Chop It Up is a podcast that is hosted by New York Times bestselling author Douglas Century. This podcast focuses on subjects such as true crime, hip hop, and sports. Douglas Century is the author and coauthor of numerous bestselling books including Hunting El Chapo, Under and Alone, Brotherhood of Warriors, Barney Ross: The Life of a Jewish Fighter, and Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire, a finalist for the 2003 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime. In 2020, he won a Christopher Award for No Surrender.In July 2022, Century published The Last Boss of Brighton: Boris "Biba" Nayfeld and the Rise of the Russian Mob in America (William Morrow) and coauthored, with legendary rapper Ice-T and his former partner-in-crime Spike, Split Decision: Life Stories (Simon & Schuster).A veteran investigative journalist, Century’s work on organized crime, hip hop and sports has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Tablet and the Guardian.