NLE Choppa shared his reasons for performing at the Black Pride event in Atlanta this past weekend.

On Sunday (Sept. 1), the “SLUT ME OUT” hitmaker took the stage at The Bank in Atlanta, a key venue during the city’s Black Pride Weekend, which ran from Tuesday (Aug. 27) to Monday (Sept. 2). During his performance, he addressed the crowd, explaining his motivation for participating in the LGBTQ+ celebration.

In a video circulating the internet, NLE is heard defending his decision to participate, emphasizing his belief in equality despite differences. "A lot of muthaf**kas will ask me 'Man, you a rapper, what you doing at a club like this?' Well, I say 'F**k them ni**as.' You wanna know why?" he told the audience. "I ain't gon' lie, man, every day we wake up and we fight acceptance every day. Whether it's our skin color, whether if it's our weight, Whether it's what our sexuality is."

He continued, "And listen, at the end of the day, I believe in one thing," he continued. "I feel like everyone is equal, no matter how they drink their water, how they eat their food, how they piss, sh*t or muthaf**kin’ sleep, you feel me?"

NLE also reassured the crowd of his genuine intentions for being there. "I just wanna let you know I'm not here for no gimmick," he added. "I'm not here for no extra numbers. I'm not here for no extra views ’cause I already got it if we're keeping it 100. I'm really here to make a difference and show y'all it's love, bruh. We Black, no matter what.”

In April, the Memphis rapper took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his gratitude to the LGBTQ+ community for their support of “Slut Me Out 2.” He wrote, "I'm noticing the LGBTQ community showing so much love to ‘Slut Me Out 2.’ And I Simply Want To Say Thank You. IDC what’s normalized as a rapper, I was raised to F**k with who f**k with you! So thank y’all for appreciating my craft.. My music For ALL we do NO Discrimination."

After an X user accused NLE Choppa of being gay, he responded sharply in a subsequent tweet. "I'm gay for showing love?" he responded to the X user. "Y'all men lost that's why we killing each other every day cause y’all can’t show love and whole time y’all be the ones that get down like that but be hiding it! Me saying thank you got nun to do with my sexuality busta."