Person in history
Latto
Latto, American rapper and singer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1998 · December 22
- Age this year
- 28No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 28th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Alyssa Michelle Stephens, known professionally as Latto, is an American rapper and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. She first appeared on Jermaine Dupri's reality television series The Rap Game in 2016, where she was known as Miss Mulatto and won the show's first season, but rejected its award of a recording contract with Dupri's So So Def Recordings.
Early life
Latto was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She began pursuing music and performance at a young age.
Path and career
Latto first gained national attention in 2016 as Miss Mulatto, winning the first season of Jermaine Dupri's reality series The Rap Game. She declined the show's recording contract offer with So So Def Recordings.
She released her debut EP 'Latto' in 2019 and achieved mainstream success with singles including 'Big Energy' (2022), which topped the Billboard Hot 100. Her albums 'Queen of da Souf' (2020) and '777' (2022) established her as a leading figure in contemporary hip-hop.
Why this date
Latto appears on our December 22 calendar for 1998 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1998.
- May 11Pokhran-II
- September 14MCI Communications
- August 28Pakistan
- May 27Oklahoma City bombing
- January 17Drudge Report
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1998Joshua Da SilvaJune 19
- 1998Jordan NworaSeptember 9
- 1998Satoshi (singer)September 13
- 1998Nathan BroadheadApril 5
- 1998Conor TimminsSeptember 18
- 1998Cristina BucșaJanuary 1
- 1998Christian PulisicSeptember 18
- 1998Neru NagahamaSeptember 4
Sources
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“Latto”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/latto, accessed October 27, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Latto
When was Latto born?
December 22 1998.
How old would Latto be today?
28 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 22?
Casper Ruud, David Datro Fofana, Jack Draper and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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