Latto’s new album Sugar Honey Iced Tea has been a big hit for fans, but they are a bit disappointed with the wider music-consuming landscape for not showing the same love. Moreover, the project’s official first week sales numbers are here courtesy of HITS Daily Double and Chart Data, pointing to a No. 14 debut on the Billboard 200 chart with 29K in album-equivalent units sold. Some of the Atlanta femcee’s rival fanbases already clowned this debut, but it’s not far off from what many other rap creatives are selling these days. As such, it’s important to note that this is part of a wider conversation around rap’s commercial status, not a sole attack or ridicule concerning a specific artist.
Regardless, we doubt that Latto is very pressed about this; in fact, she’s probably very grateful for the support and acclaim that she received over the past week or so. After all, she has a headlining tour coming up soon which she’s probably gearing up for quite excitedly. Mariah The Scientist and Karrahbooo will join Big Mama for this trek, and it should make for quite the bombastic and entertaining concert series. We’ll see what else the Sugar Honey Iced Tea era and rollout holds for 2024.
Latto’s First Week Sales For Sugar Honey Iced Tea
Elsewhere, though, Latto caught some heat from female hip-hop fans for her thoughts on the GOAT femcee (who she thinks is Lil Kim). Nicki Minaj fans, including Akbar V, took strong issue with this. “Lil Kim was the Goat …” Akbar wrote. “her and foxy both had they run and did a lot for us female rappers so did eve, missy elliot , etc but what about when there was a stand still and no label wanted to sign female rappers ? Who came and open the door and had the longest run in history Nicki Minaj … so let’s not say Kim is the Goat of all time because no dck grabbing it’s @NICKIMINAJ …..give that damn girl her flowers when it’s due yall don’t got to fk with each other but keep it a stack.”
Meanwhile, Latto had even more to offer fans with Sugar Honey Iced Tea thanks to the bonus track “Chicken Grease.” Even though its Billboard performance left many fans disappointed, there are still many tracks to enjoy and give longevity to throughout the year and those that follow. We’ll see what her next moves are, and what this new era holds.
About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output.
Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond.
Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C.
His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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