From Dark to Light

{{Infobox album

| name = From Dark to Light

| type = mixtape

| artist = NLE Choppa

| cover = From dark to light.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2020|11|1}}

| recorded = 2019–2020

| genre =

| length = 40:29

| label = Warner

| producer = {{hlist|Carron Washington|Chopsquad DJ|D.A Got That Dope|DJ KiDD|DMAC|Evergrn|Fritz!|Geovocals|Ink|JB|Kannon Beats|Karltin Bankz|Killian Beatz|Lamar Keys|Londn Blue|Mike Mvjor|Moneyevery|Rara|Raydar LLC|SephGotTheWaves|TNTXD|Thaj Money|Xansei for Crystal Chain|Young TN|Yung Lan}}

| prev_title = Top Shotta

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Me vs. Me

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Singles

| type = mixtape

| single1 = Bryson

| single1date = November 1, 2020

}}

From Dark to Light is the fourth mixtape by American rapper NLE Choppa.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/11/nle-choppa-from-dark-to-light-mixtape|title=Listen to NLE Choppa's New Mixtape, 'From Dark to Light'|last=Tigg|first=FNR|date=November 1, 2020|website=Complex|access-date=November 3, 2020}} It was released through NLE Choppa Entertainment under license to Warner Records on November 1, 2020, the rapper's 18th birthday. The mixtape was announced in October of that year as Choppa explains the release date, cover art, and songs for the mixtape in an interview.{{Cite news|date=October 15, 2020|title=NLE Choppa Reveals New Project On The Way From "Dark To Light"|work=RapTv|url=https://raptv.com/news/nle-choppa-reveals-new-project-on-the-way-from-dark-to-light/|access-date=November 1, 2020}} It features guest appearances from Big Sean and Ink. The song "Bryson", which is named after his first name, was released as the mixtape's lead single, along with the music video. The mixtape's lyrical content is focused on meditation, affirmations, and positivity, a notable change from NLE Choppa's previous work.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreabossi/2020/11/02/new-nle-choppa-album-from-dark-to-light-includes-a-blueprint-for-positivity/?sh=577ef6602906|title=New NLE Choppa Album 'From Dark To Light' Includes A Blueprint For Positivity|last=Bossi|first=Andrea|date=November 2, 2020|website=Forbes|access-date=November 3, 2020}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/from-dark-to-light-mw0003445582|title=From Dark to Light - NLE Choppa|last=Thomas|first=Fred|publisher=AllMusic}}

}}

Fred Thomas of AllMusic said, "Guns, violence, and street life were constant themes in Choppa's music, but mixtape From Dark to Light takes an unexpected turn towards positivity and enlightenment."

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/160340715/credits|title=From Dark to Light / NLE Choppa|publisher=Tidal|access-date=November 2, 2020}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| all_writing =

| title1 = Intro

| writer1 = {{hlist|Bryson Potts|Atia "Ink" Boggs|Carron Washington}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Ink|Washington}}

| length1 = 1:32

| title2 = Bryson

| writer2 = {{hlist|Potts|Justin Bradbury|Terrence Duncan|Horton}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Lamar Keys|JB|TntXD}}

| length2 = 3:41

| title3 = Picture Me Grapin'

| writer3 = {{hlist|Potts|Tupac Shakur|Claydes Smith|Dennis Thomas|George Brown|Jonathan Jackson|Otha Nash|Richard Westfield|Ronald Bell|Robert Bell|Robert Mickens|Tyruss Himes|Vince Edwards|Yuta Hanada}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Xansei for Crystal Chain|Raydar LLC}}

| length3 = 3:42

| title4 = Moonlight

| note4 = featuring Big Sean

| writer4 = {{hlist|Potts|Sean Anderson|Rashaad Green|Tahj Vaughn|Thanush Perinpanesan|Horton}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Rara|Tahj Money|TntXD|Young Tn}}

| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = Taliban

| writer5 = {{hlist|Potts|Mikul Thomas|Ryan O'Neill|Horton}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Moneyevery|Mike Mvjor|TntXD}}

| length5 = 3:04

| title6 = Twin Flame

| writer6 = {{hlist|Potts|Adam Fritzler|Amman Nurani|David McDowell|Horton}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Dmac|Evrgrn|TntXD|Fritz}}

| length6 = 3:17

| title7 = Body Catchers

| writer7 = {{hlist|Potts|Darrell Jackson}}

| extra7 = Chopsquad DJ

| length7 = 2:41

| title8 = Hear Me

| note8 = featuring Ink

| writer8 = {{hlist|Potts|Boggs|Georgia Boyden|Joseph Boyden|Horton}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|GeoVocals|SephGotTheWaves|TntXD}}

| length8 = 2:59

| title9 = Man Down

| writer9 = {{hlist|Potts|D.A. Doman}}

| extra9 = D.A Got That Dope

| length9 = 3:09

| title10 = 100 Grapes

| writer10 = {{hlist|Potts|McDowell|Lisa Gerrard|Pieter Bourke|Vaughn|Horton}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Dmac|Tahj Money|TntXD}}

| length10 = 2:53

| title11 = Love Tonight

| writer11 = {{hlist|Potts|Kordarius Johnson|Myles Gatewood}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|DJ Kidd|Kannon Beats}}

| length11 = 3:40

| title12 = Done

| writer12 = {{hlist|Potts|Dennis Killian|Milan Modi|Horton}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|TntXD|Yung Lan}}

| length12 = 2:57

| title13 = Paradise

| writer13 = {{hlist|Potts|McDowell|Lukas Payne|Sterling Reynolds|Horton}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Dmac|Karltin Bankz|Londn Blue|TntXD}}

| length13 = 3:24

| total_length = 40:29

}}

Charts

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{{album chart\|Billboard200\|115\|artist=NLE Choppa\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 17, 2020}}

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scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|115|artist=NLE Choppa|rowheader=true|access-date=November 17, 2020}}

References

Category:2020 mixtape albums

Category:NLE Choppa albums

Category:Albums produced by D. A. Doman

Category:Albums produced by Chopsquad DJ

Category:Warner Records mixtape albums