From the founders of ONE Musicfest comes Twogetherland, the Southwest’s newest hip-hop and R&B music festival. The inaugural TwoGether Land will take place over the course of two days — May 25 and 26 — at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. On the bill are some of the biggest names in music.
Dallas hip-hop favorites, including Big Tuck, Erica Banks, Yella Beezy, Dorrough, and Chalie Boy, will had some homegrown flavor to the inaugural festival. The podcast stage will host tapings of podcasts by The Smooothvega Podcast — hosted by veteran music manager Lorenzo “Smoothvega” Zenteno — Angela Yee’s Lipservice, Whorible Decisions, and more.
TwoGether Land arrives to Dallas by way of a partnership between One Musicfest and Live Nation Urban.
“We’re thrilled about going to Dallas for the inaugural TwoGether Land Festival,” said J. Carter, ONE Musicfest Founder in a statement. “Continuing our motto of unity through music, the festival will be an unforgettable experience for our ever-growing community. We look forward to TwoGether Land becoming a must-attend event, much like ONE Musicfest.”
Tickets for TwoGether Land are available for purchase here. You can see the full lineup below.
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Latto’s latest single “Sunday Service” has a lot involved with it. Mainly, audiences viewed it as her response track to Ice Spice’s “Think U The Sh*t (Fart).” The two artists have been throwing shade at each other in a variety of ways for the past few months. Listeners have mostly been drawing their own conclusions about what triggered this feud, especially since it appeared to bubble from nowhere. However, on the day the music video dropped, Latto cleared the air on Instagram Live, claiming the song was not a diss. Still, many feel as though this supposed beef is worth tuning into if the ladies keep it in the booth.
In 2024, virality is the name of the game when it comes to promotion and both artists took advantage of this in different ways. Ice Spice’s initial meme-based promo, unfortunately, only brought more scrutiny to her career. However, it’s clear that the song still has 2024 in a chokehold, thanks to platforms like TikTok. Meanwhile, Latto’s already had listeners in high anticipation from what many thought was the cover art alone. It featured her in a room with pictures from other women in the rap game from all generations, including a few ladies whom she supposedly has issues with. However, their eyes had black bars over them and Latto’s did too.
When an artist pays homage to another artist, audiences see it as a sign of respect. Latto’s “Sunday Service” music video has references to other artists and the media world overall. The hook of Latto’s “Sunday Service” features the lines “I don’t sing R&B but, b*tch, I’m really her” in a creative reference to the R&B singer H.E.R. In the music video, there’s a scene where Latto’s hair is styled like hers and she’s also sporting some circular shades. This is H.E.R’s signature look, especially with the sunglasses that she once wore to conceal her identity and make people focus on her music. Now, the shades have become a part of her identity. Latto’s homage shows that she has love for artists that aren’t in her genre of music but she admires them still. This quick but effective visual reference helped enhance the creativity of Latto’s lyrics.
One of the most prominent artists Latto references in her music video for “Sunday Service” is Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes. In one scene, she wears a yellow leather jacket while holding a flip phone. Many artists in the early 2000s wore jackets like this from a brand called Avirex. During this moment, she raps to a fisheye camera lens, a perspective viewers have seen many times in videos from those iconic rappers. Longtime fans know this is a tried-and-true technique from director Hype Williams. He used this effect in several of his music videos, including Missy Elliott’s classic “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).”
During the fisheye lens scene, Latto was in front of an obvious green screen. This choice doubled down on the nostalgic aspects. Many videos from that era look dated in comparison to today’s technology but it shows how far we have come. Viewers also noticed that Latto’s name and the name of the song were in the bottom left corner of the screen during this scene. This was common for music videos throughout the early 2000s, especially ones that played on music video countdown shows.
Latto also paid homage to the iconic opening scene from the Hype Williams directed film Belly. The deep rich blue lighting and glowing eyes are unmistakable. Latto recreates the exact look in her music video and even replicates the slow-motion camera movement. Multiple artists have referenced this scene across the years since the film’s release in 1998. Hype Williams is an all-time legend in directing music videos. It’s a full-circle moment for his star-studded film to be referenced in music videos too. Once again, Latto has referenced the greats that paved the way for her.
Latto Stands Out
Listeners have praised Latto’s “Sunday Service” for its bars and music video. In terms of her beef with Ice Spice, they have concluded this track was miles above the one from the “Deli” rapper. Latto and her team seem committed to showcasing her at the highest level possible and the intentionality with the promo and music video for this track are a testament to that. Knowing where you come from is the only way to know where you’re going and the homage that was shown in this video shows that Latto fully understands that.
What did you think of the video for “Sunday Service?” Let us know in the comments section.
