NLE The Great dropped a bombshell revelation that has Hip-Hop followers doing double takes after releasing his NBA YoungBoy diss observe “KO” – he truly desires to embrace his goal.

The Memphis rapper, previously generally known as NLE Choppa, sat down with music/music-features/nle-the-great-interview-diss-track-1235458168/”>Rolling Stone to interrupt down his controversial observe that samples 2Pac’s legendary “Hit ‘Em Up” and takes direct intention at NBA YoungBoy.

But in a twist that no person noticed coming, The Great revealed his true emotions in regards to the Baton Rouge star.

“I love him. I would love to give that brother a hug. I would love to shake hands with that brother, I would love to make music with him personally, but how could I if he won’t?” The Great defined in the course of the interview, his phrases carrying real emotion regardless of the aggressive nature of his current launch.

The observe “KO,” which dropped October thirtieth, options The Great channeling a number of personas, together with 2Pac, Michael Jackson and Prince, whereas delivering bars like “You poison the youth” aimed immediately at YoungBoy.

The track’s theatrical video exhibits The Great in numerous costumes, paying homage to the legendary artists he claims to channel.

But The Great insists his motivations stem from a better calling reasonably than private animosity.

“This is my fourth time, fifth time sharing this story, so sometimes it’s not as fresh sharing it – but I was awakened out of my sleep with a vivid dream,” he revealed, describing a grotesque imaginative and prescient that he interpreted as divine instruction to create the diss observe.

The dream featured him “holding a young boy’s head in my hand” with “flesh hanging off the skull, mosquitoes, and gnats, and biting at his flesh as it was deteriorating.”

The Great mentioned he went into prayer in regards to the imaginative and prescient and obtained readability about his mission.

“It’s not him personally. It’s what’s controlling him exoterically and esoterically,” The Great defined about his points with YoungBoy. “I’m a firm believer that sometimes it’s not us for real, but it’s still things that we choose.”

The identify change from NLE Choppa to NLE The Great displays what he calls a non secular evolution.

“Choppa is gone. It’s like he’s not gone in a manner where I don’t use that same rap, that same era, that same thing that makes me a dog,” he mentioned. “I feel like I was the voice for that, for the people that have died standing firmly behind truth.”

Despite the aggressive nature of “KO,” The Great maintains that his final aim is restoration reasonably than destruction.

“I don’t hate YoungBoy. He simply wants him to make different choices,” he said, positioning himself as somebody making an attempt to carry his peer accountable reasonably than tear him down.

The observe represents part one in all The Great’s upcoming mission, with the total album not anticipated for a number of months.

“This song is coming out October 30th. November, December, January, February, March. It’s five months ahead. I think that this is just an appetizer,” he defined.

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