
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady of HipHopDX stated it "shows off everything that endeared fans to Choppa in the past and is one of the project's most impressive tracks. The song was well-received by music critics. The song finds NLE Choppa rapping in a rapid, couplet flow, threatening his enemies and boasting his wealth, over trap production featuring piano. Choppa previewed a snippet of the track in March 2021, and later its outro in November 2021. In an interview with HipHopDX in August 2020, NLE Choppa said he intended " Shotta Flow 5" to be the last song in his "Shotta Flow" series, but would make a sequel if it would feature rapper Lil Wayne. Produced by CashMoneyAP and King Fisher, it is the sixth installment in the " Shotta Flow" series. " Shotta Flow 6" is a song by American rapper NLE Choppa, released on Januas the seventh single from his fourth mixtape Me vs. Retrieved January 26, 2022.2022 single by NLE Choppa "Shotta Flow 6" Recording Industry Association of America. ^ a b "American single certifications – NLE Choppa – Shotta Flow".^ "British single certifications – NLE Choppa – Shotta Flow".^ "Canadian single certifications – NLE Choppa – Shotta Flow".^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019".^ "16-Year-Old Rapper NLE Choppa Recruits Blueface for "Shotta Flow" Remix Video".
^ NLE Choppa - Shotta Flow (Official Music Video), retrieved. "Blueface Assists NLE Choppa On The "Shotta Flow" Remix". "Why 16-Year-Old Rapper NLE Choppa Turned Down a $3 Million Record Deal to Partner With UnitedMasters: Exclusive". ^ a b c d e Cirisano, Tatiana (February 15, 2019). "New Rap Song of the Day: NLE Choppa's 'Shotta Flow". ^ Pierre, Alphonse (January 15, 2019). ^ "Top Shotta by NLE Choppa on Apple Music". "NLE Choppa Releases Debut EP 'Cottonwood' ". "NLE Choppa Unleashes Video for New Track "Shotta Flow 5" ". ^ "Shotta Flow 3 - Single by NLE Choppa". ^ "Shotta Flow 2 - Single by NLE Choppa". "Blueface Joins NLE Choppa for the Cole Bennett-Directed "Shotta Flow Remix" Video". "17-Year-Old Rapper NLE Choppa Recruits Blueface for "Shotta Flow" Remix Video". This music video has gained more than 364 million views as of June 2023, which is more than the original. Remix Ī remix featuring American rapper Blueface was released on June 20, 2019, accompanied by a music video directed by Cole Bennett also known as Lyrical Lemonade. However, he turned down those offers to enter a distribution partnership with independent distribution company UnitedMasters. Reception Īccording to Billboard magazine, within only a month after the "Shotta Flow" video went viral, NLE Choppa had sparked a bidding war among record companies like Republic, Interscope and Caroline, with bids reportedly reaching as high as $3 million. As of June 2023, the video has over 209 million views. The video quickly gained attention from hip hop vloggers and amassed 915,000 views within the first week of its release, according to YouTube. Music video Īn accompanying video at a length of three minutes was first released on YouTube in early January 2019, showcasing NLE Choppa and his friends "dancing, joking around and toting prop guns". HotNewHipHop noted that the song "bec essentially inescapable on hip-hop playlists" and that the remix adds Blueface's "off-kilter flow" to the "piano-based production". Billboard called "Shotta Flow" a "boisterous hip-hop track" with the rapper having a "melodic, heavy-hitting delivery". Complex called it a "bouncy, menacing track". Pitchfork named it their New Rap Song of the Day, complimenting it as a "true-to-Memphis shoot-dancing bounce" and NLE Choppa's "animated vocals" and "energetic delivery". A sixth sequel, "Shotta Flow 6", is the opening track on NLE Choppa's mixtape Me vs. "Shotta Flow 4", featuring Chief Keef, was released on NLE Choppa's debut studio album Top Shotta, on August 7, 2020. The original and the remix were later included on NLE Choppa's debut EP Cottonwood. Three additional sequels to the song were released throughout 2019, with the fifth, " Shotta Flow 5", released in June 2020. Produced by Midas800, The song reached number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
A remix featuring American rapper Blueface was released on Jalong with a music video directed by Cole Bennett. " Shotta Flow" is the breakout single by American rapper NLE Choppa (who was 16 at the time) released as on January 17, 2019.