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Latto Gets Love From Cardi, Lil Nas X, And GloRilla

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Latto has been impressing audiences with her performances at various festivals, including Coachella and Pharrell’s Something In The Water. The latter took place recently in Virginia Beach. During her set, Latto showcased her twerking skills and played some of her biggest hits. She even brought a fan onstage for a lap dance during her remix of YFN Lucci’s “Wet.” The rapper has certainly been heating things up this summer.

Along with her killer live performances, Latto has also recently released a new single called “Put It On Da Floor.” The rapper first performed the song during the first weekend of Coachella. The weekend itself may have been messy, but Latto gave it her all. Her set went off without a hitch. However, she did bring up her beef with Nicki. At the end of her set, Latto took a few shots at the Queen before leaving the stage. “Pussy ho, let a b*tch know,” she said. “We tired of the subtweets this year.” The two had seemingly moved on from their squabble, but it would appear that the rivalry is still very much alive. That doesn’t mean the rapper isn’t getting love elsewhere, though.

They All Love Latto

Latto has been getting some love on social media from fellow artists. GloRilla, Lil Nas X, and Cardi B have all posted about how much they love the rapper’s latest single. “Put it on da floor gotta condo in my head,” GloRilla tweeted. It certainly is an earworm, as evidenced by the many others who have posted about it. Lil Nas simply posted a screenshot of the single cover on his Instagram stories. Cardi B, however, retweeted a meme about the song. In the original post, the user quoted the song and posted a video where a child dances excitedly in the car.

In addition to releasing music, Latto has also been hosting her own Apple One podcast. The show, named 777 Radio, recently featured Latto having a very candid conversation about plastic surgery. “I’m telling you from someone who’s been there, done it… find peace within your natural state,” the rapper said on the episode. “Because you’re going to find a flaw and another flaw and another flaw and another flaw. Surgery, any of that stuff is not a permanent fix.” It’s a surprisingly honest and refreshing take from someone in the entertainment industry. What do you think about all of the love Latto is getting? Let us know in the comments!

Latto’s Team Reportedly Tried To Pay Jason Lee To Remove 21 Savage Tattoo Post

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Latto still has fans speculating who her “mystery man” is. Over the past few months, she’s become a bit more open about her relationship status, though she hasn’t divulged information regarding the man that she’s seeing. However, fans believe that it could be none other than 21 Savage. The two haven’t necessarily entertained these rumors but there have been a number of hints that they’re dating. One piece of information, specifically, surrounds the supposed tattoo of 21 Savage’s government name behind her ear.

Hollywood Unlocked broke the news before it spread across the internet like wildfire. However, Latto’s team reportedly tried to get Jason Lee to remove the post. During an interview with Complex, Lee said her team offered him money to take down the photo, which he ultimately declined. “I guess we were the first to post it, but then everybody else had posted it. So now it’s out,” he said. “So I said, ‘No, we gotta keep it up.’ They call back and asked if they could pay to take it down.”

Jason Lee Refuses Latto’s Request

At the end of the day, Jason Lee said that he wasn’t going to compromise his integrity for a bag, especially since he wasn’t sure if Latto personally made the request. “Now, I don’t know that Latto asked that, but I’m like, ‘You think you can actually give me a check to tear away at my credibility for you?’ So I was a little taken aback by that. So we ended up not taking it down,” he explained to the publication. He also made it clear that he initially thought it was a fan reaching out to him before realizing that it was possibly Latto’s publicist. 

Still, Lee attempted to open up a dialogue with Latto about the post, though it’s been crickets ever since. “I don’t know if she was mad at me, I don’t know if it’s because 21 Savage was allegedly married because he wants to be in the country. I don’t know the politics of that because we don’t talk about that,” he added. “But I love Latto.”  Check out the clip above.

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Why Did Latto Change Her Name?

