Top Shotta

Top Shotta is the debut studio album by American rapper NLE Choppa. It was released on August 7, 2020 via NLE Choppa Entertainment under exclusive license to Warner Records. It was initially set for release in early 2020,[1] but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. The production of the album was handled by several record producers, including CashMoneyAP, Javar Rockamore and TNTXD. It features guest appearances from Mulatto, Roddy Ricch, Chief Keef, and Lil Baby. The album debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200.

This article is about the NLE Choppa album. For the Lord Kossity 1999 compilation album, see Lord Kossity § Compilation albums.
Top Shotta
Studio album by
NLE Choppa
ReleasedAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
Recorded2019–20
Genre
Length61:25
LabelWarner
Producer
  • Budda Beats
  • CashMoneyAP
  • Chapo
  • DMAC
  • Evince
  • Evrgrn
  • FreshDuzIt
  • Glazer
  • GStylesOnTheTrack
  • Hozay Beats
  • Javar Rockamore
  • Kannon
  • Karltin Bankz
  • Keyz
  • Kyle Junior
  • Londn Blue
  • Loshendrix
  • MP808
  • Noah
  • Palaze
  • Papamitrou
  • Payday
  • Soul Soundz
  • Spencer Stewart
  • Stebbz
  • Stonii
  • TNTXD
  • Tre Pounds
  • Xavi
  • Yung Talent
NLE Choppa chronology
Cottonwood
(2019)		 Top Shotta
(2020)		 From Dark to Light
(2020)
Singles from Top Shotta
  1. "Shotta Flow 3"
    Released: July 19, 2019
  2. "Camelot"
    Released: September 13, 2019
  3. "Walk Em Down"
    Released: March 19, 2020
  4. "Shotta Flow 5"
    Released: June 12, 2020
  5. "Narrow Road"
    Released: July 30, 2020
  6. "Make Em Say"
    Released: August 7, 2020

The album was promoted by six singles: "Shotta Flow 3", "Camelot", "Walk Em Down", "Shotta Flow 5", "Narrow Road", and "Make Em Say".

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME[3]
Paste7/10[4]

Top Shotta was met with mostly favorable reviews from music critics. NME awarded the album three out of five stars, criticizing the first half of the album for its lack of cohesiveness, but praising the album's second half for its more reflective subject matter, saying "He's only 18, and yet the rap protege here proves himself with a collection that balances his braggadocio and vulnerability to thrilling effect."[3] Paste magazine gave the album a score of 7/10, saying "The young rapper's major-label debut, Top Shotta, is at its best when he's open, honest and emotional."[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Daydream"
  • Bryson Potts
  • Noah Pettigrew
  • Gunnlaugur Orri Sumarlidason
  • Stefan Vilhelmsson
  • Glazer
  • Noah
  • Stebbz
  • RealRed (add.)
2:22
2."Double Bacc"
3:14
3."Make Em Say" (featuring Mulatto)
3:22
4."Camelot"
  • Potts
  • Darzell Triplett
FreshDuzIt2:28
5."Walk Em Down" (featuring Roddy Ricch)
  • CashMoneyAP
  • Loshendrix
2:53
6."Murda Talk"
  • Potts
  • Robert Reese
  • Theodore Thomas
  • Javar Rockamore
  • Caleb McLean
  • Ron Montgomery
  • Keyz
  • Stonii
  • Javar Rockamore
  • Soul Soundz
  • RealRed (add.)
2:24
7."Who TF Up in My Trap"
  • Keyz
  • Stonii
  • Javar Rockamore
2:24
8."Shotta Flow 3"
  • Potts
  • Jose Reynoso-Contreras
Hozay Beats3:01
9."Top Shotta Flow"
  • Potts
  • Jeff Lacroix
  • Rockamore
  • McLean
  • Montgomery
  • Tre Pounds
  • Javar Rockamore
  • Soul Soundz
  • RealRed (add.)
2:46
10."Shotta Flow 4" (featuring Chief Keef)
  • CashMoneyAP
  • RealRed (add.)
3:37
11."Shotta Flow 5"
  • Potts
  • Harald Sorebo
  • Courageous Herrera
  • Payday
  • Xavi
  • RealRed (add.)
2:25
12."Neighborhood Watch"
  • Potts
  • Kodarius Johnson
Kannon3:22
13."Can't Take It"
  • Potts
  • Thomas Horton
  • Amman Nurani
  • TNTXD
  • Evrgrn
3:05
14."Gamble With My Heart"
  • Potts
  • Horton
  • David McDowell
  • Lukas Payne
  • Jerome Grant
  • Sterling Reynolds
  • Jhamiel
  • TNTXD
  • Dmac
  • Karltin Bankz
  • Londn Blue
3:02
15."Molly"
  • Potts
  • Petit
  • Benjamin Calame
  • CashMoneyAP
  • Chapo
3:23
16."Paranoid"
  • Potts
  • Christoffer Marcussen
  • Kyle Junior
  • Palaze
  • Kyle Junior
2:59
17."Narrow Road" (featuring Lil Baby)
Quay Global4:00
18."Watch Out for the Narcs"
  • Potts
  • Petit
  • Spencer Stewart
  • Jesse Evans
  • CashMoneyAP
  • Spencer Stewart
  • Evince
  • RealRed (add.)
3:36
19."Made It Happen"
  • Potts
  • Horton
  • McDowell
  • Payne
  • TNTXD
  • Dmac
  • Karltin Bankz
  • Londn Blue
2:51
20."Depression"
  • Potts
  • Golden Styles
  • Leonsio Muca
  • Lucas Cardoso Suckow
  • Monique Diamond
  • GStylesOnTheTrack
  • Monique Winning (add.)
4:03
Total length:1:01:25

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Richards, M.T (January 23, 2020). "NLE Choppa: Young Memphis Rapper Tops Emerging Artist Charts". Memphis Flyer Newspaper. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. Thomas, Fred. "Top Shotta – Lil Uzi Vert". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  3. Williams, Kyann-Sian (August 7, 2020). "NLE Choppa – 'Top Shotta' album review". NME. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  4. Alston, Trey (August 11, 2020). "There's a Story Behind NLE Choppa's Bullets". Paste. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. "Nle Choppa Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. "Norwegiancharts.com – NLE Choppa – Top Shotta". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  7. "NLE Choppa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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  10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  11. "American album certifications – NLE Choppa – Top Shotta". Recording Industry Association of America. January 27, 2021. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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