{"id":440606,"date":"2026-05-09T16:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/440606\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T16:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:58:13","slug":"latto-says-big-mama-album-will-be-her-last-my-retirement-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/440606\/","title":{"rendered":"Latto Says &#8216;Big Mama&#8217; Album Will Be Her Last: &#8216;My Retirement Album&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/latto\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latto <\/a>is hanging up her mic. The Atlanta rapper revealed on Friday (May 8) that her upcoming Big Mama album will be her \u201cretirement album\u201d and final LP. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c5\/29 My retirement album Thank you for everything,\u201d Latto wrote to her fans <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Latto\/status\/2052797995050033215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">on X. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/latto\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/latto-28s-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFans were extremely surprised at the announcement since Latto is only 28 years old and will have just four albums under her belt when Big Mama arrives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cLatto don\u2019t piss me the f\u2013k off today fr,\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Scotty_DoesIt\/status\/2052816736907399270\">one frustrated fan <\/a>replied. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/notpopbase\/status\/2052806686436409473\">Another responde<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/notpopbase\/status\/2052806686436409473\" target=\"_blank\">d<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/notpopbase\/status\/2052806686436409473\">:<\/a> \u201cBe so for real you\u2019re going to be right back to making music within 2 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLatto is currently pregnant and could be looking to focus on motherhood rather than rap going forward. Big Mama will arrive on May 29 with 17 tracks in total. The LP includes previously released singles \u201cSomebody,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/latto-launches-big-mama-business-personal-single-stream-now-1236202700\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cBusiness &amp; Personal\u201d <\/a>and \u201cGOMF\u201d featuring GloRilla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe 28-year-old\u2019s last album arrived in 2024 with Sugar Honey Iced Tea, which debuted at No. 15 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard 200<\/a>. The project featured Megan Thee Stallion, Hunxho, Coco Jones, Ciara, Mariah the Scientist and Teezo Touchdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cBrokey,\u201d \u201cSunday Service\u201d and \u201cBig Mama\u201d cracked the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Billboard Hot 100,<\/a> while Latto recruited Cardi B for the \u201cPut It on Da Floor\u201d remix and Playboi Carti for the remix to \u201cBlick Sum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMany rappers in the past have teased retirement and gone back on their word, getting back in the studio for years to come. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBig Mama will be released on May 29 via Streamcut and RCA Records. Find Latto\u2019s statement below.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">5\/29 <br \/>My retirement album <br \/>Thank you for everything<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BIG MAMA (@Latto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Latto\/status\/2052797995050033215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"c-logo lrv-a-unstyle-link u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-width-100p  u-max-width-100 u-height-26 u-max-width-130px@mobile-max u-margin-t-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-accent-l@desktop u-font-size-1205 a-font-accent-xs@mobile-max u-font-size-15@mobile-max u-line-height-22px@mobile-max lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max u-letter-spacing-0030@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-t-025 lrv-u-margin-a-00 u-padding-t-0125@mobile-max u-padding-b-0063@mobile-max\">Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-background-color-black:hover lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover u-padding-lr-0.875 u-padding-tb-10 lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-align-items-center a-font-basic-fancy-xs u-margin-t-0.188 u-margin-b-0188 u-margin-b-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Latto is hanging up her mic. 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