Latto (Alyssa Michelle Stephens) is a rapper and singer from Georgia, who won the first season of The Rap Game in 2016 and had a No. 3 hit with “Big Energy” in 2021.
Background
Known early in her career as Miss Mulatto, Latto won the first season of Lifetime’s The Rap Game (2016) and turned down a deal with So So Def to remain independent. She released the mixtapes Big Latto and Hit the Latto in 2019, and “Bitch from da Souf” (2019) was her breakout and first Hot 100 entry. She signed with RCA Records in March 2020.
Releases
Her albums are Queen of da Souf (2020), 777 (2022), led by “Big Energy”, and Sugar Honey Iced Tea (2024); both of the latter peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200. “Big Energy” reached No. 3 on the Hot 100, and her guest verse on Jung Kook’s “Seven” (2023) gave her a first No. 1 on the Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200.
She won the BET Award for Best New Artist (2021) and Best Female Hip Hop Artist (2023), joined XXL’s 2020 Freshman Class and received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. In 2021 she founded the Win Some Give Some Foundation, which supports young women.
Where to start
Begin with 777. The featured video is the “Super Gremlin” freestyle on her official channel.
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