Southpaw Chop is a Japanese DJ/producer who is dedicated to sampling only from original records when he produces, and refuses to aimlessly follow trends of the times. He came in action in the late 80s, when the Tokyo club scene turned to hip hop as its next big thing.

In 1998, he debuted on DJ Krush's all instrumental album "Kakusei", on the track "1200", which he built using only an SP1200. The Japanese rapper "Nipps", of "Buddha Brand", invited him to produce a solo project and they laid down the highly respected "God Bird", which captured huge attention in Japanese hip hop scene. In 2004, he was signed & released 3 records on the Japanese Tri-Eight Music Supplies label. His abstruse programing skills stunned many fellow producers, and he became very active, producing both major and indie rap artists with class and taste.