NLE Choppa Says He Passed “Humiliation Ritual” After LBGTQ Backlash

NLE Choppa claims the backlash he received for his embrace of the LGBTQ community was a “humiliation ritual” and part of his spiritual evolution.

In a 50-minute clip posted on his Awakened Choppa YouTube channel, the Memphis rapper announced that he “passed” his humiliation ritual “with all honors” while discussing the events of the past year of his life.

According to NLE Choppa, he endured adversity throughout much of 2024, particularly during spring and summer. However, he says that August brought a level of scrutiny he had never experienced before.

“I come into August with a fearless approach,” the 22-year-old said. “First quarter of the year, I tried to Rest In Peace my rage and my anger. Midway there in the summer, I became more confident. More loving, had more fun. Showed love to the gay community, no rapper’s doing that.”

NLE Choppa continued, adding that he has no prejudice or hate in his heart, regardless of race or lifestyle. “I wanted to live out of love so deeply to where everything was resembling of love,” the hitmaker added.

“Whether you’re a racist, if you walk a different life than me, I wanted to say ‘I don’t judge you. I love you, and I still appreciate you’ ’cause I am no man to judge what you do. My job is to live out of love and salute whatever you’ve got going on because I know the battle is rough.”

The rapper also addressed speculation regarding his sexuality, expressing his affinity for women and stating that he would never be intimate with another man.

“I said ‘I’m coming out’ out of fearlessness. ‘I’m coming out meant’ so many things to me. I love women, I’m very intimate with women. When it comes to intimacy, I don’t bring men to my bedroom. I don’t allow anything that brings me out of the love I have for women, most importantly, Black women, when it comes to my intimacy.

“The ‘I’m coming out’ comment was me coming out with a song. But spiritually, it was me coming out of my shell, out of my cocoon, and blossoming into the butterfly that God has been molding.”

The lengthy clip also touched on the rapper’s experience with suicidal thoughts, his relationship with God, and the uptick in success he’s experienced in his musical career.

Watch NLE Choppa speaking on his “humiliation ritual” below.