Whole Lotta Choppas

The remix marked the first release by Minaj since she gave birth to her first child.[1][3][7][15] It was announced less than a day before its release by both artists via their social medias.[16] The day before, Minaj celebrated her son's birth with an Instagram post.[11] The remix opens with Minaj revealing that she recorded her verse while nine months pregnant.[3] Once she starts rapping, Minaj wishes for a play-date with her son and labelmate Drake's son, Adonis: "I hope one day we do a play-date with Adonis".[3] Drake responded to the line, posting a screenshot of the track on his Instagram Stories, captioning it: "Play dates soon come".[4] The "retro, preppy" track also sees Minaj referencing the Black Lives Matter movement, Burberry,[17] vaping, and basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo,[18] while Sada Baby delivers his "smooth and raspy" verse.[17] Rolling Stone's Althea Legaspi noted, "Minaj turns up the sultry dance party heat, leading with her two verses and a twist on the hook in the remix".[6] Minaj's lyrics were noted for being reminiscent of her 2014 single "Anaconda",[9] due to her "x-rated" references to her lower region and "edible" underwear.[19]

Uproxx's Wongo Okon called Minaj's verse "thrilling", and praised her for "floating effortlessly on the track's fast-paced production".[11] The Source's Ebbony "Miss2Bees" Pinillos said Minaj delivers "a fire verse while she's 9 months pregnant".[12] FNR Tigg of Complex stated: "Minaj's presence on a track is always a gift. But, this feature is particularly special because she took time away from being a new mother to bless Sada with a verse".[16] SOHH's Biz Jones said Minaj "slays" on the remix, delivering "hard bars".[19] Chris Murphy of Vulture wrote: "Imagine having a baby and dropping a sick guest verse in the span of two weeks? Only a true Queen could pull that off", pointing out how Minaj "goes on to spit for two minutes straight on the track".[20] Rap-Up said "Over the infectious beat, Nicki proves she hasn't missed a beat",[21] while Nylon's Layla Halabian said Minaj "delivered a salvo that could only come from the queen of rap".[22] Paper's Shaad D'Souza wrote favorably, "Minaj recorded this verse nine months pregnant, and yet it goes harder than anything she's put to tape in recent memory. Let's hope she was joking about her retirement from music — 'Whole Lotta Choppas' says she's still as sharp as ever".[23] Ryan Shepard of Def Pen said the "Detroit-New York connection lives up to the hype", calling the remix "just as fun and upbeat as the original, if not more".[24] Billboard's Jason Lipshutz named it among the most essential releases of the week, calling Sada Baby "wise" for ceding "the first half of the new version to his guest, then comes in, unfurls his own top-notch wordplay and reminds us of the original's magic".[18] The remix was credited for raising Sada Baby's profile.[25][26]