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Latto, sometimes called Big Latto, is easily one of the most popular female MCs in the game. Initially calling herself Miss Mulatto during her days on Lifetime’s The Rap Game, she shortened the moniker to Mulatto. She would keep the name until 2021, where she would change it to simply Latto. Many fans wondered why the rapper would change her stage name, especially with the moniker being the namesake of classic mixtapes. 

Miss Mulatto

Alyssa Michelle Stephens, a.k.a Latto, was born in Columbus, Ohio, to a biracial couple. Her father, Shayne Stephens, is African American. Her mother, Misti Pitts, is white. In interviews, the artist revealed that her biracial ethnicity was the target of bullying while growing up. Her bullies often referred to the artist as a mulatto. Mulatto is a derogatory term to describe those who are mixed. The artist owned the term, using it for her stage name. 

The young artist explained the name’s background during her time on The Rap Game. Admitting it was a controversial choice, the future winner of the show said that she was passionate about her race, and her name was to flip the negativity of the term. “I took that negativity from the word mulatto and now … everybody calls me Miss Mulatto,” said Big Latto during her time on the show. The artist was 15 years old at the time.

The now 24-year-old eventually had a change of heart, shortening her stage name in 2021. Although it was a part of her identity, Latto admitted how continuing to use the term as a stage name could be problematic. “Mulatto was a negative term that I was trying to make positive,” said Latto in an interview with Billboard. “We’re gonna start positive, and I feel like that’s gonna bring that energy my way. I feel like, in a way, that could’ve been holding me back, and I don’t want to attach that to myself anymore.”

History of the word “Mulatto”

According to historians, the term mulatto was coined during the era of slavery. The term was popularized in the Southeastern United States. It was used to describe someone of mixed origin. A few Spanish-speaking countries consider it non-offensive, but it is generally considered offensive in non-Spanish-speaking countries. 

Backlash

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 27: Latto attends the BET Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images,,)

Though she was trying to flip the negativity of the term into a positive, Latto could not avoid controversy. The artist received heavy backlash from critics, with a few accusing her of colorism. Some critics claim that the word is just as disparaging as the terms “colored” and “the n-word.” After acknowledging its history, fans felt Latto was racially insensitive and colorist in keeping the stage name. Although she would change her name, Latto had no shortage of back-and-forth arguments with fans online. Other incidents and online arguments also spurred accusations of colorism from fans. 

After changing her name, the Queen of the Souf rapper received praise and skepticism from fans. One Twitter user wrote, “L[a]tto had white music executives and corporate bigwigs casually calling her Mulatto like it’s 1821 and people can’t understand why it was a problem.” Another user called the action “performative progress,” tweeting, “But the ‘Latto’ in ‘Big Latto’ still stands for ‘Mulatto’… but y’all happy as hell [because] the ‘Mu’ is gone.” Though critics still questioned the history of the stage name, many of Latto’s fans came to her defense, feeling the change wasn’t necessary. 

What’s Next For Big Latto

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Latto performs onstage at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at The Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

While the backlash provided for a strong controversy, Latto’s career continues to press on successfully. Despite the controversy from the previous years surrounding her name, the rapper had a hugely successful year in 2022. Latto won Top Rap Female Artist at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. The same year, she won the BET Award for Best New Artist. She received a nomination for Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. The “Big Energy” rapper also received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Though previously facing backlash, Big Latto’s career seems to flourish without much damage. Though some still question the name change, her fans still defend the artist and appreciate her modesty in changing her name after the controversy. With the release of her latest single, “Put It On The Floor,” releasing a week ago, it seems that Latto, or Big Latto, is continuing to move her momentum in the right direction despite her previous controversy. 

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Who Is Mello Buckzz? Everything To Know About The Chicago Rapper

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Chicago-based drill rapper Mello Buckzz crashed into the hip-hip scene with serious force. The release of “Boom (Mouskatool),” which featured Amari Blaze, Kashh Mir, and Moni Da G, got the 21-year-old an influx of attention, even from prestigious publications like Pitchfork. It was followed by the even bigger “Boom Pt. 2,” which had the one and only Latto. That track boasts over a million streams on Spotify, and its music video has over three million views.

