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Chopsquad DJ

Darrell Gregory Jackson, known professionally as Chopsquad DJ, is an American record producer, songwriter, and DJ. He is known for his frequent use of dark piano melodies in his beats. His stage name is adapted from his former role as the in-house DJ for record producer Young Chop's record label, ChopSquad.

Early life
Darrell Gregory Jackson was born on September 13, 1993, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was orphaned when he was younger until Ralph and Clara Jackson took him in as their own. After receiving piano instruction for nine years, he enrolled at Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School. == Musical career ==
Musical career
2012-2014: Career beginnings Before being introduced to FL Studio, he started performing for nearby churches as a teenager to hone his skills. the majority of which he produced. This helped to advance his career and introduce him to the hip hop scene at large. Forever Chopsquad (2015), is the first official joint project from Chopsquad DJ, was released on November 15, 2015. The 11-track mixtape, which included songs by Lil Durk, Chief Keef, Young Thug, Gucci Mane, and Migos; 2016-present On the year of 2016, Chopsquad DJ contributed vocals to the song "Fool With It" from Young Chop's debut studio album King Chop (2016), before producing two tracks from Lil Durk's critically acclaimed album Lil Durk 2X; which reached at #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at #29 on the Billboard 200 charts, respectively. Plus, he produced a song called "Rich Forever"; which is from Lil Durk's mixtape They Forgot (2016). And on December 23, 2016, Chopsquad later produced "They Like" by Yo Gotti and YFN Lucci; from his commercial mixtape White Friday (CM9) (2016). On February 28, 2017, Chopsquad produced "No Choice" on Lil Durk's mixtape Love Songs 4 The Streets (2017). During the following year, he later produced three songs for Lil Durk and Lil Reese's collaboration mixtape Supa Vultures (2017); and he also produced four songs for Lil Durk and Tee Grizzley's collaboration mixtape Bloodas (2017). On 2018, Chopsquad has produced numerous songs for Tee Grizzley's debut album Activated (2018); which was released May 11, 2018. The album was later debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200, making Chopsquad DJ's first successful US-top 10 as a producer. which was released on July 27, 2018. he co-produced the song "India, Pt. 2", while a 808 Mafia member TM88 served as the main producer on the song. On January 3, 2019, on an interview with Producergrind Podcast, Chopsquad says that he met Metro Boomin since 2012. Chopsquad later produced two songs for American rapper Yung Bans; "Yeaaa!" and "SOS"; from his project Misunderstood (2019). Next, Chopsquad produced four songs for Lil Durk's fourth studio album Love Songs 4 The Streets 2 (2019); which was released on August 2, 2019. Chopsquad later continues to produce numerous songs for Von. In November 2019, Chopsquad produced YNW Melly's song "Two Face" from his debut album Melly vs. Melvin (2019); the album later peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200, scoring Chopsquad's third top-10 as a producer. the album also debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200, making Chopsquad's fourth US top-10 project as a producer. where he produced seven songs on the project. which debuted on number 14 on the Billboard 200. After the news broke out about King Von shot and killed at a hookah lounge, the album climbed to number 5, dated on November 21, 2020, which the album later debuted at number 46 on the Billboard 200, where Chopsquad produced "Finesse Out the Gang Way" featuring Lil Baby. The album later climbed to number two, Chopsquad later produced Tee Grizzley's "Late Night Calls" and "Robbery, Pt. 2" on the month of February 2021. On March 5, 2021, Chopsquad later produced a song for Lil Durk and OTF compilation album Loyal Bros. On May 7, 2021, Chopsquad produced 7 songs for Tee Grizzley's third album Built For Whatever (2021). He later produced Mozzy's song called "Slimey", which is from his project Untreated Trauma (2021); and he also produced two songs for Fetty Wap on his second long-awaited album The Butterfly Effect (2021). On March 4, 2022, Chopsquad solely produced numerous songs for King Von's second and the first posthumous studio album What It Means To Be King, as well as Lil Durk, on his seventh album 7220, which both debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200, scoring both Chopsquad's seventh and eighth top-5 projects as a successful producer. == Production style ==
Production style
Due to his background as a pianist growing up, Chopsquad DJ is most recognized for his use of FL Studio and for his frequent use of dark melodies in his beats. His current tag "Chopsquad DJ on da beat, so issa banger", was performed by Lil Durk. The tag was later shortened to "DJ on the beat, so issa banger". And also, Chopsquad DJ on an interview with DJ Smallz, says that he and his Boominati labelmate Metro Boomin, uses a sound tag of a woman laughing. The tag was originated from the track "Crazy Story, Pt. 3" from King Von's debut mixtape Grandson, Vol. 1 (2019). == Discography ==
Discography
Mixtapes == Production discography ==
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