Chop Snare

The Chop snare, sometimes referred to as the trap snare, is a snare drum sample that is widely used throughout modern music, particularly in rap, trap, and drill music. The sample is named after producer Young Chop, who is credited for popularizing it. Its origins are rooted in the production of the Chicago drill rap scene beginning around 2012, in which Young Chop was a major influence for. The sample itself is said to have been taken from the southern hip hop duo Field Mob's song "Baby Bend Over" from their 2006 album Light Poled and Pine Trees, however Young Chop has stated he first found the sample in an online drum kit. The snare sample is derived from the particular rim shot and 808 Snare that were layered in "Baby Bend Over". Since it popularization in drill, the snare has become ubiquitous in the trap music scene, and even further into general pop genres.

Popular examples of songs containing the Chop snare sample:

I Don't Like - Chief Keef ft Lil Reese (prod. by Young Chop)

Rockstar - Post Malone ft. 21 Savage (prod. by Louis Bell, Tank God)

Backyard - Travis Scott (prod. by Syk Sense, OZ)

New Level - A$AP Ferg ft Future (prod. by Honorable C.N.O.T.E)

I Got the Juice - Meek Mill (prod. by Cardo on the Beat, Yung Exclusive)

Best Friend - Young Thug (prod. by Ricky Racks)

Gang Gang - ScHoolboy Q (prod. by DJ Fu, Jbo)

Never Gon Lose - Future (prod. by Southside, DY)

This Case - Lil Durk ft. Hypno Carlito (prod. by C-Sick)

Roll One Up - A$AP Rocky (prod. by DJ Burn One

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