Memphis hitmaker NLE Choppa is back with his new single “23,” a measured banger that looks to the future. Moreover, previous singles like “Do It Again” with 2Rare also built up hype for the rapper’s sophomore album coming this spring, reportedly titled Cottonwood 2. On this new track, the 20-year-old flows easily over a dramatic and hard-hitting beat about his goals for the new year.
Furthermore, the “Ice Spice” MC told listeners that they can expect new things from him with this track. “Sent a hit off of Discord, it’s 2023,” he raps on the chorus, “New year, new me, it’s 2023.” After a slew of other successful singles and charity efforts, his 2022 was already prolific. For example, he’s readying up for his next project through the NLE Reading Challenge, which he’s promoting to empower impoverished youth. Also, he announced pop-up appearances on his This Can’t Be Vegan Food truck to promote healthier eating habits. He’ll document and share his travels on his YouTube channel.
Back to this new track, though, you wouldn’t guess Choppa’s good-hearted efforts. Moreover, the beat here is quite murderous, with dramatic string sections and atmospheric ad-libs backed by sharp and impactful drums. Given his fast and varied flows on the track, it makes for a very dynamic listen. “The old shit ain’t goin’ forward, this a newer me,” he raps. “Probably knew me last year, but you don’t know me.”
Moreover, the “Shotta Flow” artist left quite a few things behind in 2022. His public break-up with his then-girlfriend Marissa Da’Nae caused a stir online for their back-and-forth. However, it seems things cooled off since then, and the conversation is back to his next artistic moves.
Still, what did you think of NLE Choppa’s new single, “23”? Whatever the case, let us know in the comments and check out some standout bars down below. Also, if you haven’t heard it yet, you can find the single on your preferred streaming service and its music video on YouTube. As always, check back in with HNHH for the best new music each week.
Quotable Lyrics
Goon say he wanna put an another n***a in the ground, I say, “Focus”
Draco, I call a micro Draco ’cause he know how to work it (My brother)
Bad ass b***h, no basics, slide right in, I’m skatin’ (Ski)
Me and her shop in FIfths, we don’t know nothin’ ’bout Macy’s (Nah, s**t)
NLE Choppa is ready for a prosperous year. On his new single, “23,” the Memphis rapper is ready to let go of old ways and move onto better things.
“Old sh*t ain’t going for it / this newer me probably knew me last year, but you don’t know me,” he raps over a searing Tay Keith-produced beat.
The new single precedes his upcoming album, Cottonwood 2, which, according to a press release, is set to drop this spring. Leading up to the release of Cottonwood 2, Choppa will promote the NLE Reading challenge across the country to encourage young students in low-income and at-risk neighborhoods. He will also make pop-up appearances on his vegan food truck, This Can’t Be Vegan Food, and share videos on his YouTube channel.
Choppa began teasing Cottonwood 2 on his Instagram page earlier this week. In a post, he shared that he had cut off his hair and revealed that he was practicing the art of detachment in order to make improvements in his life.
“Death to what no longer serves you,” he said. “Death to Old Cycles, Death to old/bad habits, Death to friendships/relationships, Death to the simplest thing like my hair, Death to everything holding back the NEW.”
Check out the video for “23” above.
NLE Choppa is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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If anyone deserves an award for consistently showing up throughout 2022, it’s NLE Choppa. From January’s Me vs. Me project to singles like “Yak Flow,” “Slut Me Out,” and “Apart From You,” the rapper has proven to his fans that he’s got no shortage of talent and passion for his craft.
Most recently, the 20-year-old dropped off a track called “I Like,” on which he accordingly reveals a roster of his favourite things throughout his lyrics.
“I like cars that go, ‘Vroom, vroom’ / I like bitches that go— / ‘Fore I cuff that bitch, gotta throw that ass back,” Choppa tells listeners on the chorus. “I like money that go, ‘Ching, ching’ / I like diamonds that go, ‘Bling, bling.’”
Prior to his latest release, the Memphis native made waves with his “Ice Spice” song in November. When the Bronx artist the track is named after got wind of it, she was quick to share her thoughts on Twitter.