Uproxx cover star Latto has already had a busy 2024, releasing a new single, “Sunday Service,” after appearing on up-and-coming rapper Anycia’s single “Back Outside.” The Clayton County native has even more on her plate for the future, including judging Netflix’s second season of Rhythm + Flow. Still, that’s not stopping her from adding to her agenda, announcing a headlining set for the NCAA Super Saturday Concert ahead of the Women’s national basketball championship game in April. March Madness has arrived, and it looks like Latto has caught the basketball fever.
Maybe in Cleveland, she’ll get a chance to connect and clear the air with fellow Georgian MC and The Rap Game alum Flau’jae Johnson, who felt left out when her LSU teammate Angel Reese appeared in Latto’s “Put In Da Floor Again” video with Cardi B. It appears the schedules just didn’t line up, but Flau’jae couldn’t help wondering if the other Peach State rapper left her out on purpose.
Valentine’s Day has fans and artists alike getting into their romantic instincts. That included a recent pretty sweet gesture made for Latto. Her new song “Sunday Service” mostly made waves for shots it takes at Ice Spice. While that’s yet to spark any kind of major beef, she is getting love from another rapper she mentions in the song, albeit in a better light. That’s of course Lil Nas, whose sweet gesture Latto herself shared to Instagram earlier this week.
“I would never curve you happy Valentine’s Day. Lil Nas X” a note sent to Latto reads. It came attached to an impressive bouquet of roses. The note is a reference to one of the lyrics from the songs that reads “please, Lil Nas X the only n*gga curvin’ me.” Latto did go on to deny that her song was even a “diss track” at all in a tweet responding to a fan calling it one. That felt like it was in pretty direct conflict with the promotional material for the song which featured pictures of Spice directly. Check out the flowers Lil Nas sent below.
Last month, Lil Nas X dropped the lead single from his new era. After weeks of teasing a shift into a new “Christian era” he unleashed “J CHRIST.” Despite the wide reaching interest for the track it didn’t stick around long on the charts. What do you think of Lil Nas X getting Latto flowers for Valentine’s Day after she name dropped him in a new song? Let is know in the comment section below.
Latto may say her new song “Sunday Service” isn’t a “diss song,” but that doesn’t mean she didn’t use the opportunity to take a few shots at foes like Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj. As with plenty of records in this lane, she keeps things vague enough to stick to just about anyone the taunts apply to, but not overt enough to dominate the track and derail fans’ ability to enjoy the boastful raps.
While promoting the track, Latto dropped cover artwork that featured several women in rap, which some fans interpreted as a call-out. However, she said the cover was merely paying homage to her peers and influences, whether she has beef with them or not. However, as she has had beef with Nicki Minaj in the past, fans were undoubtedly wondering if she reserved a few lines for the woman she previously dismissed as an “angry aunty.”
Well, if the shoe fits, wear it, and there is at least one line in Nicki’s dainty size. In the second verse, she raps, “These bitches corny, soon as monkey see, then you know monkey do / Do you rap or do you tweet? ‘Cause I can’t tell, get in the booth, bitch / Stop all that motherfuckin’ yellin’, ho / ‘Cause I ain’t buyin’ what you’re sellin’, ho.” Some fans have interpreted this as a shot at Nicki, who’s displayed a propensity for going on days-long Twitter rants about her enemies, but notably never actually delivered a diss track directed at Latto — although some fans stretched one particular line to make it seem she might have. Of course, Nicki’s initial attack on Latto sort of blew up in her face, so it makes sense that she’d be reluctant to do so again, preferring to instead lash out through proxy Ice Spice. We’ll see if the latest salvo changes things.
You can check out Latto’s video for “Sunday Service” above.
Whatever’s going on between Latto and Ice Spice definitely isn’t as tense as the drama between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj. However, hip-hop heads have been curious to see how the two younger women will handle the beef that’s been brewing between them for months now. While they’ve never come to blows in person, there’s been plenty of subliminal shade thrown online, and more recently in the studio too. After the redhead confirmed that her first single of 2024 is a diss aimed at Latto, the 25-year-old seems to have aimed at Spice on her “Sunday Service” song, which hit DSPs today (February 9).
Not long after the single’s debut, the former reality star shared its accompanying visual, much of which was filmed in her opp’s neighbourhood – The Bronx in New York. “Every time y’all book me with them h**s, it’s gon’ be big drama / Twenty black Suburbans, we pull up like Sunday Service,” Latto enunciates on her hook. In the following verse is when her apparent shot at Spice comes out. “These b**ches corny, soon as monkey see, then you know monkey do / Do you rap or do you tweet ’cause I can’t tell, get in the booth, b**ch,” she begins.
