KO (song)

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"KO"
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Single by NLE Choppa
ReleasedOctober 30, 2025
Length3:34
Label Warner Music Group
Producers
  • Charley Cooks
  • Aaron Mattes
NLE Choppa singles chronology
"Messiah (Devil's Diss)"
(2025)		"KO"
(2025)

"KO" is a diss track by American rapper NLE Choppa, released on October 30, 2025. The song serves as response to the ongoing beef between NLE Choppa and NBA Youngboy. Written by Potts, "KO" was produced by himself alongside Charley Cooks and Aaron Mattes.

Background and composition

Conflict between NLE Choppa and NBA Youngboy dates back to January 2022, when DJ Akademiks posted a tweet praising Youngboy for being "on demon time." [1] Lil Reese responded, implying Youngboy was fraudulent, a statement Choppa agreed with. [2] Choppa previously defended King Von and Lil Durk, with whom Youngboy had dissed prior. Six days later, Youngboy released the diss track "Know Like I Know" from the deluxe version of his sixteenth solo mixtape Colors . The same month, Choppa got into a scuffle at the Los Angeles International Airport with an alleged fan of NBA YoungBoy, though Choppa claimed that wasn't the case. [3]

"KO" takes inspiration from 2Pac's 1996 diss track "Hit 'Em Up", using the same sample. [4] On the track, Choppa addresses Youngboy's public image and his impact on the younger generation, calling him the devil's "king". [5] [6] The cover art features Choppa holding Youngboy's severed head.

The music video, directed by Choppa and Michael Jackson choreographer Travis Payne, pays homage to Jackson, Prince, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson. [7] It portrays a Youngboy-esque figure as weak and shivering. [5] The end of the video depicts him being tossed into a grave.

References

  1. ↑ "https://x.com/Akademiks/status/1481368460533899266". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved November 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Zidel, Alex (January 25, 2022). "NLE Choppa Explains Why He Doesn't Respect NBA YoungBoy Speaking On King Von". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 14, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Coleman, Vernon (October 31, 2025). "NLE The Great Disses YoungBoy Never Broke Again on New Song 'KO'". XXL Mag. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ Saponara, Michael (October 31, 2025). "NLE Choppa Invokes 2Pac's 'Hit Em Up' for 'KO' As He Appears to Diss NBA YoungBoy". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  5. 1 2 William Cowen, Trace (October 31, 2025). "NLE Choppa Questions NBA YoungBoy's Impact in New "KO" Diss Track: 'You Poison the Youth'". Complex. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ Boogie, Aqua (October 31, 2025). "NLE Choppa Drags NBA YoungBoy On "KO" Diss, Fans React". Rap-Up. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Ihaza, Jeff (October 30, 2025). "NLE Choppa Has Some Words for NBA YoungBoy on His New Single 'KO'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 31, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
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