'Shotta Flow': NLE Choppa talks freedom, creativity & family in TV intv with Ari Melber
Artist NLE Choppa sits down with MSNBC'S Ari Melber for a wide-ranging conversation about his popular music, online virality, family and more. NLE Choppa gets candid about how social media has impacted the way artists create music and his consciousness about his stage persona and his identity offstage. (The Beat's YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Beat merch: www.msnbc.com/Beat5)
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