1. Latto first appeared on Jermaine Dupri's reality television series The Rap Game in 2016, where she was known as Miss Mulatto and won the show's first season, but rejected its award of a recording contract with Dupri's So So Def Recordings.
28 Facts About Latto
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Latto rose to prominence after releasing her 2019 single "Bitch from da Souf," which received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America and marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Latto has won two BET Awards, a BET Hip Hop Award, a Billboard Music Award, a MTV Video Music Award, and two Grammy nominations.
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Latto was included on the 2020 XXL Freshman Class, and was named MTV's "Global Push Artist of the Month" in 2021.
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Latto was recognized as Varietys "Breakthrough Artist" of 2022, and at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, Latto won Song of the Year for "Big Energy" and was nominated for Album of the Year for 777.
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Latto won the BET Awards for Best New Artist in 2021 and Best Female Hip Hop Artist in 2023.
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Latto attended Lovejoy High School in Hampton, Georgia, south of Atlanta and outside of the metro area.
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Latto's mother is white and her biological father is African American.
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Latto was offered a recording contract from Dupri with So So Def Records but ultimately turned down the deal claiming it was not enough money, opting to be an independent artist.
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Stephens' second mixtape, Latto Let 'Em Know, was released in April 2017.
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In January 2019, Latto released the song "B_ from da Souf".
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In June 2019, she released a second extended play, titled Big Latto, which was preceded by "Bitch from da Souf".
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In March 2020, it was officially announced that Latto had signed with RCA Records.
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Latto made a cameo appearance in American rapper Cardi B's music video for her single "WAP", which was released on August 7,2020.
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Also on that day, Latto was featured on G-Eazy's single, "Down".
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In January 2021, it was announced that Latto would be changing her stage name from "Mulatto" after the controversy about the word being deemed colorist.
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Latto released a new single titled "The Biggest" along with the announcement of her new name.
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The song became Latto's highest charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number three.
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On March 9,2022, Latto announced that the song "Wheelie" would be released on March 11, and confirmed it would feature fellow Atlanta rapper 21 Savage.
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Latto was featured on Chloe Bailey's single "For the Night".
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In February 2023, Latto was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards.
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Latto was included in Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2024 music.
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On Oct 12,2023, Latto released "Did Somebody Say HipOpera," a Rap opera collaboration with singer Christina Aguilera.
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In January 2024, Latto was featured on the remix version of Jennifer Lopez' song "Can't Get Enough", the first single out of Lopez' upcoming album This Is Me.
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On February 5,2024, Latto announced her single "Sunday Service" via social media.
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In 2017, Latto opened her own store, Pittstop Clothing in Jonesboro south of Atlanta.
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In May 2019, Latto was arrested for theft when she was mistaken for another woman.
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In July 2024, footage of an officer confronting Latto for running a red light was uploading onto YouTube via bodycam, which was originally captured on September 28,2023.