Latto is defending her pen game.
On Thursday afternoon, singer-songwriter Mondaii took to Twitter claiming he didn’t receive credit for his contributions to “Up & Down”—Latto’s 2020 joint record with Saucy Santana.
“S/O to the time I came and wrote for [Latto and Santana] … got left out the credits and ghosted,” he captioned a photo of him and the artists inside the studio. “Wow, I guess you do have to sh*t on the little person to get on top.”
Latto caught wind of the allegation and immediately fired back on Twitter. She claimed she didn’t know who invited Mondaii to the recording session, and dismissed him as a fan who offered nothing more than “corny bars.”
“… That was cute, but the world saw me writing since a kid on television sir sorry,” she wrote, referring to her appearance on The Rap Game.
She later posted a video Mondaii filmed during the “Up & Down” recording session. Mondaii is seen smiling at the camera, while Latto is in the back with a pen in her hand.
Mondaii doubled down on his claims.
“I never lied on my pen ✍🏾. Can you say the same sis?” he said. “… If I continue to let shit slide, major artist will always think they can do shit like this to smaller artist! I said what tf I said.”
The exchange went down ahead of the release of 777, Latto’s much-anticipated sophomore album. She spoke about the project in a recent interview with Complex.
“I really wanted to solidify my place in this industry,” she said.” I wanted to get my bars off and let people know that I do songs like ‘Big Energy’ and showcase my versatility, but let them know where the passion started in the first place. And that was rapping—just getting the bars off, no hook freestyles. So I’m definitely rapping my ass off and showcasing the versatility at the same time.”
777 will hit streaming services at midnight Friday.
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