Dr. Luke

Latto

<p>In recent weeks, we&#8217;ve heard countless artists finally roll out their first singles of the new year. Among this week&#8217;s arrivals came Latto&#8217;s previously teased venture into the pop genre, which found her working with Congolese-Canadian artist LU KALA. The song is called <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/633429-latto-lu-kala-win-the-lottery-on-their-first-collaborative-track-stream" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&#8220;Lottery,&#8221;</a> and while many listeners are loving it, the rap diva is facing backlash for a certain producer listed in the track&#8217;s credits.</p>



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<p>Dr. Luke aided Latto in building the beat for her recent release. As you may know, the industry veteran has previously faced <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/47140-the-game-defends-kesha-in-legal-drama-with-sony-and-dr-luke-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">allegations of sexual harassment</a>, misogyny, civil harassment, infliction of emotional distress, and more. It was specifically his <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/149188-keshas-bid-to-get-dropped-from-dr-luke-contract-has-once-again-been-rejected-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">legal battle with Kesha</a> that brought much of this to light. As a result, he was cancelled by many other figures within the industry.</p>



<p>Of course, some are willing to look past the producer&#8217;s alleged transgressions. In the past, he&#8217;s <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/392938-doja-cat-doesnt-plan-on-working-with-dr-luke-again-hates-her-stage-name-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">worked with Doja Cat</a> and <a href="/profile/NickiMinaj" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Nicki Minaj</a> and was also a part of the team who made Latto&#8217;s &#8220;Energy&#8221; hit. As more social media users find out about the <em>777</em> creative&#8217;s decision to work with Luke yet again, they&#8217;ve been markedly speaking out on social media. &#8220;@Latto did all that <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/440838-latto-shares-audio-from-her-chat-with-nicki-minaj-calls-onika-a-40-year-old-bully" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dragging for Nicki&#8217;s husband</a> but [you] worked with Dr. Luke YET AGAIN. The entire world knows what he’s done,&#8221; one Twitter user pointed out.</p>



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<p>Besides those lashing out at the Ohio-born artist, others are sharing their take that it&#8217;s not fair to criticize Latto but let Minaj&#8217;s actions slide. The mother of one and the embattled producer came together in 2022 for <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/411316-nicki-minaj-finally-delivers-super-freaky-girl-new-song" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&#8220;Super Freaky Girl,&#8221;</a> which has undeniably become a hit in her discography. &#8220;Where [was] this energy for Nicki? It is like you guys pick and choose who to be mad it,&#8221; they wrote to those hating. &#8220;You should keep that same energy for everyone.&#8221;</p>



<p>Elsewhere, another account holder pointed out the endless drama unfolding in the industry lately. Firstly we saw <a href="/profile/Rihanna" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Rihanna</a> criticized for <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/632894-rihanna-claps-back-after-calling-her-son-fine" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">calling her infant son &#8220;fine,&#8221;</a> and afterward, Chlöe was slammed for her <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/633068-chloe-announces-chris-brown-collab" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">upcoming collaboration</a> with <a href="/profile/ChrisBrown" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Chris Brown</a>. &#8220;And Ice Spice getting her first top 5 hit next week. She’s a winner,&#8221; they later cheekily added of the Bronx baddie.</p>



<p>Scroll further for more Twitter reactions to Latto&#8217;s latest collaboration with Dr. Luke. Afterward, tell us if you think she&#8217;s in the wrong for working with him in the comments. Make sure to check back later for more pop culture news updates.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">before the hate train is furthered for Latto (deservingly so because who works with trash) everybody needs to remember Nicki worked with him for super freaky girl</p>&mdash; . (@heatyonce) <a href="https://twitter.com/heatyonce/status/1626783394297266176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Where is this enegry for Nicki ? It is like you guys pick and choose who to be mad it. You should keep that same energy for everyone</p>&mdash; Derpy Wolf (@DerpyWolf10) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerpyWolf10/status/1626996878255464449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Latto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Latto</a> did all that dragging for nicki husband but u worked with dr luke YET AGAIN and the entire world knows what he’s done</p>&mdash; ︎ (@dannionone) <a href="https://twitter.com/dannionone/status/1626917551220441091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Working with Dr.Luke???? I thought u had a problem with r@p!st and r@p3 apologists?</p>&mdash; Bōūjēē👱🏾‍♀️✨ (@EIIeMinaj) <a href="https://twitter.com/EIIeMinaj/status/1626368975306121217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That girl low-key clocked Latto about not caring about abusers.. because why is her new song produced by Dr Luke? <a href="https://t.co/bWQw37dE2J">pic.twitter.com/bWQw37dE2J</a></p>&mdash; Lemon (@imthecyrus) <a href="https://twitter.com/imthecyrus/status/1626392824483614720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">why is that new latto song produced by dr.luke? does latto ever learn? she is so odd</p>&mdash; N ✰ A (@NlASEXUAL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NlASEXUAL/status/1626227105322389508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">another song produced by dr luke a known offender <a href="https://t.co/wtr91mp0Rw">pic.twitter.com/wtr91mp0Rw</a></p>&mdash; toni childs supremacy (@ofina_c) <a href="https://twitter.com/ofina_c/status/1626641991026049024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s kinda funny when you look back at Latto calling Nicki out and then working with Dr. Luke like woah, how did we get here.</p>&mdash; J. (@jaIentino) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaIentino/status/1627043825448554496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rihanna getting backlash for calling her baby “fine”, Latto getting backlash for working with Dr. Luke, Chloe getting backlash for working with Chris Brown, and Ice Spice getting her first top 5 hit next week. She’s a winner</p>&mdash; Telly Luther King (@TellyDuckThem) <a href="https://twitter.com/TellyDuckThem/status/1627004084669624321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No but latto working with Dr. luke after calling out Nicki on here is pathetic as fuck 😭 I hate that performative bullshit</p>&mdash; hussy (@keepmefocused) <a href="https://twitter.com/keepmefocused/status/1626332743394283520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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