Latto, “FTCU” | Track Review 🎵

Latto, assisted by fellow female rappers GloRilla and Gangsta Boo, brings the heat on the short but unapologetic banger, “FTCU.”

“Man, I’m the VIP, I done walked straight past you hoes / Bitch you ain’t see me?” Yeah, that’s how it goes down on 🎵 “FTCU”.  As you figure out early on “FTCU,” it is an acronym for fuck the club up.  Woo! On this female-helmed rap banger,  Grammy-nominated rapper 🎙 Latto taps 🎙 GloRilla and 🎙 Gangsta Boo.  Although the club fucking up lasts just under two-and-a-half-minutes, these ladies make quite the impression.

It all begins with hard-hitting, minor-key production (🎛 d.a. got that dope).  His shout out appears during the Gangsta Boo intro. Gangsta Boo doesn’t get her own verse, but she echoes Latto during the gives no fucks chorus, which plays out a little something like this:  

“Fuck the club up (Fuck the club up) 

Fuck the club up (Fuck the club up) 

I might stand up on your shit and fuck a dub up (Bitch) 

Fuck the club up (Fuck the club up) 

Fuck the club up (Fuck the club up) 

I might go off in your shit, you tryna mug us (Bitch).”

Holy $hi†! Unapologetic rhymes by Latto kicks things off with a bang. I adore her flow in both the chorus and the first verse (“Hottest in my city, bitch, me and these diamonds hit / Bet’ not run up Big Latto, give no fuck about no image”). GloRilla takes the second verse.  She has an interesting vocal timbre, which contrasts the higher-pitched Latto.  Where there is no contrast is the unapologetic nature: “Four cars full of shooters, just in case they try to follow me (Huh?) / Keep them pistols in the party, we don’t go by policies.” Ooh-wee!  

Final Thoughts 💭 

All told, Latto, GloRilla, and Gangsta Boo put in work on “FTCU.” It is safe to say, they have, indeed, fucked the club up! Lives aren’t necessarily altered by this female-helmed rap banger, but it is indeed an enjoyable, rap banger.  

🎙 Latto • 🎵 “FTCU” (Ft. GloRilla & Gangsta Boo) • 🏷 Streamcut / RCA • 🗓 12.2.22 

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