A spot on G Herbo‘s new mixtape Strictly 4 My Fans 2 is a big deal, too. Mello Buckzz is on the track “Outside” alongside fellow viral sensation GloRilla. It was released Friday, April 28, and it’s the only feature on the album aside for one with Drench on the opener “No Limit.” According to Book Club Chicago, Mello Buckzz took up rapping in 2020 and Herbo supported her from the start.

Latto even brought her out on stage on Coachella this year, where the two of them brought made the crowd go wild for “Boom Pt. 2.”

The latest material from Mello Buckzz is the song “Pretty Opp,” unleashed on Thursday, April 27, a two-minute ripper full of her signature confidence and wit: “Blackout like Halloween, they’ll think I’m Michael with a wig / I’ll make his body looking beehive with these shells these b*tches big.” She’s keeping the momentum going, that’s for sure.

Reportedly, Coi Leray And Latto’s Teams Were Involved In An Altercation At The ‘Something In The Water’ Festival

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Something In The Water festival was named in honor of founder Pharrell’s coastal hometown. However, fans are wondering if it was a prophecy. Over the gloomy weekend, music’s biggest names, including Skrillex, Jazmine Sullivan, Lil Uzi Vert, and more, headed to Virginia Beach, Virginia, to bring a ray of musical sunshine. Instead, it is being reported that there was a thunderous squabble between two artists on the lineup.

Despite having quashed their shortlived feud, according to social media, Coi Leray and members from Latto’s team were reportedly involved in an altercation at the festival. In a video captured on the event’s grounds, a group of individuals is engaged in what appears to be a brawl. Although the parties’ faces have not been confirmed, and neither party has issued a statement, fans claim that it is the musicians.

On the other hand, others quickly chimed in to repost a video of Latto at a local club appearance with the caption, “Latto and Coi Leray did not fight. This was Latto performing at a club last night. Stop being delusional and believing fake rumors.”

Based on the air being cleared after Latto’s second performance at Coachella, it is hard to believe this rumor has any truth.

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Fake Video Of Coi Leray And Latto Fighting Goes Viral

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On April 30, Twitter account @PoeBase shared a video two women fighting entertainment and gossip Twitter account Pop Base shared a video of two women fighting. The video, which contained a large TMZ watermark, was shared with the tweet “TMZ share muted video of Latto and Coi Leray fighting at Something In The Water Festival.” The account has been designed to parody the popular gossip account Pop Base.

The footage was not from TMZ or Something In The Water. Instead, the user behind @PoeBase had taken footage from wrestling promotion TNA Impact Wrestling, muted it, and added the TMZ watermark. The clip has quickly gone viral since being posted at 3:30am EDT. At the time of writing, it has garnered over 1 million views, nearly 6,000 likes, nearly 600 retweets, and over 700 quote tweets.

Fake Latto-Leray Fight Fools Fans, Irks Others

Part of the reason the footage has gone viral is that a number of people genuinely believe, or believed, that is real. The account is designed to mimic Pop Base as closely as Twitter allows. This air of credibility has helped fuel the tweet’s spread. The responses fall into three main categories – people who believe it’s real, people who get the joke, and people legitimately annoyed at what they think is the real Pop Base account. Furthermore, it’s just believable enough to be true, given the recent beef between Leray and Latto.

“Blocked because why are you spreading misinformation? It’s giving desperate” reads one reply. “This misinformation is strong with this one. Might have to block” reads another, who follows up with a link to their Spotify song “Go To Bed”. However, as mentioned, there are plenty of people who believe this is genuine footage. “I knew something was going to pop up off…..” reads one quote tweet. “Why is my coi fighting” reads another before tagging the actual Coi Leray. With Twitter moderation a mess, it’s easier than ever to pass off fake bullshit as the real deal on the internet. The tweet quickly received a pending Community Note to help fight the misinformation.

