Southpaw Chop

Never one to follow trends, Tokyo’s Southpaw Chop is a hip-hop DJ and producer in the truest sense, spinning only vinyl and sampling straight from the original wax. Chop made his production debut on DJ Krush’s 1999 release “Kakusei” under his real name “Hideo”. His first independent release was 2010’s “Never Stop Sampling” EP, featuring Large Professor on the single “Here We Go”. Southpaw Chop holds down a residency at one of the dopest hip-hop nights in Tokyo, the monthly “Classics” party at Shibuya Sound Museum Vision, and has spun alongside DJ Premier, Jazzy Jeff, DJ Krush, Evil Dee, Diamond D, DJ Scratch, and DJ Maseo, just to name a few. Southpaw Chop has been busy in the studio, with his recent releases in collaboration with DJ Koco under the moniker "Funky Soul Brother" and the with the King of Diggin' Muro as "Double Barrel". In late 2018 he released his first instrumental album featuring instrumental versions of his 7" records featuring Large Professor, Craig G, AG (D.I.T.C), Diamond D (D.I.T.C), Kool G Rap, and Steel (Smif-n-Wessun). Runs Southpaw Chop.