Who are Big Latto's parents? Age difference explored as Nicki Minaj tears into singer over Grammy nominations drama

American rapper Big Latto got into a major internet feud with rapper Nicki Minaj after a report stated that the latter’s single Super Freaky Girl would not be considered for any rap categories at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

On Thursday, October 13, the 39-year-old star took to Twitter to express her displeasure at her song being moved from the rap to the pop category for the music awards and stated that Big Latto’s single Big Energy should also receive the same treatment as hers.

Responding to Minaj, Latto tweeted:

The duo reportedly discussed the matter in private, after which the situation worsened. Minaj called the 23-year-old rapper a “Karen” and a “scratch-off” for not supporting her even though she dubbed Minaj as her “biggest inspiration.”

The back-and-forth between the rappers heated up to the point that Big Latto dissed Nicki Minaj, calling her a “bully.” She tweeted:

“I’ve ignored countless subtweets since March and instead addressed u in the dm. You’re asking why I didn’t speak up in ur defense… it’s the same answer I gave u when u asked why I didn’t congratulate you. Ur literally older than my mom tryna be a bully @NICKIMINAJ”

In response, the Anaconda rapper raised questions about her parents.

Big Latto, whose real name is Alyssa Michelle Stephens, is the daughter of mixed-race couple Shayne Stephens and Misti Pitts.

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Nicki Minaj vs Big Latto feud: Who are Latto's parents and why are they mentioned?

Amid the Twitter feud between Big Latto and Nicki Minaj, the former called the Starships singer older than her mother. Latto also dissed Minaj's husband, Kenneth Petty, by captioning one of her tweets thus.

"Super freaky grandma is married AND related to f***ing r*pists."

The Super Bass singer dragged Big Latto's parents into the conversation by posting screenshots of her mother's age and her parents' alleged inappropriate age gap.

As per Famous Birthdays, Latto's mother, Misti Pitts, was born on December 29, 1982, and is currently 39 years old. Pitts and Latto have an age difference of 16 years.

While the age of the rapper's father, Shayne Stephens, is unknown, Latto's parents have an age gap of over 19 years, as per the screenshots posted on Twitter. This indicates that he may be in his 60s.

Screenshot of Nicki Minaj dissing Big Latto in a since-deleted tweet. (Image via @torrancemaraj/Twitter)

Minaj initially thrashed Latto over how she did not care about her family background when she asked her to collaborate on songs. However, things took a turn when a Twitter user, who has since made their profile private, posted screenshots of Latto's mother's age, seemingly insinuating that she was underage and her father was over 30 when she was born.

In a tweet that has since been deleted, Minaj wrote:

"Scratch off getcho dumb a** to the mic RIGHT NOW!!!!! Explain this shit!!!!! Since you just became a r*pe activist in the last 5 minutes h** you BETTA HAVE A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THIS SHIT!!!!! RIGHT TF NOW!!!!! this BETTA be a typo."

Latto has previously discussed how she was bullied at school for being "light-skinned," which led her to adopt the stage name "Miss Mulatto." Merriam-Webster states that the word is "usually offensive" when used to refer to a child of a mixed-race couple.

As of writing this article, Latto has not responded to Minaj's since-deleted tweet and claims.