It's Getting Hot
"It's Getting Hot" is a single by American rapper NLE Choppa, released on July 27, 2023 with an accompanying music video. Produced by Draco, Project X and Superstar O, it samples and interpolates the song "Hot in Herre" by Nelly. Background NLE Choppa teased the song and its music video on July 25, 2023, which was set to be released on July 28 but wrote he would release it earlier if the post received 10,000 comments. The song was released the following day on July 27. Composition The instrumental of the song is a modified version of that of "Hot in Herre", with deeper bass and sharper snares in the drums. The lyrics deal with similar topics to that of the original song, though NLE Choppa performs in a different flow; he also sings the chorus of "Hot in Herre", which are followed by vocally reimagined female background vocals. Reception The song was met with mixed reception from fans. Nelly expressed approval of the homage, reposting the video with a comment "Go Up Nephew". In contrast, the song also received adverse criticism on social media. Millennial writers Alex Suskind and Hershal Pandya of Vulture debated the merit of NLE Choppa's