Latto reveals that an unnamed male artist was giving her a hard time clearing a verse because she did not respond to his DM.
The ‘Big Energy’ rapper sat down with Big Boy TV, where she addressed her struggles as a female rapper. One experience, in particular, Latto recalls attempting to get a specific artist on one of her songs but having a tough time because she left him on read.
“I’m clearing my album right now, and it’s been, like, difficult to deal with these men, you know what I’m saying? They don’t know how to keep it business,” Latto said. “I’m just keeping 100. It’s a feature on my album that it was difficult to clear, and they like trying to drop their nuts on me because I won’t respond to a DM.”
Nevertheless, Latto successfully got clearance on the verse but says she will continue to speak out about the treatment of female rappers.
“So I was backed into a corner, like, bullied,” Latto continues. “But I wish more females would speak up on stuff. I know like the label didn’t [step up]. They say, ‘You know, don’t do that. It’s bad business,’ or whatever. Man, these folks be trying to drop nuts on female rappers, like I’m not gonna shut up about it. We tolerate too much. We think like, ‘Oh well that just comes with the game, being a female rapper.’ No, it shouldn’t, though. How they do female rappers, it’s so lame. Because I won’t respond to your DM? For real?”
Watch Latto’s full interview below.
