NLE Choppa Says He’s ‘Coming Out’; Social Reacts Confused & Annoyed
Written by b87fm on 09/06/2024
A recent social media post from NLE Choppa left fans a little confused — and more than a little frustrated after he cleared things up.
On Thursday afternoon, the rapper shared two pictures of himself to X (fka Twitter) alongside the caption “I’m Coming Out ….” A similar post was made on Instagram with additional photos and videos, tagging Paper Magazine in the process.
I’m Coming Out …. pic.twitter.com/UXPVwp2iAr
— NLE Choppa (@Nlechoppa1) September 5, 2024
Understandably, fans immediately associated the vague idea of “coming out” with “coming out of the closet.”
Bby we been knew pic.twitter.com/pTHNmXzkEz
— 🗝️ (@DiaryOfKeysus) September 5, 2024
But the way it was posted left a lot up for interpretation, and some folks began accusing NLE Choppa of intentionally posting such a loaded phrase to get attention.
He is queer baiting y’all for that money and y’all gon give him every penny.
Stop supporting these queer baiters. That ain’t really for the rainbow gang
— Angel Aydreannah (@Aydreannah) September 5, 2024
#1 geh baiter….. but somehow i’m always seated. pic.twitter.com/tF8TnVwsFQ
— shad. | #IZZYDAY (@SSshadali) September 5, 2024
https://t.co/jao76QEZiL pic.twitter.com/WNiO1WogMU
— ♀🇵🇸 (@totallycunt) September 5, 2024
Sure enough, several hours later, he dropped a new song, “OR WHAT.”
And on Friday morning, he quote retweeted his original post, adding: “With New Song (PINNED^) A New Project This Month, and Black Duck Boots. Yall ain’t let me finish ‘….'”
With New Song (PINNED^) A New Project This Month, and Black Duck Boots. Yall ain’t let me finish “….” 😒 https://t.co/JKwpFH9Uje
— NLE Choppa (@Nlechoppa1) September 6, 2024
The weirdness of it all didn’t sit well with a lot of people, some of whom hit back with their frustrations over “queerbaiting.”
Idc what anyone has to say, he knew he was doing with that caption and to say that he wasn’t trying to get gay people’s attention is wild to me. I still think he is a great ally but that wasn’t it at all. 🙄 https://t.co/fKPWx1PLHE pic.twitter.com/nXs45zEui1
— Galactic | STREAM S.H.I.T (🫖) (@Galactic_Patrol) September 6, 2024
The timing of it all was particularly odd, considering NLE Choppa just played Black Pride Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. While there, he defended his decision to show support to the LGBTQ+ community — but he also shut down the suggestion that he was doing so as a “gimmick.”
“I’m not here for no gimmicks, I’m not here for no extra followers, I’m not here for no extra views. ‘Cause I already got ’em if we’re keeping it a hunnid,” he said. “I’m really here to make a difference and show y’all it’s love, bruh.”
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