“N*gga feenin gotta plat it cool,” the “Bikini Bottom” hitmaker wrote at the time. In a since-deleted tweet, Choppa later responded, “What Jayda said, these n*ggas been on my bodyyyyyy.”
Other successful titles to come from the Tennessee-born artist include “FAITHFUL” with Macklemore and his beloved collaboration with 2Rare on “Do It Again.” Since making its debut in early October, the latter has been streamed over 27 million times on Spotify alone.
Stream NLE Choppa’s “I Like” on the platform of your choice below. Additionally, check out the rest of our recent song posts here.
Quotable Lyrics:
Okay, fill the bowl up full of shake, he bought it, n*gga, no way
Finger f*ck the K before I pop ’em, call it foreplay
Like Central Cee, how can I be homophobic? My stick gay
It like to touch n*ggas before I do, ayy, man, my shit cray
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Over the course of the past year, NLE Choppa has put out several bangers. From the Rose Royce-sampling “Do It Again,” to “Ice Spice,” which features his shouting out the namesake Bronx rapper, Choppa is proving to have the Midas touch in the booth. On his newest single, “I Like,” Choppa reaps the fruits of his labor.
On the song’s chorus, the Memphis rapper lists off several of the things that bring him joy, including, “cars that go vroom vroom,” “money that go ching-ching,” and “diamonds that go bling bling.”
The accompanying video sees Choppa throwing a very wild house party, complete with a basketball throwdown, champagne popping, and twerking by the swimming pool.
Back in January, Choppa spoke with The Breakfast Club about meditation and how its helped him in his spiritual journey.
“I feel like when you blow up, you get introduced to drugs, jewelry, money, sex. Everything that you want, but nothing you need. And I just realized, internally it was something I needed deeper than that, that my soul was happy with.” Choppa said. “I was at my lowest.”
This week, he took to Twitter announcing a big milestone he’s reached in his transformation.
“At my final stage of detachment,” Choppa said. “Proud to say this some of y’all last year knowing me, EVER.”
At my final stage of detachment ! Proud to say this some of y’all last year knowing me, EVER
— NLE Choppa (@Nlechoppa1) December 7, 2022
Check out the video for “I Like” above.
NLE Choppa is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
DDG is celebrating the arrival of It’s Not Me It’s You on Friday (September 30) by recounting his struggle to get here. The Michigan-bred rapper simultaneously dropped the music video for “9 Lives,” the project’s opening track, featuring NLE Choppa And Polo G.
Directed by Michael Daniel, the four-minute visual finds DDG revisiting his old neighborhood, with a young boy presumably serving as a younger DDG — filling up a pot with water in the kitchen, boiling it on the stove to use for a bath. “But for my family, that’s alright, I’m doing anything,” present-day DDG raps, watching the boy boxing outside while his parents argue about bills inside.
NLE performs his verse from a church pew, mentioning a Percocet problem in 2019, and Polo G provides his insight from the block at night.
It’s Not Me It’s You follows the footsteps of DDG’s Epic Records debut album Valedictorian from November 2019. In between, DDG was named to the 2021 XXL Freshman Class last June and dropped his Die 4 Respect mixtape.
DDG has previously shared It’s Not Me It’s You singles “If I Want You” with real-life girlfriend Halle Bailey including a steamy music video, “Stay In My Circle,” “Storyteller,” and “Elon Musk” featuring Gunna. The project’s full tracklist was revealed last week. Check it below.
1. “9 Lives” Feat. Polo G and NLE Choppa
2. “Elon Musk” Feat. Gunna
3. “Stay In My Circle”
4. “Relationship Issues”
5. “If I Want You”
6. “Not The Only One”
7. “Loyal Slut”
8. “Love Myself” Feat. Kevin Gates
9. “Storyteller”
10. “Remember Me”
11. “The Clinic” Feat. Babyface Ray
12. “Big Knots”
It’s Not Me It’s You is out 9/30 via DDG Entertainment and Epic.
Some of the artists mentioned are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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