Mulatto (rapper)

Alyssa Michelle Stephens (born December 22, 1998), known professionally as Mulatto, is an American rapper. She is known for being the inaugural winner of the Lifetime reality series The Rap Game.[1] Mulatto's breakthrough occurred with her 2019 single, "Bitch from da Souf", and consequently she signed to RCA Records. After releasing a remix of the song with female rappers Saweetie and Trina, Mulatto released the follow up single, "Muwop" featuring Gucci Mane, in 2020. Both songs will be included on Mulatto's debut album released via RCA Records titled, Queen of Da Souf, on August 21, 2020.

Mulatto
Birth nameAlyssa Michelle Stephens
Also known asMiss Mulatto, Big Latto, or Mula
Born (1998-12-22) December 22, 1998
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–present
Labels
RCA Records
Associated acts

Early life

Alyssa Michelle Stephens was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 22, 1998 to Misti Pitts and Shayne Stephens. She moved to Georgia at the age of 2. She was raised in Clayton County, on the south side of Atlanta, where she attended Lovejoy High School. She discontinued her education to focus on her music career. Prior to doing music, she participated in drag racing.[2] Stephens started rapping and writing her own raps at the age of ten. Born from a black father and white mother, she adopted the stage name Miss Mulatto.[3]

Career

2016–2018: Career beginnings and The Rap Game

In 2016, Stephens became a contestant on the Lifetime reality series The Rap Game, produced by Jermaine Dupri and Queen Latifah. The boot camp-style series followed young aspiring rappers in a competition against one another over a span of eight weeks. Mulatto, under the stage name "Miss Mulatto" at the time, was the overall winner of the competition. She was offered a recording contract from Dupri with So So Def Records but ultimately turned down the deal claiming it wasn't enough money, opting to be an independent artist.[4]

Stephens released her first single, "No More Talking," in February 2016. She collaborated with Lil Niqo, a fellow competitor from The Rap Game, on the 2016 single "Tough on the Internet." She also won the Youth Hip Hop/R&B Award at the 2016 Georgia Music Awards. She released her first mixtape, Miss Mulatto on October 2, 2016.

Stephens' second mixtape, "Latto Let Em Know", was released in April 2017. The tape featured artists like Molly Brazy, Lil Key, Crucial, and Silentó. The single "Response Diss" is a diss song directed toward Supa Peach, a fellow competitor from The Rap Game. The ongoing feud between the two resulted in diss tracks from both parties with insults about drug use, homosexuality, and past experiences from the show.[5] Stephens has also worked with 2 Chainz, Future, Janelle Monáe, and Jacob Latimore. Stephens closed out 2017 with an EP, Time and Pressure.

In 2018, Stephens changed her stage name to the mononym, Mulatto, and consequently released the self-titled mixtape of the same name that year.

2019–present: Breakthrough and Queen of Da Souf

Mulatto received praise for her single "Bitch from da Souf," released in January 2019. In May 2019, she was invited to perform at Rolling Loud, an annual rap festival in Miami, Florida.[6] In June 2019, she released her second extended play entitled Big Latto, which was preceded by the single "Bitch from da Souf".[7] The single became her breakout hit, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and later received a remix featuring rappers Saweetie and Trina. The remix was included on Mulatto's third EP, Hit the Latto which was released on December 12, 2019.[8]

In March 2020, it was officially announced that Mulatto signed with RCA Records.[9] On April 23, 2020, Mulatto released the promotional single, "No Hook". On May 21, 2020, Mulatto released the promotional single, "He Say She Say". In July 2020, Mulatto recreated some of rapper Gucci Mane's album covers, starting with the The State vs. Radric Davis. Gucci reacted positively. Mulatto then revealed the release of her single titled "Muwop", featuring Gucci Mane, which was released on July 30.[10] The song samples Mane's 2007 single, "Freaky Gurl".

Mulatto made a cameo appearance in American rapper Cardi B's music video for her single "WAP", which was released on August 7, 2020.[11] On the same day, Mulatto was featured on NLE Choppa's single, "Make Em Say", taken from his album Top Shotta. On August 11, 2020, Mulatto was included on XXL's 2020 Freshman Class.[12][13]

On August 12, 2020, Mulatto announced the release of her debut project released via RCA Records titled, Queen of Da Souf, which will be released on August 21, 2020.

