Cottonwood (EP)

NLE Choppa went viral in January 2019, following the release of his breakthrough single "Shotta Flow", which peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100. He first mentioned the EP in an October 2019 interview, and confirmed its release date on December 13.{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/nle-choppa-shotta-flow-interview/|title=NLE Choppa Reflects On His 'Shotta Flow' Legacy, And How He's Ready For Something More Meaningful|last=Johnson|first=Cherise|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=December 20, 2019|work=Uproxx}} The title of the EP is a tribute to the street he grew up in located in Memphis.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/nle-choppa-cottonwood-stream|title=NLE Choppa Drops 'Cottonwood' Project|date=December 20, 2019|access-date=December 20, 2019|publisher=Complex|last=Pricer|first=Joe|quote=Choppa said the title of the project came from where he was born.}}

The EP was accompanied by a short film of the same name that was released on YouTube.{{Citation|title=NLE Choppa - Cottonwood: The Movie| date=20 December 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLsc5xFYBec|language=en|access-date=December 21, 2019}} Its announcement was accompanied by the release of the trailer.

The first single, "Shotta Flow", was released on January 17, 2019 and peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A remix for the track featuring Blueface, was released as the second single on June 20 of the same year.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/nle-choppa-blueface-shotta-flow-remix-video|title=16-Year-Old Rapper NLE Choppa Recruits Blueface for "Shotta Flow" Remix Video|work=Complex|last=Price|first=Joe|date=June 21, 2019|access-date=December 20, 2019}} Two music videos for both the original song and its remix, were subsequently released, with the latter being directed by Cole Bennett.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/16-old-rapper-nle-choppa-182311767.html|title=16-Year-Old Rapper NLE Choppa Recruits Blueface for "Shotta Flow" Remix Video|date=July 1, 2019|website=Yahoo! Entertainment|access-date=December 20, 2019}}

The third single, "Side", was released on December 13, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nle-choppa-keeps-it-on-the-side-in-new-single-new-song.1985512.html|title=NLE Choppa Keeps It On The "Side" In New Single |last=Zidel|first=Alex|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=December 14, 2019|work=HotNewHipHop}}

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/126282351/credits|title=Cottonwood / NLE Choppa|publisher=Tidal|access-date=July 16, 2020}}

{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Untold

| writer1 = {{hlist|Bryson Potts|Alex Petit|Andre Neves|David Veiga|Nicolas Zita}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|CashMoneyAP|Magestick|Pyroman}}

| length1 = 2:34

| title2 = Step

| writer2 = {{hlist|Potts|Raphael Udo III}}

| extra2 = DracoKid

| length2 = 2:39

| title3 = Side

| writer3 = {{hlist|Potts|Petit}}

| extra3 = CashMoneyAP

| length3 = 2:28

| title4 = Clicc Clacc

| writer4 = {{hlist|Potts|Shane Lindstrom|Zachary Foster}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Murda Beatz|Foster}}

| length4 = 1:54

| title5 = Matrix

| writer5 = {{hlist|Potts|Anton Kuehl-Joergensen|Benjamin Stancombe}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Asoteric|Ben Stancombe}}

| length5 = 2:05

| title6 = N.W.A.

| writer6 = {{hlist|Potts|Thomas Horton|Aaron Tago|Orlando Brossie}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|TnTXD|Yung Tago|Yung Lando}}

| length6 = 2:31

| title7 = Chances

| writer7 = {{hlist|Potts|Jermaine Smith}}

| extra7 = R Vintage

| length7 = 2:12

| title8 = Shotta Flow

| writer8 = {{hlist|Potts|Donald Bailey, Jr.}}

| extra8 = Midas800

| length8 = 2:40

| title9 = Shotta Flow (Remix)

| writer9 = {{hlist|Potts|Johnathan Porter|Bailey}}

| note9 = featuring Blueface

| extra9 = Midas800

| length9 = 2:57

| title10 = Cruze

| note10 = featuring Meek Mill

| writer10 = {{hlist|Potts|Robert Williams|Chandler Durham|Brandon McNab}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Turbo|HeyMcNab}}

| length10 = 3:06

|}}

Notes

• "Matrix" was originally present with initial production by Wheezy, and was later removed from streaming platforms due to sample clearance issues, but later reinstated with alternative production.

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