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Latto Brings ATL to NYC With Halloween Night ‘Sugar Honey Iced Tea’ Tour Stop: 5 Best Moments
The Grammy-nominated rapper graduated to arena headliner status with her Brooklyn tour stop (Oct. 31). Get all the details.
Buoyed by an extra boost of passion and energy sourced from the Young Thug news, Mariah the Scientist rocked Barclays Center with a set that smartly played on the emotional vulnerability of her catalog. Though two of the biggest songs of her career are “Big Energy” and “Seven,” her Hot 100-topping collaboration with Jung Kook, Latto largely shied away from her pop fare, opting to focus on her recent hip-hop hits like “Brokey” and “Back Outside” and her earlier rap bangers like “Muwop” and “B—h from da Souf.” Despite a bit of sickness working against her, Latto delivered a remarkably high-energy show that featured tight choreography, an emphasis on live rapping and multiple levels of fan engagement — from the freaky Jumbotron moment of “Copper Cove” to the audience poll that gave way to heartfelt renditions of “Prized Possession” and “S/O to Me.” Already a dope moment on the basis of an unassuming fan getting the chance to go home with a wad of cash from their favorite artist, this interpretation of “Big Mama” was particularly smart because it flipped the romantic nature of the song into a fan-artist dynamic steeped in genuine appreciation.
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