Quotes from Latto

For five years I worked independently waiting for the right opportunity to present itself.

My daddy had a brand-new white Yukon truck and he wrapped my face on it, with my social media handles.

One side of my family cooked this way, talked this way, celebrate this way, traditions is this way, and then one of the sides is different, and as a kid, I was just confused and kind of had to find my way in my identity.

I've done interviews with Cardi, I met her face-to-face and she was so humble.

The more I'm educated on things like the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality, and things that I feel passionate about, I never want to come off irresponsible for choosing a name that is disrespectful.

In real life, I'm not a catty, jealous woman, so in the industry I'm not gonna be that. I'm a real-life fan of the girls who came before me, who's coming up and at the same level as me. I'm here for it.

You have to tread lightly with stan culture.

Do not slide in my DM if you broke.

Social media gave so many people the right to say what they want in their mind. It just makes them be this other person on social media that they not in real life.

Seven is God's number, so it just started with that. From a younger age, seven has always been my favorite number. And then triple - it triumphs 666, or overcomes 666.

Sometimes I don't even be realizing what's really going on. So sometimes you just gotta take a step back and soak it all in.

I come from a hustler mentality.

I was in love with metaphors and similes and alliteration, just the play on the words. I was fascinated with that concept.

My main thing that I like to push on my fans - or even if you're not a fan and just tuned into my career - you can like the music or not like the music, but I want you to appreciate my come up, my hustle, my grind, my dedication to what I do.

My dad had Tupac playing all the time.

I'm a female face for Atlanta and that's never been done before on a mainstream massive scale. That alone is my lane. And then, my Southern open flow with the bars, that separates me. And my authenticity.

My personality, my creativity, my overall aesthetic, everything is so Southern.

Latto is like 'Lotto,' but my little twist on it. It's good fortune - I got '777' tatted on me. I live this.

Specifically, I'm from the South Side of Atlanta. It's country, we live in our own little world, but it's cool.

I'll never want to erase my come up, but you got to also move forward.

I was at the lunch table freestyling, class freestyling and I was a smart, popular nerd 'cause I didn't play in school.

I did experience a different type of upbringing having two completely different cultures.

I stood in line for 'Pink Friday,' like crazy for Nicki.

Every day I have a new idea or new outlook for my music, a new goal for my music and it's because I'm growing as a woman, as a human being as well. At the same time as I'm growing as an artist in the industry, I'm growing as a human.