Usher is giving Latto her flowers after she made historical past, changing into the primary girl to headline Atlanta’s HOT 107.9 Birthday Bash.
The star-studded annual occasion included a number of shock cameos from the “Sunday Service” hitmaker’s previous collaborators, together with Usher.
Nonetheless, he skilled technical difficulties throughout his set prompting Latto to step in to save lots of the present. Latto rushed onstage barefoot to fill in for Usher as he carried out “Famous person.”
Whereas the crew sorted out the audio points Latto took over serenading Usher with a karaoke-style rendition of his beloved hit.
“Her mic was on,” Usher wrote on X (Twitter) alongside a slip of Latto singing.
Final evening with my lil sis @Latto …her mic was on 😂🤣 Love U ATL pic.twitter.com/57wz73KMMZ
— Usher Raymond IV (@Usher) June 23, 2024
Nonetheless, Usher went on to congratulate Latto for her historic efficiency.
“, we’ve this factor that we do in Atlanta, the place we simply appear to maintain making historical past,” he mentioned. “Tonight, Latto made historical past, being the primary feminine to [headline] Birthday Bash. [So,] we wanna give her, her flowers, one time.”
He don’t play bout Large Mama!!! https://t.co/kVbh7Mxr8W pic.twitter.com/458t8krZEY
— BIG LATTO (@Latto) June 23, 2024
“He don’t play bout Large Mama!!!” Latto wrote, sharing the clip earlier than teasing her new album.
“16,000+ bought out in my metropolis!!! Actual tears watching all this footage!!!” she admitted. “Im flooding immediately idc yall wouldn’t perceive the sensation!!! Actual Atlanta KNOW I put in extra time yall actually watched me develop up SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA OTW.”
🥹🥹🥹 16,000+ bought out in my metropolis!!! Actual tears watching all this footage!!! Im flooding immediately idc yall wouldn’t perceive the sensation!!! Actual Atlanta KNOW I put in extra time yall actually watched me develop up SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA OTW 💿💿💿💿💿 pic.twitter.com/gahm08K1Xw
— BIG LATTO (@Latto) June 23, 2024
The album’s title, together with a tweet earlier than the occasion had followers speculating Latto was dissing Ice Spice following months of on-line pressure. She shared a photograph of a poop-themed cake alongside the caption “Suppose I’m the sh*t, b*tch ?????” seemingly a reference to Ice Spice’s “Suppose U The S**t (Fart)” music.
Social media customers additionally observed her album title varieties an attention-grabbing acronym.
Lmao ice spice shoulda by no means mentioned Latto wasn’t the s### 😂 now she’s gonna present each why she is https://t.co/6h7Z9VOv6t
— badgyal🧍🏾♀️🇦🇬 (@NSKLOnline) June 23, 2024