Supa Koopa

Supa Koopa, born Joseph Bernal, was born and raised in Oxnard, CA! Heavily influenced by his parents crates of old 70's soul, the g-funk era, east coast hip hop, and hometown greats (Madlib, Kankick, Oh No), Supa Koopa's has developed a style all his own. Introduced to the Local Oxnard hip hop scene in 2000, Supa Koopa began DJing and formed his first crew with his close friend and crewmate Klutch. Along with Klutch, MC Hollow and Minus, Supa Koopa formed the Oxnard based group Leadership.

In early 2004, he took his crate digger influence, a MPC200xl and began producing beats. In mid 2005, Supa Koopa packed up his MPC and crates of records and moved down south to sunny San Diego, CA, to pursue his academic career, as well as spread the word on his and his crews' music. Later in 2005, He was introduced to Earthbound Radio, where he in turn was introduced to Homegrown Blends and the rest is history.
An enthusiastic crate digger, with a deep reverence for soul Supa Koopa can be seen digging for dusty old records at local swap meets and record shops. With a continuing work ethic Supa Koopa has branched out into a number of side projects w/ several MC's. Supa Koopa has completed and released two projects with crewmate MC Hollow through the underground circuit, 2006's "Taste of Reality" & 2007's " You.And.I.Verse.Soul" Additionally, Supa Koopa has worked with such artists as 2mex, Braille, Son of Ran, & the Los Angeles-Based Rhyme Addicts to name a few. Currently Supa Koopa is set to drop his first 12" Single with crewmate Klutch, courtesy of Homegrown Blends. In addition to the 12" single, Supa Koopa & Klutch will be releasing a full length album entitled The Write Brothers present... Paper Airplane Pilots. Additionally, This summer Supa Koopa sets out to release a collaborative effort with Oxnard Scum Bag Outkome titled "Almost Nameless" and a Remix CD "Supa Koopa Remixes Vol.1".