Latto, “P—y” | Track Review 🎵

Although profane, rapper Latto has a respectable, ‘real talk’ message on her latest single, “Pussy.” A famous Betty Wright sample provides a big-time lift. 

Sometimes, bold song titles are deceptive.  How so? Well, you go into the record expecting one thing and you get something totally different.

🎙 Latto raises eyebrows naming her latest single, 🎵 “Pussy”.  The expectation is that this record is nothing more than sex, sex, sex before listening to it.  The truth is, “Pussy” is empowering.  Furthermore, Latto calls out the boys!

One of the best aspects of “Pussy” is the sample.  Producer 🎛 Johnny Goldstein samples the 🎙 Betty Wright classic, 🎵 “Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do”.  Wright’s vocals grace the chorus, hence, making it central to the record.  Latto contributes with ad-libs, but it’s the core by Wright that seals the deal (“Girls, you can do what the guys do / And still be a lady”). Of course, it’s not just the epic production or sample alone that makes “Pussy” so good – yeah, that sounded wrong.  Latto gets these men together and speaks up for the ladies.  “Y’all sexualize lesbians for y’all entertainment,” she bites in the first verse, later adding, “If you don’t give the pussy up, then they’ll take it (Fuck it) / Y’all misogynistic ways sow the size of your dick.” Woo! In the second verse, she goes H.A.M. at the end, asserting:

“How you ain’t got a pussy, but got opinions on pussy?

That’s pussy (Pussy), my ovaries ain’t for you to bully

Y’all the reason we make music, teaching bitches how to use you (Yeah)

Speak up and they gon’ defend the abuser, these niggas losers.”

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Final Thoughts 💭

“Pussy” is explicit and makes sexual references.  That said, Latto makes some excellent points about how men treat women as well as how there is a double standard for women.  In her eyes (and Betty’s), the girls can and should be able to do what the boys do – “and still be a lady!” Short and sweet, “Pussy” is a winner, even if it is, profane 😉.

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🎙 Latto • 🎵 “Pussy”• 🏷 Streamcut / RCA • 🗓 7.15.22

[📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RCA, Streamcut]

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