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If
you’re
having
a
discussion
about
the
brightest
young
stars
in
rap,
Latto
is
a
name
that
definitely
has
to
come
up.
As
the
‘Queen
of
Da
Souf’
turns
25
today,
we
celebrate
her
with
a
gallery
of
some
of
her
most
alluring
photos.
Check
them
out
below!
Latto,
whose
real
name
is
Alyssa
Michelle
Stephens
was
born
in
Columbus,
Ohio
but
moved
to
Georgia
at
the
age
of
2.
At
10,
Latto
decided
that
she
wanted
to
be
a
rapper
and
starred
writing
her
own
songs.
In
2016,
Latto
(her
stage
name
was
‘Miss
Mulatto’
at
the
time)
was
a
contestant
on The
Rap
Game,
a
Lifetime
reality
series
produced
by
Jermaine
Duper
and
Queen
Latifah.
In
the
boot
camp-style
series,
aspiring
rappers
compete
against
each
other
over
an
eight
week
span.
Latto
eventually
won
the
competition
and
was
offered
a
recording
contract
from
Dupri
with
So
So
Def
Records.
She
turned
it
down
and
opted
to
be
an
independent
artist.
Although
she
continued
to
released
mixtapes
in
the
ensuing
years,
it
wasn’t
until
2019
when
she
released
the
song
‘Bitch
from
da
Souf’
that
she
really
broke
through.
The
song
charted
at
number
95
on
the
Billboard Hot 100
chart.
The
success
of
the
song
led
to
Latto
signing
with
RCA
Records
in
March
of
2020.
The
year
continued
to
be
massive
for
her
as
she
was
later
named
to
XXL’s
2020
Freshman
Class.
The
next
week,
her
debut
project
through
RCA Queen
of
da
Souf was
released
and
was
a
commercial
success.
Since
this
time,
Latto
has
only
gotten
hotter.
She
has
dropped
numerous
Billboard
bangers
(including
“Big
Energy”
from
her 777 album
and
“Put
It
On
The
Floor”),
been
featured
on
countless
hits
and
killed
stages
all
around
the
world
over
the
last
couple
of
years.
On
top
of
all
of
her
previous
accolades,
she
was
nominated
for
two
awards
(Best
New
Artist
and
Best
Melodic
Rap
Performance)
at
this
year’s
Grammys.
She
has
also
received
the
key
to
the
city
of
Rex,
Georgia
(an
unincorporated
community
in
Clayton
County)
for
the
work
she
does
in
the
community
through
her
Win
Some
Give
Some
Foundation.
At
only
25
years
old,
Latto
is
already
one
of
the
biggest
and
brightest
artists
in
the
game
and
has
so
much
time
to
continue
to
add
to
her
growing
legacy.
To
celebrate
what
she’s
done
already
and
what’s
still
yet
to
come,
we
highlight
some
of
her
most
beautiful
photos
below!
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
LATTO!
