Alyssa Michelle Stephens professionally known as Latto or Big Latto (formerly known as Mulatto), is an American rapper. She first appeared on American rapper 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 she rejected the record deal offered as a result of winning the show.
After releasing her 2019 single “Bitch from da Souf”, Latto signed with RCA Records. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2020, peaking at number 95. Latto’s mainstream breakthrough came with the release of “Big Energy”, the lead single from her second studio album 777 (2022). Latto’s highest-charting single to date, the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
She was a part of the XXL Freshman Class in 2020. She was named MTV Global’s Push Artist of the Month in February 2021, and won the BET Award for Best New Artist in 2022.” Big Energy” won Song of the Year, and 777 was nominated for Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards.
What Is Mulatto Known For?
Mulatto was the winner of the first season of the Lifetime musical competition series The Rap Game at just 16 years old. Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Queen Latifah, the show followed hip-hop hopefuls as they fought to take home the crown
Is Mulatto An Artist?
Latto, under the stage name “Miss Mulatto” at the time, was the overall winner of The Rap Game. She 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.