Chopmaster J

Chopmaster J
Background information
Birth name	Jimi C. Dright, Jr.
Origin	Berkeley, California
Genres	Jazz, hip hop, funk, rock, R&B
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Tommy Boy, Qwest, Blues Interactions (P-Vine), EMI (Higher Octave)
Associated acts	Digital Underground, 2Pac, Dave Hollister, Saafir, George Clinton, Benny Green

Jimi C. Dright, Jr., best known as Chopmaster J, is a rap and hip hop artist, drummer, and producer who co-founded Digital Underground. He also possessed the earliest known recordings of 2Pac.

Greg "Shock G" Jacobs (also known as Humpty Hump) and Chopmaster J formed alternative hip hop group Digital Underground in 1987 out of Oakland, California with Tampa hip-hop radio deejay Kenneth "Kenny-K" Waters. Heavily influenced by funk bands of the 1970s, Digital Underground sampled this kind of music frequently. This also became a defining element of the West Coast rap genre. Over time the group had many members come and go (although Shock G was it's mainstay), and is also notable for launching the career of member Tupac Shakur, and affiliated acts Raw Fusion, Saafir, and Mystic.

In November 2016, Chopmaster J announced he would release some of his classic Tupac memorabilia through an eBook.

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