Personal life

In 2017 she opened her own store, Pittstop Clothing, in Jonesboro, Georgia.[14]

In May 2019, Stephens was arrested for theft.[15] She released a track, "F*ck Rice Street," expressing her innocence and anger toward the police.[16]

Discography

Studio albums
List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
Queen of Da Souf

Mixtapes
List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Miss Mulatto
Latto Let 'Em Know
  • Released: April 11, 2017
  • Label: Pittstop Ent.
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Mulatto
  • Released: July 19, 2018
  • Label: Pittstop Ent.
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays
List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Time and Pressure
Big Latto
  • Released: June 20, 2019
  • Label: Pittstop Ent.
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Hit the Latto
  • Released: December 12, 2019
  • Label: Pittstop Ent.
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist
List of singles showing year released, chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[18]
"B*tch from da Souf"[19]
(solo or with Saweetie and Trina)[upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 2]		 2019 —[upper-alpha 3] Big Latto
"Muwop"[10][22]
(featuring Gucci Mane)		 2020 —[upper-alpha 4] Queen of Da Souf
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"Pretty Girl" (Remix)[24]
(Yung Baby Tate featuring Killumantii and Mulatto)		 2019 Girls
"Thot Box" (Remix)[25]
(Hitmaka featuring Young M.A, Dreezy, Mulatto, Dream Doll and Chinese Kitty)		 non-album single
"Up & Down"[26]
(Saucy Santana featuring Mulatto)		 2020 Pretty Little Gangsta
"Thirsty"
(Good Girl featuring Mulatto)		 non-album singles
"Kirk"
(Duke Deuce featuring Mulatto)
"Make Em Say"[27]
(NLE Choppa featuring Mulatto)		 Top Shotta

Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Same Road"[28]
(with Bandit Gang Marco)		 2016 non-album singles
"I Got Moves (#UsherRaymond)"[29]
(featuring C-White)		 2017
"Response Diss"[30]
"Hobby"[31]
(featuring D-Low)
"Cash Walk"[32]
(featuring 2-Crucial)
"Check Me Out"[33]
"Infidelity"[34]
(with Coca Vango)		 2018 Mulatto
"Goin On"[35] non-album singles
"Let Em Know"[36]
"South Beach Freestyle"[37] 2019
"ChaseDaMoney Freestyle"[38]
"Big Latto Freestyle"[39]
"F**k Rice Street"[40]
"See Sum"[41] Hit The Latto
"No Panties"[42]
"No Hook"[43] 2020 Queen of Da Souf
"He Say She Say"[44]

Guest appearances
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Stylin'"[45] 2013 The Luxurious Girls non-album singles
"Tough on the Internet"[46] 2016 Lil Niqo
"Current $eas"[47] Jām 4ouroz1love, Pt. 1
"You Thought"[48] 2017 Mani, Phresh Ali non-album single
"U Ain't Got"[49] Lil Richye Boss Moves
"Feelings"[50] Bandit Gang Marco Tom Ford
"Maybe"[51] Bars & Notes
"Forever"[52] Loveoohyie2
"How to Dance"[53] 2018 Trend-n-Topic non-album singles
"Hitta"[54] Tae Tae Tae
"I Need a Real B*tch"[55] Young Scooter, Karlae The Recipe
"Stop Stalling"[56] 2019 Ezzy Money non-album single
"Can't Be Mine"[57] Dubba-AA The Flex Tape
"Can't Believe Her"[58] VL Deck Trap Pastor 2
"Lane"[59] Shunie Shunie World
"Murder She Wrote"[60] Sirius Bacc Like I Never Left
"Getting That Money"[61] Cassius Jay, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Tokyo Vanity God Bless Da 6
"Touch Me"[62] Mak Sauce non-album singles
"Cash App"[63] Executive Coops, The Execs
"Don't Wanna Leave"[64] Jacob Latimore C3
"Who is You"[65] Cuban Doll Karma
"Ready"[66] 2020 Tre Trax non-album single

Notes
  1. The solo version of "Bitch from da Souf" appears on the Big Latto EP while the remix with Saweetie and Trina is featured on the Hit the Latto EP
  2. The remix version with Saweetie and Trina also appears on Queen of Da Souf
  3. "Bitch drom da Souf" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[20]
  4. "Muwop" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[23]

Tours

Headlining
  • Big Latto Tour (2019)[67]

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