“I know you see everybody compare you to NBA YoungBoy.
Whatchu think about that?”
“I don’t know why they compare me to him, I don’t sound like him.
They say I look like him and s*** I don’t see that s*** neither.”
Now the internet has compared these two time and time again, and there were even rumours
of beef but NLE Choppa he came forward to clear the air citing NBA Youngboy as his favourite
rapper.
“Like you tryna beef with YoungBoy, cuh…
When the f*** have I ever said I’m tryna beef with YoungBoy, let me know.
YoungBoy my favourite rapper.”
Even in our Before They Were Famous video made last week on Choppa, well the comments
were flooded again comparing him to Youngboy and even when interviewed by XXL, well when
he was asked who his style has been compared to, well he said this.
"Who you think?
I know you know, it's so annoying.
They say NBA YoungBoy.
They say I look like him, sound like him, stand like him, dress like him.
They say my hair's like his—everything around me is compared to YoungBoy.
With so many people comparing these two it seems like the internet is hoping that there
would be beef.
Now there were even those stating that Choppa he put out some kind of diss track.
“He said you made a diss.
You dumb as f***.
That was a leaked song fool.
When did I diss him?
The f***?
Y’all f***ing retarded as hell, cuh.”
So it appears that there is no real beef.
Even still the comparisons between the two artists is a bit of an elephant in the room
situation.
You can't deny they look a lot a like, both are from the south, and they got started in
their mid teens.
So before Idols become Rivals we thought we would have a little bit of fun and compare
these two against one another in a good old fashioned Versus video.
We’re gonna face them off against one another in a head to head match up with three rounds
and in the last one well you guys have your say on who is the victor.
We’ll be running a poll above my head and that’s where you can vote.
My name of course is Michael McCrudden, you know me as the Before They Were Famous guy,
and I feel like I need to add a little disclaimer to this video.
For the celebrities who will likely end up watching this video we mean no disrespect.
You have reached the level of fame and recognition and we make these videos in jest, just, you
know, having a little bit of fun.
Seriously, people get a little bent out of shape.
I mean it’s the internet, we’re just having a little bit of fun.
Now I could make versus videos until the cows come home.
So if you have any suggestions for a future match up sound off in the comments down below.
The list is endless.
Kanye VS Kim…
FaZe Tfue VS PewDiePie… or Ninja!… or anyone!
Or me VS…
Oh that’d be juicy.
Aright, let's get into this versus video.
Round 1…
Fight!
ROUND 1 let's talk about their CLOUT and by that I mean their numbers over on Social Media.
Now both these boys they have a habit of deleting their posts off of Instagram.
Once upon a time Youngboy he deleted everything, but I'm happy to report he's back on the gram.
Although his camera man, he needs to stop messing with him.
“It’s a video!”
“Huh?”
“It’s a video!”
“Oh b**** what up?!”
Despite having mass deleted everything, well NBA YoungBoy, he boasts 6.6 Million followers
for his 14 posts.
His YouTube channel has 4.9 Million Subscribers with over 3 Billion views and he's got another
1.6 Million followers on Twitter.
Those are some tough numbers to beat.
Now YoungBoy he’s been in the game since 2015 so he's got a bit of a head start.
Choppa Choppa he is sitting on 1.1 Million Instagram followers at the time of this recording.
He actually gave me a little shout out when we did his Before They Were Famous, much appreciated.
Choppa's YouTube channel boasts 1/2 a Million Subscribers with over 70 million views.
Now I couldn't confirm which was his actual Twitter account, it looks like it’s NLE
Choppa 1 which has 9 thousand followers.
If you pump both of their names into Google Trends, well NBA Youngboy he’s on top and
he stays there so despite the hype, well Choppa he has a ways to go to catch up to YoungBoy.
And you know, the numbers game, they don’t lie.
So uh, anyway, I don’t think he’s too upset, it look’s like the kid's having a
blast.
“I just wanna start by saying um…
I f***ing love life.
I do, I do.”
So for round 1, I gotta give the W to YounBoy
Round 2…
Fight!
For ROUND 2 we are gonna talk about their Headlines.
Recently both have been giving back to their communities they've come from.
Choppa paid a visit to Douglas K 12 School to meet with his old principal and motivate
the children.
“Check out my old principal, man.”
“Hey, this kid used to stay in trouble in my office.
Oh man, I’m proud of you man.”
And Youngboy was seen at a homeless shelter giving food to those who have none.
But of course it hasn't always been good news.
Youngboy he spent time in jail for attempted first degree murder charges in 2017 and he
was indicted for charges of aggravated assault and kidnapping in early 2018 after footage
surfaced of the rapper allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Jania Jackson.
Now these legal issues they have slowed down some mainstream press coverage for the young
rapper, but it certainly hasn't stopped his trajectory as an artist.
As for NLE Choppa, well the most controversial thing to hit the headlines from him, well
it’s been his ban on using guns.
the police called me, my mother, my whole family
they call every one of us, everyday.
hey, we might come lock your mom, he 16. He has more guns than the US army.
Now I’ve got no idea where this kid has got his hands on so many weapons.
He’s used them frequently on Instagram and in his music videos, but in the time since
he's decided to distance himself from this image.
He want's to appeal more to brands and sponsors but every now and then he will show up on
IG live with what is clearly a fake gun with an orange cap on the tip.
Just you know, cause you know old habits die hard… right?
That’s the saying right?
Old habits die… hard.
I don’t know.
Now I mean no disrespect to YoungBoy but it seems like Choppa has a good head on his shoulders,
I know his mom she stepped into the roll of management and she ain't messing around, so
for this round I'm gotta give Choppa the W.
Round 3… fight!
Alright for ROUND 3 we are gonna talk about their music.
NBA Youngboy he released four mixtapes: Life Before Fame, Mind of a Menace, Mind of a Menace
2, and Before I Go.
And this was before a major breakout moment came in 2017 with 38 Baby, which featured
Boosie Badazz and Kevin Gates.
Now since then, he’s released eight solo mixtapes, two collaborative projects, and
three EPs.
In 2017, he signed a rumoured $2 million dollar, five-album deal with Atlantic Records, and
he dropped his debut studio album, Until Death Call My Name.
Now NBA Youngboy he has landed himself on the Billboard Hot 100 10 times and his album
it peaked at number 7.
It's over on YouTube where he is a juggernaut with a handful of videos surpassing 100 Million
views.
In comparison NLE Choppa he is no slouch.
His single "Shotta Flow" it propelled Choppa from No. 16 to No. 11 on the Billboards Emerging
Artist charts.
The song and video, well they currently have 38 million views on YouTube, while the song's
sequel, "Shotta Flow 2,” it’s got another 22 million in two months.
There was a bidding war between every major label to sign Choppa but he decided to stay
independent turning down a reported 3 Million dollars so his music, well it will remain
his own.
Depending on how you look at things that might make him the actual winner in the long run,
but for now I need you guys to decide who is the true victor in the poll above my head.
Alright guys this wraps up this video here on versus, our video on NLE Choppa it exploded
and back when we did YoungBoy a couple months ago it was also a big hit.
So we decided to bring them together for a versus.
But we can do versus on anyone under the sun, we need your suggestions in the comments down
below, thanks for all of you guys who participated in the poll, and if you haven’t subscribed
to this channel already, what are you waiting for?
I mean we ain’t quitting.
I’m doing this everyday.
It’s every day bro.
I’ll see you guys in another video.
BOOM!