Chopper, famously known for his stint on MTV’s “Making the Band,” revealed that he resorted to using a fake identity to secure his spot on the show.
Born in New Orleans, Chopper started rapping at 14 and carried a troubled past into the competition, including being underage at 15 and having an outstanding warrant. Determined to break into the music industry, he used clever tactics to bypass a line of 5,000 hopefuls, calling upon connections and projecting an air of importance to make it to the audition stage. Once selected, Chopper relied on a borrowed identity, allegedly using someone else’s name and credentials to navigate contractual dealings and cash checks.
Chopper, a former contestant on MTV’s “Making the Band,” shared his experiences during the show, highlighting the infamous eight-hour cheesecake walk for Beyoncé. Chopper recalled how the idea originated when Beyoncé mentioned craving cheesecake while visiting Diddy’s studio. As a task, Diddy instructed the band members to fetch the dessert, a grueling journey that had them traversing the Brooklyn Bridge twice on foot. Chopper humorously admitted to dropping a cheesecake on purpose and consuming it himself. Chopper also touched on Diddy’s admitted disdain for Tupac. During a conversation, when Chopper mentioned Tupac as his influential artist, Diddy reportedly stopped talking to him for days, showing unresolved tension related to past East Coast vs. West Coast rap conflicts.