Shotta Flow 6
{{Short description|2022 single by NLE Choppa}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Shotta Flow 6
| type = single
| artist = NLE Choppa
| album = Me vs. Me
| released = January 28, 2022
| genre =
| length = 3:12
| label =
- Warner
- No Love
| writer =
- Bryson Potts
- Alex Petit
- Ryan Nerby
| producer =
- CashMoneyAP
- King Fisher
| prev_title = Too Hot
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Kicc Bacc
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|f9zkBcZZ-1Y|"Shotta Flow 6"}}}}
}}
"Shotta Flow 6" is a song by American rapper NLE Choppa, released on January 28, 2022 as the seventh single from his fourth mixtape Me vs. Me, which was released concurrently. Produced by CashMoneyAP and King Fisher, it is the sixth installment in the "Shotta Flow" series.
Background
In an interview with HipHopDX in August 2020, NLE Choppa said he intended "Shotta Flow 5" to be the last song in his "Shotta Flow" series, but would make a sequel if it would feature rapper Lil Wayne.{{cite web |last1=Caldwell |first1=Brandon |title=NLE Choppa Says 'Shotta Flow 6' Will Only Happen With A Lil Wayne Feature |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57552/title.nle-choppa-says-shotta-flow-6-will-only-happen-with-a-lil-wayne-feature |website=HipHopDX |access-date=23 June 2023 |date=August 27, 2020}} Choppa previewed a snippet of the track in March 2021,{{cite web |title=NLE Choppa - Shotta Flow 6 (Snippet) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5Nnl1_PDhM |website=YouTube |access-date=23 June 2023 |date=March 11, 2021}} and later its outro in November 2021.{{cite web |title=NLE Choppa Teases The Outro For "Shotta Flow 6" *NEWEST SNIPPET* |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qRAHcSLXyE |website=YouTube |access-date=23 June 2023 |date=November 26, 2021}}
Composition
The song finds NLE Choppa rapping in a rapid, couplet flow, threatening his enemies and boasting his wealth,{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Preezy |title=NLE Choppa’s ‘Me vs. Me’ Album Raised The Bar This New Music Friday |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/reviews/nle-choppas-me-vs-me-album-new-music-friday-1234646050/ |website=Vibe |access-date=23 June 2023 |date=January 28, 2022}} over trap production{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=January 28, 2022 |title=NLE Choppa – Me vs Me {{!}} Reviews |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/nle-choppa-me-vs-me |access-date=23 June 2023 |website=Clash}} featuring piano.{{Cite news |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=January 27, 2022 |title=NLE Choppa Me vs. Me Dampens Its Competitive Spirit With Safe Bars |work=HipHopDX |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3830/title.nle-choppa-me-vs-me-album-review |access-date=23 June 2023}}
Critical reception
The song was well-received by music critics. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady of HipHopDX stated it "shows off everything that endeared fans to Choppa in the past and is one of the project's most impressive tracks. Choppa's voluble lyrics tumble out like an unspooling ball of yarn as the track's rambunctious piano pushes him along. It's a grand opening to the tape, but deflation sets in by tape's end when it's revealed the song is his creative apex." Fred Thomas of AllMusic commented the rapper "sounds absolutely electrified" in the song and that "Though it's a nearly identical instrumental, NLE Choppa's relentless bars are pitched up to a new intensity here, starting out the mixtape with a striking display of just how much he's grown in only a few years."{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Fred|title=Me Vs. Me. – NLE Choppa |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/me-vs-me-mw0003664661|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=23 June 2023}} Robin Murray of Clash described the song as a highlight of Me vs. Me, "showcasing his quickfire style, deft rhyme structures, and Choppa's ability to pivot around icy trap beats."
Music video
An official music video was released alongside the single. A self-directed visual, it sees NLE Choppa leaning out the back of a car, smacking around a corpse, and engaged in a rap battle with a clone of himself (as depicted on the cover art of Me vs. Me).{{Cite news |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=January 27, 2022 |title=NLE Choppa Brings The Heat In Rambunctious 'Shotta Flow 6' Music Video |work=HipHopDX |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67975/title.nle-choppa-brings-the-heat-in-rambunctious-shotta-flow-6-music-video |access-date=23 June 2023}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Shotta Flow 6" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|86|artist=NLE Choppa|rowheader=true|access-date=January 8, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|30|artist=NLE Choppa|rowheader=true|access-date=January 8, 2022}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=NLE Choppa|title=Shotta Flow 6|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}}
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