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Videos: Chip Tha Ripper
Since 2006, Chip tha Ripper has obtained a significant following through hip-hop blogs and frequent appearances on mixtapes.[2] Much of Chip Tha Ripper's recent work has been done alongside fellow Ohio native and rapper Kid Cudi. Chip had been around before Cudi, but was overlooked for using a slow, "chopped 'n' screwed" Texas style that was popular in 2007.[3] Chip gained a large, cult-like following on the underground scene throughout 2007 and 2008 for his hard, but often humorous lyrics and his loyalty to the city of Cleveland. A large part of his internet success was due to his rap "SLAB Freestyle." The lyrics "Interior Crocodile Alligator / I Drive a Chevrolet Movie Theater" gained notoriety in blogs and image boards and eventually grew into an internet meme. Multiple videos featuring the lyrics from "SLAB Freestyle" were posted on sites such as Youtube with humorous images accompanying the looped lyrics or featuring altered lyrics based off Chip's track.[4] In 2007, the track "Club Rockin" off his Money mixtape featured hip-hop artist Akon singing the chorus.[5] In 2008, Chip signed with Huey's record label but left after it showed it could not take him where he wanted his career to go. Despite his popularity, he has yet to be signed to a major label. On September 5, 2010 Chip tha Ripper announced plans to form a group called "The Almighty GloryUS" with fellow Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi. Chip tha Ripper states The Almighty GloryUS stems from a mutual appreciation between the two artists.[6] Chip was featured on producer Hi-Tek's first industry album, Hi-Teknology
3 in 2007; and on Kid Cudi's first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi in 2008.
Then in 2009 he was featured on Kid Cudi's first album "Man on the
Moon: The End of Day" which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot
100.[7] Charles Worth was a featured vocalist on the track "The
End" on Kid Cudi's latest album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend
of Mr. Rager. Mixtapes * 2006: **** I'm from Cleveland (Mixtape) Guest appearances * 2008 Kid Cudi's "T.G.I.F. (Thank God I'm Fresh)" from A
Kid Named Cudi (Mixtape) (Also a bonus track on Man on the Moon: The
End of Day)
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