Latto, Sunshine | Rap BNGRZ 🔥

In the 2^nd edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “Sunshine,” performed by Latto. 

Bring on the braggadocio, drip, sex, and kickassery, WOO! You’ve entered Rap BNGRZ 🔥 territory! On Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (bangers being the proper spelling), the premise is simple. Rap BNGRZ provides background info and commentary on cocky, confident, ferocious hip-hop/rap songs. The bangers can be brand-spanking-new or certified classics. In the 2^nd edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of 🎵 “Sunshine” performed by 🎙 Latto.

“Sunshine on me, I just let the sunshine on me.” Ah, when rap meets gospel, it is beautiful thing 🙌.  It’s not necessarily your typical spiritual experience – still not fitting for church, per se (“These niggas Stevie to the come up”) – but it tends to be ear catching. 🏆 Grammy-nominated, 🎵 “Big Energy” rapper, 🎙 Latto merges the two on the lit yet incredibly smooth record, 🎵 “Sunshine” from her 2022 album, 💿 777. Helping to give “Sunshine” a ‘gospel’ sound is the bright, sunny production work courtesy of 🎛 MIKE DEAN, Ant Clemons, Bongo, and Luke Crowder. Furthermore, give Latto credit for sending up prayers: “Pray for my enemies, Lord, I need clarity / They ain’t got empathy for me, they stare at me / They used my couch when they needed the therapy…”

While Latto is the main attraction on “Sunshine,” asserting she’s going to “Got it out the mud, I did it by my lonely / Pop my shit, done being lowkey,” she gets an assist from two talented, Grammy-winning musicians! 🎙 Lil Wayne appears in the second verse, being true to self.  One of his more interesting lyrics is “This Siggy get jiggy with niggas / Don’t make me Will Smith me a nigga.” While Wayne is referencing a past Will Smith rap classic, after the fact, c’mon, you know you picture the slap heard around the world from the 94^th Academy Awards.  Back to “Sunshine,” of course, Childish Gambino also drops a verse, dropping ether like “I’m sweeter at rapping like what the fuck happened? Came back and he’s snapping, came back with a passion,” as well as, “My girl hit the lotto, my sons are mulatto.” Mulatto, of course, references both Latto’s previous moniker as well as the dated, offensive term.  All told, 🎵 “Sunshine” is a terrific rap record, one with plenty to unpack!

🎙 Latto • 💿 777 • 🏷 Streamcut / RCA • 📅 2022

Latto, “Sunshine”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 2 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Streamcut/RCA; cottonbro studio via Pexels]