NLE Choppa isn’t very happy with Complex‘s new list of the twenty best rappers in their 20s.
The list, published on Thursday (September 12) — read it here — brought an angry response from the Memphis rapper due to the fact that he wasn’t included on it.
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NLE posted a six-minute-plus rant in response.
“Whoever made that Complex list, I just want to let you know something: your ass need to go do rock and roll or some other shit,” he began. “See, I been tucking my tail, I been trying to be more positive, I’ve been trying to be more of a light for these people. But y’all got me fucked up. Y’all keep playing with me.”
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He continued, saying that he didn’t have objections to anyone who did make the list, which included Cash Cobain, Sexyy Red, Lil Uzi Vert, GloRilla, and, at the top, Playboi Carti.
“I ain’t discrediting nobody on that muthafuckin’ list, no way, shape, form,” NLE said. “But you shoulda did 21 muthafuckas instead of 20 if you wanted to leave me off that list, muthafucka.”
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The “Slut Me Out” rapper said that, following the release of his upcoming SLUT SZN project at the end of this month, he was going to go on a rampage.
“October, I’m gonna make y’all muthafuckas feel me,” he continued. “After September, I’m gonna get through this SLUT SZN shit, I’m gonna get this shit off my chest. And after that, I’m back on your muthafuckin’ ass. ‘Cause y’all got me fucked up, for real.”
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In his defense, NLE pointed to his age (“I”m 21, bro. Who did what I did at 21, my n-gga?”); his sales numbers (“Eighteen platinum [plaques], six or seven gold… Go look at the certifications. Let me know who beating me.”); and his touring history (“Sold out shows everywhere: America, Europe, Australia, Canada.”)
“Who been dominating this whole year in the male atmosphere?” he asked.
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Check his whole speech below, via Remakez.
In addition to defending his status among rappers in their 20s, NLE has recently been busy defending his decision to perform during Atlanta’s Black Pride Weekend.
The Memphis rapper showed his support for the LGBTQ+ community on September 1 when he hit the stage at The Bank and treated attendees to hits like “Slut Me Out.”
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During his set, NLE anticipated backlash he may receive for the performance and issued a measured response.
“A lot of muthafuckas will ask me, ‘You a rapper, what you doing at a club like this?’” he said. “Well, I say, ‘Fuck them n-ggas.’
“You wanna know why? Every day, man, we wake up and we fight [for] acceptance. Whether it’s our skin color, whether it’s our weight, whether it’s how we look, whether it’s what our sexuality is.
“At the end of the day, I believe in one thing: I feel like everybody is equal, no matter how they drink their water, how they eat their food, how they piss, shit or muthafucking sleep, do you feel me?
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Choppa also assured the crowd that he was there with sincere intentions: “I’m not here for no gimmicks, I’m not here for no extra followers, I’m not here for no extra views. ‘Cause I already got ’em if we’re keeping it a hunnid.
“I’m really here to make a difference and show y’all it’s love, bruh. We Black, no matter what.”
