NLE Choppa: There's no slowing down the Memphis rap heavyweight in 'Talk Different'

Need more NLE Choppa in your life? Of course you do and fortunately he’s in his rap game bag and coming through with hard-hitting tunes on a regular basis, just look at what he’s doing with his new ‘Talk Different’ music video and full-fledged Cottonwood 2 studio album.

It’s a major celebration. Peep the new project details and keep scrolling for the visual.

Memphis hip-hop phenom NLE Choppa releases his highly anticipated sophomore album Cottonwood 2, with the #1 most added radio single "Ain’t Gonna Answer" featuring Lil Wayne and his fiery new single “Talk Different.” The latter is accompanied by a video that showcases the rapper's trademark flexes in fine style. Watch it HERE. Cottonwood 2 is available now at all digital retailers. Stream HERE via NLE Entertainment/Warner Records.

The ambitious album includes the viral and very NSFW “Slut Me Out,” which reached #2 on TikTok’s music chart, recently broke into the top 10 on US Spotify, and got an even racier remix featuring St. Louis' Sexyy Red. Also included are other previously released hits, including “Mo Up Front,” “Champions,” and “Ain’t Gonna Answer” featuring Lil Wayne. Weezy brought out Choppa to perform the track live at the Boston date of his Welcome to Tha Carter tour last night.

There's also plenty of new music as well including the infectious “Before I” and the piano-driven barnburner “All I Know.” New single “Talk Different” goes particularly hard. A pointed examination of how success changes people, all set to booming bass and echoing vocals. "I could show you how to go rags to riches,” Choppa raps over the rapid-fire percussion and atmospheric flourishes, adding at the chorus: “N***as talk different when the money come, n***as walk different when the money come.” 

The accompanying music video for “Talk Different” is equally confronting, depicting the young rapper in the finest fashions iced out riding through the streets of Los Angeles. It shows him working hard and enjoying his lifestyle. In addition to readying the album and shooting videos, the fashion forward star also sat down with Galore magazine for a revealing cover story.

 Cottonwood 2 is a celebration of growth and follows the breakout star’s 2022 mixtape, Me vs. Me, which was a stepping stone to this moment. Combining nuanced reflections like “The Gender Song” with the electricity of tracks like “Jumpin” and “Shotta Flow 6,” Me vs. Me saw Choppa take his artistry to new and exciting places. Since topping Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart for a record-breaking 24 weeks in 2019, cracking the Billboard 200 top 10 with 2020’s Top Shotta, and earning a spot on last year’s Billboard 21 Under 21 list, his name has become synonymous with the elite of the rap world.

Now, with Cottonwood 2, Choppa levels up yet again with one of 2023's most ambitious and addictive albums.