NLE Choppa poses it up for the 40th-anniversary issue of Paper Magazine.
And the rapper pairs the appearance in the milestone edition with an electrifying photoshoot.
The MC also seizes the moment to open up about the headlines he’s been magnetizing with his viral smash ‘Slut Me Out 2,’ the reciprocal support of the LBGTQ community, and his spirituality.
Waxing candidly on the latter, the 21-year-old opened up about speaking to God with uncertainty about the raunchiness of his music.
The “answer” he shares may surprise many.
Full story below…
NLE CHOPPA for PAPER ☆ pic.twitter.com/HCigOgSTOD
— Paper Magazine (@papermagazine) September 5, 2024
On Debuting ‘Slut Me Out 2’ Live Onstage:
“Man, it was funny, because I was really unsure. I didn’t know what song I wanted to preview. I had three other songs and a few people were like, “Do that one! Do this one!” and I just leaned towards “Slut Me Out 2″ because it felt like the more fun song to perform, you feel me? So I came out and did the walk. All of it was natural. I wasn’t even thinking. I was just going with the flow and we made a big moment out of it.”
On God:
“I’m always coming back to God, like, “Do you support me when I do things of this nature? Do you support the raunchy? Why am I so successful with this type of music?” When at the end of the day, I pray three or four times. I give all the glory and praise to Him. I was always trying to find a why.
And he came and spoke to me. He was like, “Don’t overthink it.” Because at the end of the day, no matter what you do, people are going to critique and judge you. He also said, “No matter what you do, you’re always gonna inspire.” I started to realize after I released that song that there was certain fans I would see coming to the show, and that song gives them confidence. It makes them feel good. It’s all types of people in the crowd: you got white people, you got Black people. My fans are diverse. You got skinny people, you got people that are slim thick. There’s all these different people, and when that song comes on you can’t tell me that nobody in there don’t feel sexy.”
On Masculinity & Femininity:
“Be yourself. I feel like somewhere along the lines, we’ve been taught as males to be so overly masculine. Everyone has masculine and feminine energy. The right side holds the masculine and the left side holds the feminine, and you’re supposed to make them one. Once people realize that, they’ll learn to love themselves and create a balance.”
On Support from the LGBTQ Community
“It’s a beautiful thing, because the amount of people who had something to say is what fuels me to stay deeply rooted in my purpose. The beauty of it is that it gave me an opportunity to say, “Oh, y’all feel like I’m this way? Okay, let me give y’all some more reasons to feel that way, even though I know I’m not. Let me show more love to the people that y’all are saying I’m aligned with because we are all humans at the end of the day.” Everyone is fighting for some type of acceptance, and I think the most important part is accepting yourself first.”
He is the new Lil Nas X. the way better looking version