Shotta Flow 7
{{Short description|2023 single by NLE Choppa}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Shotta Flow 7
| cover = NLE Choppa - Shotta Flow 7.jpg
| type = single
| artist = NLE Choppa
| released = December 7, 2023
| recorded =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 2:45
| label = {{hlist|No Love|Warner}}
| writer = {{hlist|Bryson Potts|Xavier Barrios|Dameon Hughes|Brytavious Chambers|Donald Bailey Jr.}}
| producer = {{hlist|Project X|Superstar O|Tay Keith|Midas800}}
| prev_title = Badman
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Blick (Remix)
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|muzQ0r14L2Y|"Shotta Flow 7"}}}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Remix cover
| type = single
| cover = NLE Choppa - Shotta Flow 7 Remix.jpg
| caption = Cover art of the official remix
}}
{{External music video|header=Remix music video|{{YouTube|2_DUFOhXMBU|"Shotta Flow 7 (Remix)"}}}}
}}
"Shotta Flow 7" is a single by American rapper NLE Choppa, released on December 7, 2023 and produced by Project X, Superstar O, Tay Keith and Midas800. It is the seventh and final installment in his "Shotta Flow" song series. An official remix of the song featuring American rapper Lil Mabu was released on February 22, 2024.
Composition
The production contains piano keys, drums, and hi-hats, over which NLE Choppa raps about being respected in his hometown of Memphis.{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Preezy |last2=Sadler |first2=Armon |title=Nicki Minaj, Benny The Butcher, Blu & Nottz, And More Can’t-Miss Hip-Hop Releases |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/reviews/new-music-friday-nicki-minaj-benny-the-butcher-blu-amp-nottz-1234829773/ |website=Vibe |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=December 9, 2023}} He jokes about Chrisean Rock's missing tooth in the first line of the first verse,{{cite web |last1=Horvath |first1=Zachary |title=NLE Choppa Takes Pot Shots At Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, & Chrisean Rock On "Shotta Flow 7" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/743148-nle-choppa-shotta-flow-7-single |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=December 9, 2023}} makes a reference to Diddy, and mentions wanting to have sex with Kim Kardashian with her ex-husband Kanye West watching.
Critical reception
Armon Sadler of Vibe gave a positive review, writing NLE Choppa "flows like his name conveys—consistently, sometimes violently, and punctually. It's a good reminder that he can do this in addition to his sample-heavy, melodic records of the last few years." Zachary Horvath of HotNewHipHop praised the song for its "funny" lines, additionally commenting "This is pure poetry and we are going to miss the series deeply after this one."
Remix
The official remix of the song was released on February 22, 2024. It features Lil Mabu, who details a sexual act and also says he is "good at the cookout, every hood, every trap house".{{cite web |last1=Horvath |first1=Zachary |title=NLE Choppa & Lil Mabu Get A Little Too Graphic On "Shotta Flow 7 Remix" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/767212-shotta-flow-7-remix-nle-choppa-lil-mabu-hip-hop-news |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=February 24, 2024}}
A music video was released alongside the remix. It sees NLE Choppa at a house party, where Lil Mabu also brings pizza,{{cite web |last1=Schube |first1=Will |title=NLE Choppa Marks 5 Year Anniversary Of 'Shotta Flow' With New Lil Mabu-Assisted Remix |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/nle-choppa-shotta-flow-lil-mabu-remix |website=HipHopDX |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=February 23, 2024}} and features a video vixen resembling Chrisean Rock, as a diss toward her ex-boyfriend and rapper Blueface.{{cite web |last1=Giacomazzo |first1=Bernadette |title=NLE Choppa & Lil Mabu's New Video Has A Chrisean Rock Lookalike |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/nle-choppa-lil-mabu-chrisean-rock-lookalike |website=HipHopDX |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=February 24, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Nevares |first1=Gabriel Bras |title=Chrisean Rock Lookalike Appears In NLE Choppa & Lil Mabu's New Music Video Dissing Blueface |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/767234-nle-choppa-lil-mabu-chrisean-rock-blueface-hip-hop-news |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=February 24, 2024}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Shotta Flow 7" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-12-15|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=December 18, 2023|access-date=February 25, 2024}}
| 23 |
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| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|24|artist=NLE Choppa|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2024}} |