Within the midst of turmoil in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, rapper NLE Choppa stays pleased with the power the town has displayed. On his new single, “Champions,” Choppa honors the individuals of Memphis, and encourages them to maintain preventing and being resilient.
“I hate to battle however it make me tougher / I made it far however I wanna go farther / This not for me / This for my son and my daughter / My household tree in that order,” he raps on the monitor.
The monitor arrives shortly after Choppa led a peaceable protest within the metropolis in assist of Tyre Nichols, who died in Memphis by the hands of 5 cops. Days later, Choppa revealed that he plans to begin a basis to assist members of Nichols’ household.
In a press release accompanying the discharge of “Champions,” Choppa mentioned the tune is one among his favourite songs he’s ever recorded.
“I really feel like this tune can communicate volumes to us [with motivation], however actually resonate with those that don’t know what life has for them,” he mentioned.
The tune precedes Choppa’s upcoming album, Cottonwood 2, which is ready to reach this spring.
Try “Champions” above.
NLE Choppa is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an impartial subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
