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NLE Choppa has given his fans what they want, posing for the camera in a selfie that left little to the imagination.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday (November 23), the “Slut Me Out” rapper invited his followers to do just that when he posted a nude photo that stopped just short of showing off the whole kit and caboodle.
“Be thankful for my mirror selfies,” he wrote in the caption.
While many were in fact thankful, fans were also quick to notice that his phone case featured a photo of his baby daughter, which only added awkwardness to the situation.
NLE Choppa takes himself seriously even under unserious circumstances, and his recent appearance on Kai Cenat’s livestream provided viewers with evidence of this.
Last month, the pair collaborated on a prison roleplay that was broadcast to millions from what was once a fully operational correctional facility. Cenat and Choppa took on the roles of inmates sharing a cell.
The Tennessee MC fully immersed himself in the part, catching the streamer off-guard with his intense yet comedic performance.
“I ain’t no fucking hoe,” the 20-year-old rapper shouted during an improvised outburst. “Imma fuck him! I’m not gonna let him play with my booty — fuck no! Imma fuck him!”
At another point in the livestream, the duo as well as other actors in the make-believe prison got together to sing Nicki Minaj and Drake’s 2010 blockbuster, “Moment 4 Life.”
On the musical side of things, NLE Choppa also recently took aim at Mike Jones over a sample dispute relating to “Still Tippin,’” calling the Texas rap legend “lame.”
Choppa dropped a new song on October 27 called “Cmon Freestyle,” which samples Jones’ classic 2004 song.
However, Mike Jones claimed that he never gave NLE Choppa permission to use “Still Tippin’.”
“Don’t care about getting respect especially if the respect wasn’t shown 4 months ago prior to releasing the music without getting the business clear!” he wrote in an Instagram comment. “I told y’all #Welcome2TheMusicBusiness #StayTuned For Receipts & I wish a N-GGA Would.”
In response, NLE Choppa took to X to accuse Jones of “trying to copyright a song he got cleared.”
“Ion know if it’s Mike Jones or his team but on everything y’all dead wrong for trying to copyright a song I got cleared,” he wrote. “That’s some hating shit especially for a young n-gga like me that’s just tryna please his fans. Ion feel that I lost dumb respect but it’s cool fasho.
“This man lame for that. I’m partnered with a major label! They not even going to release a song if it ain’t CLEARED. If that was the case you would’ve sued instead of copyrightng! Anybody can make a COPYRIGHT CLAIM! That don’t mean the record ain’t cleared. Broke activities.”
Choppa also claimed that Mike Jones doesn’t even own the rights to the original song.
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Soft Play‘s Laurie Vincent has launched a new band, Big Truck. Check out their first single, ‘Central Reservation Blues’, below.
Big Truck sees Vincent joined by Sam Coppins on drums, Asa Thallon on guitar and Justin Myles on keys.
‘Central Reservation Blues’ comes from an upcoming debut album, though no title or release date has currently been announced.
Departing from the raw, frenetic sounds of Soft Play, the song embraces heartland rock and 80s indie music, drawing on inspiration from The Cure and The Smiths.
Speaking on the track, Vincent says: “I missed my partner’s birthday and my son’s birthday when I was in America. I’m no good at numbers, and I tend to miss those details when we’ve got a big touring operation and things are booked a year in advance. Those birthdays I missed will be remembered forever, whereas I can’t even remember those gigs that I played.”
Listen below.
Big Truck is formed around Vincent and Coppin’s longtime friendship, with the two meeting as part of the Tunbridge Wells music scene 20 years ago.
They’ll play a series of live dates later this year, including a performance at The Great Escape in May. Check out a full list below and find tickets here.
MAY
8 – The Waiting Room, London
15 – The Great Escape, Brighton
23 – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
28 – The Exchange, Bristol
JUNE
19 – Yes (Pink Room), Manchester
20 – Hangar 34, Liverpool
JULY
4 – Tattoo Convention, Bristol
11 – 2000trees, Cheltenham
17 – Esquires, Bedford
25 – Where Else?, Margate
AUGUST
1 – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
NME met Soft Play backstage at Reading Festival last year, where they shared details on their new album and hailed Kneecap for inspiring them to speak about Palestine.
“We took too long to come to the forefront, but then going on tour with Kneecap in the US and watching three of the most eloquent people I’ve ever met talk about it onstage fearlessly and educate us, and show that standing up for people that don’t have a voice is so purposeful… The media makes you believe we’re gonna lose everything if we do it, as well, when the reality is the people in the crowd are there with you,” Vincent told us.
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