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Latto Speaks on Plastic Surgery & Encourages Women To Embrace Their Natural State

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Latto has positioned herself to be one of our generation’s most sought-after female rappers, which is why she now has her own 777 Radio show on Apple Music 1. Most recently, the Atlanta rapper had her blood sister, Brooklyn Nicole, on as a special guest, touching on all topics, including plastic surgery.

At the 13:52 mark, Latto admits to getting “work done on my body,” which her sister Brooklyn confirms many people may not even know because Latto looks so natural.

Latto replied, “Because a bitch looks natural. Because this one thing about it, if you going to do it, do it right. I’m going to do it right. I did it right. For a girl who have little tweaky tweaks, I be on your case about not touching nothing!”

This is refreshing to hear, as Brooklyn admits that most people who have gotten plastic surgery would encourage others to follow suit. Brooklyn even revealed that Latto tells her “not to touch her body or face.”

Latto then gives a message to all the women and young girls tuning in. “I’m telling you from someone who’s been there, done that: find peace within your natural state,” she states. “Because you’re going to find a flaw and another flaw and another flaw and another flaw. Surgery, any of that stuff is not a permanent fix.”

She continued, “I’m a very much advocate for women in general. Surgery, natural, whatever. However you want to play it, just make sure that’s what you comfortable with. But I just think surgery is so popular now, and I’d be lying that me doing music didn’t have an influence on me. I’m constantly in the limelight, and I was so young.”

At 19, Latto got her first big break on The Rap Game, then “Bitch From Da Souf” went viral.

“Love yourself how you is first. If you want to tweaky tweak, go for it. But make sure it’s for you. That’s the most thing I try to remind you of. Don’t be so gullible for the social media traps and whatever, because you’re never going to be good enough for the outsider’s eye.”

Latto also reveals she received negative comments about her body before and after surgery. But regardless, she leaves us with a positive message.

“You’re never going to win, so just find peace within yourself. Whatever you want to do, do that.”

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Latto Mourns Her Late Friend, Nicki Minaj’s Fans The Barbz Hatefully Troll Her

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Coachella is done and dusted for another year, but the iconic performances given are still sitting fresh in the minds of fans. Among those who impressed festival goers two weekends in a row this year is Latto. During her first appearance on the stage, she previewed a new song featuring a diss seemingly aimed at Nicki Minaj. The following Friday (April 21), “Put It On Da Floor” arrived on streamers, earning the 777 Radio host plenty of love from her fans. Unfortunately, the Queen of Rap’s own followers – known as The Barbz – have taken far less kindly to Latto’s antics.

Earlier this week, the “Lottery” artist revealed that a close friend of hers named Monta suddenly passed away. Latto and the late man have been in each other’s life since childhood. “You broke my heart n*gga,” she wrote in the caption of her Instagram tribute post, which includes their grade five class photo and a select few other heartfelt memories. Over on Twitter, the 24-year-old continued to mourn, this time writing, “I’LL NEVER MONTA!!!! WHY U DO THIS TO ME 💔💔💔💔💔.”

Latto Pays Tribute to Monta

As expected many of Latto’s followers sent love in her time of need. Others, however, (many of them Barbz) saw this as the perfect opportunity to kick the rap diva while she’s down. “Hopefully your music career next,” one hate comment under her post reads. Another says, “I think I speak for everyone when I say we don’t care 💔💔💔💔💔.” Elsewhere, an even more concerning reply hints at doing voodoo in hopes of attracting negativity into the Ohio-born artist’s life.

Thankfully, she’s certainly feeling the love after seeing how many are standing up for her at this time. “This girl could be posting about a BLM movement or standing up for hate crimes and these people always find a way to be rude,” one of them pointed out. Keep scrolling to see The Barbz’s hate comments aimed at Latto, as well as responses from others defending her. Afterward, tell us if you think Nicki Minaj’s fans were out of line this time in the comments below.

The Barbz Lash Out

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