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Shotta Flow

{{Infobox song

| name = Shotta Flow

| type = single

| cover = NLE Choppa - Shotta Flow.png

| artist = NLE Choppa

| EP = Cottonwood{{cite web|url=https://unitedmasters.com/m/cottonwood|title=NLE Choppa – Cottonwood|work=UnitedMasters|accessdate=December 19, 2019}}

| released = {{start date|2019|01|11}}

| recorded = 2018

| genre = Trap

| length = 2:40

| label = UnitedMasters

| writer = {{hlist|Bryson Potts|Donald Bailey, Jr.}}

| producer = Midas800

| prev_title = Drip Creator

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Shotta on Dripp

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|3W0e7aI0gAg|"Shotta Flow"}}}}

}}

"Shotta Flow" is the breakout single by American rapper NLE Choppa (who was 16 at the time) released on January 11, 2019. A remix featuring American rapper Blueface was released on June 20, 2019 along with a music video directed by Cole Bennett.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/nle-choppa-blueface-shotta-flow-remix-video|title=17-Year-Old Rapper NLE Choppa Recruits Blueface for "Shotta Flow" Remix Video|work=Complex|last=Price|first=Joe|date=June 21, 2019|accessdate=June 27, 2019}} Produced by Midas800,{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/6/nle-choppa-blueface-shotta-flow-remix-music-video-cole-bennett-stream|title=Blueface Joins NLE Choppa for the Cole Bennett-Directed "Shotta Flow Remix" Video|website=Hypebeast|last=Montes|first=Patrick|date=June 20, 2019|accessdate=June 27, 2019}} The song reached number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Three additional sequels to the song were released throughout 2019, with the fifth, "Shotta Flow 5", released in June 2020.{{cite web|title=Shotta Flow 2 – Single by NLE Choppa|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shotta-flow-2-single/1453199220|via=Apple Music|accessdate=October 7, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Shotta Flow 3 – Single by NLE Choppa|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shotta-flow-3-single/1474010370|via=Apple Music|accessdate=October 7, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/06/nle-choppa-shotta-flow-5|title=NLE Choppa Unleashes Video for New Track "Shotta Flow 5"|work=Complex|last=Rose|first=Jordan|date=June 12, 2020|accessdate=June 13, 2020}}

The original and the remix were later included on NLE Choppa's debut EP Cottonwood.{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.53902/title.nle-choppa-releases-debut-ep-cottonwood|title=NLE Choppa Releases Debut EP 'Cottonwood'|last=Ivey|first=Justin|date=December 19, 2019|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=December 20, 2019}} "Shotta Flow 4", featuring Chief Keef, was released on NLE Choppa's debut studio album Top Shotta, on August 7, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/top-shotta/1525254127|title=Top Shotta by NLE Choppa on Apple Music|via=Apple Music|accessdate=August 5, 2020}} Another sequel, "Shotta Flow 6", is the opening track on NLE Choppa's mixtape Me vs. Me, released on January 28, 2022.{{cite web |title=Me vs. Me by NLE Choppa |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shotta-flow-6/1593435771 |access-date=19 February 2022 |date=28 January 2022}} Yet another sequel, "Shotta Flow 7", was released on December 7, 2023.

Critical reception

Pitchfork named it their New Rap Song of the Day, complimenting it as a "true-to-Memphis shoot-dancing bounce" and NLE Choppa's "animated vocals" and "energetic delivery".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/levels/nle-choppa-shotta-flow-new-song-listen/|title=New Rap Song of the Day: NLE Choppa's 'Shotta Flow|website=Pitchfork|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=January 15, 2019|accessdate=June 27, 2019}} Complex called it a "bouncy, menacing track". Billboard called "Shotta Flow" a "boisterous hip-hop track" with the rapper having a "melodic, heavy-hitting delivery". HotNewHipHop noted that the song "bec[ame ...] essentially inescapable on hip-hop playlists" and that the remix adds Blueface's "off-kilter flow" to the "piano-based production".{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/blueface-assists-nle-choppa-on-the-shotta-flow-remix-new-song.1983454.html|title=Blueface Assists NLE Choppa On The "Shotta Flow" Remix|website=HotNewHipHop|last=A.|first=Aron|date=June 20, 2019|accessdate=June 27, 2019}}

Music video

An accompanying video at a length of three minutes was first released on YouTube in early January 2019,{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8498476/nle-choppa-turned-down-a-3-million-record-deal-partner-united-masters|title=Why 16-Year-Old Rapper NLE Choppa Turned Down a $3 Million Record Deal to Partner With UnitedMasters: Exclusive|last=Cirisano|first=Tatiana|date=February 15, 2019|website=Billboard|access-date=July 30, 2019}} showcasing NLE Choppa and his friends "dancing, joking around and toting prop guns". The video quickly gained attention from hip hop vloggers and amassed 915,000 views within the first week of its release, according to YouTube. As of June 2023, the video has over 209 million views.{{Citation|title=NLE Choppa – Shotta Flow (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W0e7aI0gAg|language=en|access-date=2019-07-30}}

= Reception =

According to Billboard magazine, within only a month after the "Shotta Flow" video went viral, NLE Choppa had sparked a bidding war among record companies like Republic, Interscope, and Caroline, with bids reportedly reaching as high as $3 million. However, he turned down those offers to enter a distribution partnership with independent distribution company UnitedMasters.

Remix

A remix featuring American rapper Blueface was released on June 20, 2019, accompanied by a music video directed by Cole Bennett for his channel Lyrical Lemonade.{{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|last=|first=|date=July 1, 2019|website=Yahoo! Entertainment|accessdate=}} This music video has gained more than 396 million views as of March 2024, which is more than the original.

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2019-08-03|title=Canadian Hot 100: August 3, 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}

| 42

{{single chart|Ireland3|75|artist=NLE Choppa|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 17, 2019}}
scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-06-28|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=July 1, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2019}}
{{small|Remix}}

| 40

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-07-27|title=Top 100 Songs: July 27, 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 23, 2019}}

| 36

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2019-06-29|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: June 27, 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 27, 2019}}

| 14

scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-07-19/|title=Top 100 Songs|work=Rolling Stone|date=July 19, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2020}}

| 19

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 6, 2019}}

| 95

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 6, 2019}}

| 92

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 6, 2019}}

| 40

scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/year-end/|title=Top 100 Songs of 2019|work=Rolling Stone|date=January 10, 2020|accessdate=February 15, 2020}}

| 54

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|number=5|artist=NLE Choppa|title=Shotta Flow|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=May 4, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Gold|id=14647|artist=NLE Choppa feat. Blueface|title=Shotta Flow|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=November 28, 2024|note=Remix}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|award=Gold|id=11769|artist=NLE Choppa|title=Shotta Flow|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=October 31, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=NLE Choppa|title=Shotta Flow|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=December 28, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|id=18112-5970-1|artist=NLE Choppa|title=Shotta Flow|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=May 28, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=NLE Choppa|title=Shotta Flow|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=January 26, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=NLE Choppa|title=Shotta Flow|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=January 26, 2022|note=Remix}}

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References

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{{NLE Choppa}}

{{Blueface}}

Category:2019 singles

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