Latto and Ice Spice shocked the rap world with a surprise “gyatt,” ending their long-standing tensions and buzzing the audience.
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Latto and Ice Spice dropped their jaws on Wednesday (September 3) in a surprise release of their first collaboration “Gyatt,” which ended nearly two years of tension and lyrical shadows.
The track arrives without warning, marking a dynamic shift between two rappers who have been trading subconsciously since the end of 2023.
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The official music video is scheduled to premiere on Thursday (September 4).
Originally it was Cryptic Instagram posts and pointed bars like Latto’s “Fine At -as” and Ice Spice’s “Think U the U the S ### (Fart)”, many speculated that the two were locked in a quiet hatred.
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Ice Spice talked about the speculation in a Rolling Stone interview, saying: “I think we’ve said that I asked her ‘What’s the question?’ It’s a blank stare.
Latto told Billboard that she never considered it as real beef.
“If I want to do it [a battle]this must be used with people I think Imma t ## for tat. I really don’t mean as a shadow. Does she even want to do this? I feel like she is doing her in her driveway. …This is two different types of resonance. I don’t even think she’ll give me, “Oh, she wants to do real rap beef”.
Despite the back and forth, “Gyatt” is seen as a unified moment in the female rap world, with listeners praising both artists for abandoning their differences – if only for the time being.
Social media responses range from impressed to skepticism. One user posted: “Rato lets ice spice rap her best rap ever wasn’t on my bingo card…”
Another wrote: “Rato and ice spices are paired with giat, just spelling each other. The real rap is back!”
One third said: “Rato tricked the ice spice so she could eat her. Be careful you call your sister.”