‘I knew it was my moment’: Atlanta Native DreTL wins Season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Rhythm + Flow’

“Rhythm + Flow” winners DreTL (left) and D Smoke pose for a picture at the Georgia State University watch party. D Smoke was a mentor for DreTL during the show’s second season. Photo by Laura Nwogu/The Atlanta VoiceOpportunity finally met preparation for 22-year-old Atlanta native and Georgia State University student DreTL, the winner of season two of Netflix’s hip-hop competition series “Rhythm + Flow.” On Wednesday night, friends, family, and supporters of the young rapper packed into the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University to watch the final episodes of the season and celebrate his victory.Chants of his name rang across the theater as the audience watched the finale performance of his song “Nobody,” which featured a recorded prison call from his mother. “You make the city proud, boy. You make the city look good,” Latto said in the episode. Supporters in the theater already knew that everything the judges were saying when Netflix recorded the show a year ago — “You a star,” “That’s what true stars are made of,” and “You’ll make a hit record” — were already in the works of becoming true.& Photo by Laura Nwogu/The Atlanta Voice“I just knew it was my...