Is a thinly veiled backronym directed at a ? Not according to : “This is something that just felt Southern to me,” she . Mirroring this brand-friendly regionalism, is built around aggressively adequate Atlanta trap anthems and functionally anonymous readymades that only occasionally reflect the full force of Latto’s talent. These songs do not demand to be played—they ask not to be skipped.
This is particularly frustrating given the strength of Latto’s singles over the past year. While her biggest hits to date are the wedding-ready pop confection “ ” and last summer’s Jung Kook collaboration “ ,” Latto has simultaneously been cutting some of her toughest tracks ever, popping out with newcomer on “Back Outside” and threatening to pull up with “20 black Suburbans” full of goons on “Sunday Service.” Latto has said was inspired by her 2023 song “Put It on Da Floor,” which “sparked a whole new energy for me as an artist.
” Yet both “Put It on Da Floor” and “Sunday Service” are relegated to bonus track status (alongside their star-studded remixes). That energy is sorely missed: When tries to come across brusque and threatening on would-be song “Blick Sum,” it feels silly rather than savage. Silly isn’t a terrible look for Latto, whose simple rhymes are often delivered with an exaggerated wink.
Take “ ,” where she says she’s sick of (“Y’all burnt ’em out”), or the -assisted standout “Shrimp & Grits,” which kicks o.