Latto Shows Off Her Rap Skills As A 13-Year-Old In Newly Unearthed Video: Watch

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on January 10, 20244.1K Views

Latto Hosts Hoes Down, Pimps Up Birthday Affair

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 22: Rapper Latto hosts her Hoes Down, Pimps Up birthday affair at The Bank on December 22, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)

The clip shows off how long she's been working at her rap career.

Back in 2022 Latto emerged as one of the biggest stars in rap music on the back of her hit song "Big Energy." She followed it up with a pretty big 2023 where she scored two of the biggest hits of the year. Her team-up with Cardi B "Put It On Da Floor Again" landed on the year end Hot 100. As did the Jung Kook song "Seven" which she featured on. The track debuted at number one on the Hot 100 which made her the first rapper to top the chart in 2023.

But her career didn't just start in 2022. In fact, she's been releasing projects since all the way back in 2016 and it took a while for her grind to pay off. Now, new video making the rounds online proves just how long Latto has been working at her rap career. In the throwback video she's performing a show as a 13-year-old showing off her rap skills at a very young age. In the comments, fans show love to her for her commitment. "She beat All the Industry plant Allegations," reads one of the top comments on the post. Check out the full video of her performance below.

13-Year-Old Latto Flexes Her Rap Skills

Fans are currently wondering if Latto herself is actually engaged in any number of possible beefs with various female rappers. Last month, Nicki Minaj released her new album Pink Friday 2. While the album contained some more direct shots at other rappers, fans also think they spotted a Latto diss among the lyrics. That would make sense as fans are still trying to unravel whether or not one of Nicki's biggest allies Ice Spice has real beef with the "Big Energy" rapper either. That speculation was re-sparked recently when Spice appeared in the background of one of her recent TikToks.

Last week, Latto also played fans a segment of some new music. While some were focused on her appearance others broke down the snippet she played. Among the lyrics is what some believe is a shot at Cardi B. What do you think of the newly unearthed video of Latto performing at 13 years old? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.