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CHOPPA's NIEUWE LIFESTYLE als EX-DRILLRAPPER | FunX
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Key takeaways
Key lifestyle changes (Choppa’s “new lifestyle”)
- He describes major personal growth tied to becoming more settled:
- Getting married / having a job
- Feeling happier and more stable than in his earlier partying-focused period
- He emphasizes discipline as the driver of change:
- “Doing something you don’t feel like doing” builds discipline
- Over time it becomes a habit and part of your health
- He reframes “success” as family and stability (family, kids, stable home) rather than only money/streams.
Daily routine & health/fitness routine
- Wake-up time: up at 5:00 AM
- Sleep: about 9 hours per night
- Training schedule:
- Kickboxing in the morning/early routine
- After work: food, then studio time
- He connects exercising to mental strength improvement:
- Exercising trains the mindset to act even when you don’t want to.
Weight loss / body goals
- He says he wants to lose another ~15 kg.
- He notes earlier training included injuries (e.g., black eyes, arm pain, toe issues).
- Mentally, he frames fitness as improvement rather than insecurity.
Drug/medication “easy way out” reflection (Ozempic)
- He previously used Ozempic:
- He describes it as an “easy way out” (less hunger after injection once a week)
- He later expresses concern that it’s not the right approach long-term, calling it the “easy way out,” not the way forward.
Diet/meal snippet mentioned
- Mentions making/eating porridge (and earlier a reference to sardine sandwiches).
Discipline & life structure via work (call center)
- He now works in a sales/call center environment rather than street life.
- Reasons and benefits he highlights:
- Builds a structured routine for life
- Requires emotional control and adaptability when dealing with customers
- Money is “clean,” with taxes and more careful spending
- He feels prouder of himself, and says his mother is more proud too.
Perspective shift: from street/“ops” to reflection and music
- He says he doesn’t live in the same mindset anymore:
- No longer wants to rap about “drugs/weapons”
- He’s focused on life lessons and personal reflection
- He’s still in music and is writing again:
- Talks about an upcoming album (or more tracks), and that fans are waiting for new releases
- Mentions a reflective, hard song, including regrets about past “brainwashed” circles.
Relationship highlights (fiancée / wife-in-the-making)
- He credits his fiancée with helping him stay calmer and grounded:
- She didn’t simply “go along” with everything—she sets boundaries
- Her presence helps him stay disciplined and positive
- How they met:
- She knew about his existence, but didn’t know his drill past until after dating started
- She laughs about seeing the contrast between the old videos and who he is now
- She describes him as:
- Her best friend
- “Genuinely calm” and a sweet person
- Generous in small ways (e.g., giving “50 cents” to everyone in a hypothetical group)
Fitness + relationship as motivation loop
- Their story is framed as mutually reinforcing:
- Training discipline + work structure + supportive relationship
- Less anger/violence mindset, more stability and future planning (marriage, plans, stability)
Notable locations, products, or speakers (as mentioned)
- Locations: De Pijp (Amsterdam); Turkish place (mentioned); Bali (hypothetical reflection); a studio in Franco’s studio
- Products/brands: Ozempic (mentioned); coffee/“quadruple espresso” (mentioned)
- Speaker/personae: Choppa; his fiancée (speaker); FunX (program context); Franco (studio owner/host context)