Mulatto

Professionally known as Latto or Big Latto (formerly known as Mulatto), Alyssa Michelle Stephens was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 22, 1998, to Misti (née Stephens) and Shayne Pitts. She moved to Georgia at age two. She was raised in Clayton County, where she attended Lovejoy High School. Born from a black father and white mother, Stephens was bullied in school for being "light-skinned", which inspired her to later adopt the stage name Miss Mulatto when she began her rapping career, after the "mulatto" racial classification. At the age of ten, Stephens decided to become a rapper and began writing her own rap songs. Prior to doing music, she participated in drag racing. She first appeared on the reality television series The Rap Game in 2016, where she was known as Miss Mulatto and won the show's first season.

Latto's mainstream breakthrough occurred with her 2019 single "Bitch from da Souf", and soon afterwards signing with RCA Records. In August 2020, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 95. After releasing a remix of the song with rappers Saweetie and Trina, Latto released the follow-up single "Muwop", featuring Gucci Mane, in 2020. Both songs were certified platinum and were included on Latto's debut album Queen of Da Souf, released in August 2020. In 2021, Latto released the single "Big Energy" from her second studio album 777 (2022). The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Latto's highest charting single to date.

Latto was nominated for Best New Hip Hop Artist at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards and was included on the 2020 XXL Freshman Class. In February 2021, she was named MTV's Global Push Artist of the month.