009 after firearms were found during a vehicle search, pleaded guilty in 2011 to federal firearm and conspiracy charges, and was sentenced in 2012. He was released in September 2023 after serving 11 years. The reference material identifies later projects including Choppers & Bricks with Gucci Mane in 2023 and Freedom of Speech in 2025, but does not fully establish their label or distribution arrangements. Chopper City Records is therefore best characterized as a closely held, artist-centered hip-hop imprint rather than a fully documented major-label operation. Its historical importance derives from B.G.’s post-Cash Money independence, its connection to New Orleans rap, and the continued use of the Chopper City identity across solo, crew, and collaborative recordings. Information about its current roster, legal entity, distribution partners, and operating status remains limited.

• 2023

  B.G. returns after incarceration

  [1]B.G. (rapper)en.wikipedia.org

  B.G. is released from federal prison after serving 11 years and resumes recording activity.

• 2010

  Chopper City Gorilla Gang is introduced

  [1]B.G. (rapper)en.wikipedia.org

  B.G. presents CCGG, also called Chopper City Gorilla Gang, in connection with Money Side, Murda Side.

• 2007

  Chopper City Boyz release We Got This

  [1]B.G. (rapper)en.wikipedia.org

  The affiliated Chopper City Boyz issue a collaborative album associated with the Chopper City brand.

• 2003

  Livin’ Legend begins the post-Cash Money catalog

  [1]B.G. (rapper)en.wikipedia.org

  B.G. releases Livin’ Legend on his own label.

• 2002

  Chopper City Records is founded

  [1]B.G. (rapper)en.wikipedia.org

  B.G. establishes the label after leaving Cash Money Records.

Artist-led New Orleans hip-hop record label and independent imprint centered on B.G.’s solo work, affiliated groups, and Southern rap collaborations.

• Studio album · 2003

  Livin’ Legend

  B.G.’s first clearly documented studio album after leaving Cash Money Records. Released in 2003, it established Chopper City Records as the platform for his independent post-Cash Money work.

• Studio album · 2004

  Life After Cash Money

  A 2004 B.G. solo album whose title directly reflects the artist’s transition away from Cash Money and his continuing use of the Chopper City identity.

• Studio album · 2005

  The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 1

  A 2005 B.G. solo release within the label’s street-oriented Southern hip-hop catalog.

• Studio album · 2006

  The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am)

  B.G.’s 2006 follow-up in the Heart of tha Streetz series. The album reached number six on the Billboard 200, according to the supplied reference material.

• Studio album · 2009

  Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood

  B.G.’s delayed 2009 studio album, featuring the single My Hood with Mannie Fresh and extending the Chopper City-associated catalog into the late 2000s.

• Collaborative album · 2007

  We Got This

  A 2007 project recorded by B.G. with the Chopper City Boyz, representing the label’s group-oriented side.

• Collaborative album · 2008

  Life in the Concrete Jungle

  The Chopper City Boyz’s 2008 collaborative release and a further expansion of the Chopper City name beyond B.G.’s solo albums.

• Mixtape · 2010

  Money Side, Murda Side

  A 2010 B.G. mixtape associated with the introduction of Chopper City Gorilla Gang, also known as CCGG.

• 2012

  Federal firearm and conspiracy conviction involving B.G.

  B.G. pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. He received a 14-year federal sentence, serving 11 years before release.

  Source

• 2002

  Dispute surrounding B.G.’s departure from Cash Money

  B.G. left Cash Money and publicly attributed the split to a financial dispute with the label’s owners. The dispute preceded the creation of Chopper City Records.

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• 2010

  Expansion into a new affiliated crewStrategy

  Background

  B.G. continued developing the Chopper City identity beyond his solo artist name.

  Action taken

  He introduced Chopper City Gorilla Gang, or CCGG, through the Money Side, Murda Side project.

  Aftermath

  The move broadened the label’s branding toward a crew-based identity, although the later operating structure is not documented.

  Source

• 2002

  B.G. moves to an independent label platformStrategy

  Background

  After leaving Cash Money amid a reported financial dispute, B.G. needed a vehicle for releasing music outside his former label.

  Action taken

  He founded Chopper City Records and used it to issue subsequent solo and affiliated projects.

  Aftermath

  The label became closely associated with B.G.’s independent catalog and Chopper City-affiliated groups.

  Source

• 2023

  B.G. is released from prison[1]B.G. (rapper)en.wikipedia.org

  Leadership change · Other

  B.G. was released in September 2023 after serving 11 years of his federal sentence, enabling his return to recording activity.

• 2003

  B.G. releases Livin’ Legend through his own label[1]B.G. (rapper)en.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  Livin’ Legend became the first clearly documented post-Cash Money studio album associated with Chopper City Records.

• 2002

  B.G. establishes Chopper City Records after leaving Cash Money Records[1]B.G. (rapper)en.wikipedia.org

  Leadership change · Other

  B.G. founded Chopper City Records after ending his relationship with Cash Money Records amid a reported financial dispute.

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