Big Mama is going to be, well, a momma. Latto revealed Friday (March 20) on Instagram that she’s expecting her first child by unveiling the cover art for her next album, on which she shows off her bare baby bump while cradling a baby jungle cat in her arms.
The due date for the album — fittingly titled Big Mama, the hip-hop star’s longtime nickname that now takes on a new meaning — is May 29. Latto’s future mini-me’s, however, is TBD, with the Atlanta rapper simply writing in her caption, “Thank you God.”
“Awwww so happy for you pretty girl,” Doechii said in the comments, while SZA wrote, “GORGEOUS!!!Congratulations.”
JT, Monaleo, Flo Milli and more of Latto’s peers also offered congrats in the replies.
Following the cover reveal, the “Big Energy” artist shared a snippet on Instagram of the music video to Big Mama‘s lead single, “Business & Personal (Intro),” in which she builds a crib and makes a scrapbook featuring a Clearblue pregnancy test. At one point, the camera focuses on her bump while partner 21 Savage’s hand — identifiable by his tattoos — rests on her stomach.
“Super buteee congrats,” Cardi B commented on the clip.
News of Latto’s pregnancy comes about six months after she finally confirmed her relationship with 21 Savage, whom she referred to as her “husband” in a September conversation with TMZ. For years before that, the two rap hitmakers had been rumored to be dating.
21 Savage is also a dad to three kids from a past relationship.
A day before announcing Big Mama, Latto had teased the project with a video showing the back of her legs walking toward a cheetah cub and bending down to offer it a bottle of milk, strategically keeping her bump out of frame. “Before you run the game, you gotta take baby steps to go the distance,” she narrated in the clip. “Home to the studio, studio back home, listening to every beat [and] feeling every kick. Ever since I was a little girl, I always dreamed of having my own. Big Mama. But this time, the stakes way bigger. Now, it’s on me to deliver.”
Latto last dropped an album in 2024, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard 200 with Sugar Honey Iced Tea. Her 2020 debut, Queen Of Da Souf, and 2022 follow-up, 777, both charted on the U.S. album ranking as well.
See Latto’s album cover and “Business & Personal (Intro)” snippet revealing her baby bump below.