Latto Lights Up New Music Friday with a “Sunday Service”
“Think I’m the s**t? / Bitch, I know it, ho / Jesus walked on water, I got ice boiling though,” Latto’s clever bars continue. She tapped Go Grizzly, Pooh Beatz, and Bankroll Got It to produce for her, creating a distinctly Southern sound reminiscent of the blonde beauty’s roots.
We’re just weeks into 2024, but already it’s shaping up to be a big year for the music industry’s leading ladies. Besides “Sunday Service” from Latto, we also got Yung Miami’s “50/50 Freestyle,” in which she lashes out at podcaster DJ Akademiks for all his hateful behaviour. Check that out at the link below, and tap back in with HNHH later this weekend to stream more of our release recommendations.
After an anticipation-filled week, Latto has released the video for her new song “Sunday Service,” which fans believed to be a diss track aimed at various foes who’ve taken shots at her lately. In the lead-up to the song’s release, Latto made a trip to the Bronx, birthplace of her seeming rival Ice Spice, and released artwork depicting a number of fellow female rappers, including both up-and-coming artists and legends — and Ice was also featured.
All of this led to fans wondering whether Latto disses Ice Spice on the new song, and searching for allusions to their rivalry in its lyrics. Although the track isn’t really a diss song per se, those fans weren’t disappointed to learn that Latto does reserve a couple of lines — and even an ad-lib — for the younger rapper. She starts things off subtly, warning in the chorus, “Every time y’all book me with them hoes, it’s gon’ be big drama,” throwing in Ice’s signature ad-lib “Graaah” just to make clear which hoes to whom she is referring.
But she really squares up in verse two, directly citing Ice Spice’s recent song lashing out at her. “Think I’m the shit? Bitch, I know it, ho / Jesus walked on water, I got ice boilin’ though,” she smirks, addressing Ice’s call-out on “Think U The Sh*t (Fart),” which Ice later admitted was directed at Latto. Meanwhile, in the video, Latto makes it a point to walk into a deli (another Ice Spice reference) to buy a blunt — as in, “rolling up an opp pack,” one of those internet memes that has gone mainstream. Latto claims she didn’t realize “Fart” was about her until Ice admitted it, and even says the video that set Ice off wasn’t even intentional.
Latto says she didn’t purposely have Ice Spice’s video playing in the background of her preview for “Sunday Service”
Ice isn’t the only one to catch a shot from Latto on “Sunday Service”; she also appears to serve notice to Nicki Minaj with “Do you rap or do you tweet? ‘Cause I can’t tell, get in the booth / Stop all that motherf*ckin’ yellin’, ho / ‘Cause I ain’t buyin’ what you’re sellin’, ho.” Notably, fans think Ice Spice’s feud with Latto is merely an extension of Nicki’s, with Nicki using a more age-appropriate proxy to attack Latto since her initial arguments didn’t go over so well.
Latto has let Ice Spice she wants all the smoke. After Ice Spice confirmed her “Think U Da Shit (Fart)” single was a diss to Latto, the “Put It On Da Floor” rapper fired back with “Sunday Service.”
Oop #IceSpice wants to know why she was in the back of #Latto’s “weak ass snippet”
The video has yet to be released, but the shots have been fired in the song’s chorus:
“Twenty black Suburbans, we pull up like Sunday Service I just want a one on one, don’t know why she so nervous”
In the second verse, there may also be a jab at Nicki Minaj, who had an insane tweeting spree after Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss“:
Do you rap or do you tweet? ‘Cause I can’t tell, get in the booth, bitch Stop all that motherfuckin’ yellin’, ho ‘Cause I ain’t buyin’ what you’re sellin’, ho
And then turned her attention right back to Ice Spice, flipping the “Fart” hook back on her:
Think I’m the shit? Bitch, I know it, ho Jesus walked on water, I got ice boilin’ though
Latto is back with a vengeance. Tonight (February 8), the ATL rapper has shared “Sunday Service,” her scorching new track, on which, she does not hold back.
“Sunday Service” features a confident Latto, making it known she’s not the one to mess with. Over the years, she’s dealt with rumors and industry beef, and tonight, she unleashed the beast. On the song, Latto is more confident than ever, knowing she doesn’t have time for any trifling man. She also isn’t fazed by any rumored beef, and even invites a hater to put it all on the floor with her.
“Every time y’all book me with them hoes, it’s gon’ be big drama / Twenty black Suburbans, we pull up like Sunday Service / I just want a one-on-one, don’t know why she so nervous,” Latto raps.
Though Latto doesn’t address any other rappers by name (except for Lil Nas X, whom, for reasons, is the only man who would turn Latto down), the song is rumored to be a diss targeted to fellow rapper Ice Spice. In recent weeks, she was spotted filming a video for the song in The Bronx — Ice’s old neighborhood.
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