NLE Choppa Biography
Bryson LaShun Potts (born November 1, 2002), known professionally as NLE Choppa (previously YNR Choppa), is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He rose to fame with his 2019 single "Shotta Flow", which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. The song was included on his debut extended play (EP) Cottonwood, which released in December of that year. Potts signed with Warner Records to release his debut studio album Top Shotta (2020), which peaked in the top ten of the US Billboard 200 and was supported by the singles "Camelot" and "Walk Em Down" (featuring Roddy Ricch)—both likewise peaked in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. His fourth and fifth mixtapes, From Dark to Light (2020) and Me vs. Me (2022) preceded the release of his second studio album Cottonwood 2 (2023), which contained his highest-charting single, "Slut Me Out" (remixed featuring Sexyy Red).