Me vs. Me

The first track on NLE Choppa’s *Me vs. Me*, “Shotta Flow 6”—the latest addition to his beloved “Shotta Flow” series—is, of course, a lyrical exercise. The Memphis MC comes out swinging, battering the CashMoneyAp production with bars about the kinds of guns he loves, what kind of sex he enjoys, and his ability to identify insincere well-wishers within his circle. It’s a chest-beating declaration of Choppa’s increasingly sharp rhyme prowess, and it sets the tone for the rest of the project. A title like *Me vs. Me* implies conflict, but there is little if any here. This is very much the NLE Choppa of the *Cottonwood* and *Top Shotta* albums, as opposed to the holistic living enthusiast the internet once jokingly referred to as “NLE Chakra.” Songs like “Push It” featuring Young Thug, “Trap Phone,” “Final Warning,” and “Still Hood” (among others) all feature heavy gunplay and the robust street-lord posturing that made his name. He’s commissioned production from industry big dogs like Quay Global and OG Parker—in addition to the aforementioned CashMoneyAp—across *Me vs. Me*, but the real takeaway, as foretold in the title of the first track, is that the flows here are at least six times as sharp as they’ve ever been.

Memphis rapper NLE Choppa sounds absolutely electrified on "Shotta Flow 6," the first track on his extensive Me Vs. Me mixtape and the sixth installment in a series that began on his 2019 EP Cottonwood.

Nobody could ever accuse NLE Choppa of staying in the shadows. As an MC, his forceful flow and outrageous rhymes push him to the forefront,