Is NLE Choppa quitting music to be a full-time herbalist and work on cures for STDs?
Rapper NLE Choppa may be going from making hit records to working to cure erectile dysfunction. Over the past week, the young Memphis hop-hop star has taken to social media to suggest he's considering getting out of his recording contract with Warner Music and focusing on his burgeoning health and wellness business. On Tuesday, the 18-year-old Choppa  a.k.a. Bryson Potts  posted on Twitter, "Finna buy out my contract and become full time herbalist. Forget the music stuff about to help my people!!" On Thursday, he made further claims about the various cures his company was working on, promising that, "By the end of the year I will have herbs that can cure Herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and even more STDS." A few hours later, Choppa added, "I Will Have A Herbal Concoction By Next Week That Will Cure Erectile Dysfunction And Also Help A Male Sex Life. Also A Concoction That Will Treat Insomnia And [Anxiety]/Fear." IVERSON CLASSIC:Memphis rapper NLE Choppa suits up for local all-star basketball game  MEMPHIS RAPPERS TO KNOW:These 5 pioneers of Memphis rap helped pave the way for city's current hip-hop renaissance  Last fall, NLE Choppa released a mixtape, From Dark to Light," and announced the launch of his own NLE Health and Wellness line. That news followed his increasing public awakening as a spiritually conscious new age convert of sorts. The website for Choppa's Health and Wellness products currently lists a relative handful of items for sale, including NLE Choppa-branded Seamoss, Chlorophyll and Detox Tea. This week, Choppa also launched a separate Instagram account for his Health and Wellness line. A former Cordova High School basketball prospect, NLE Choppa's rise to rap fame began in 2019. After putting out a series of singles and an EP, he sparked a multi-million-dollar label bidding war for his services, becoming one of the most talked about young stars in music. MEMPHIS RAP:Yo Gotti announces partnership between his CMG label and Interscope  NLE CHOPPA:Memphis rapper pays homage to Tupac Shakur in new video  He ultimately signed a deal with Warner Music and established his own No Love Entertainment imprint. In 2020, he released his full-length debut, Top Shotta. The record hit the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 and achieved a record run of 24 weeks atop Billboards Emerging Artists Chart. His resume includes more than 3 billion-plus global streams and counting, six RIAA-certified plaques, and a nomination for Best New Artist at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. In April, Choppa released a single "Final Warning" that made it to No. 40 on the Billboard hot R&B/hip-hop songs chart. Last month, Choppa's ode to his baby girl, "Letter to My Daughter," debuted, and has racked up more than 8 million views on YouTube.