have you heard it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed2nSh7QraY

i heard it for the 2nd time this weekend and i fell in strong like w/it.

here go the lyrics:

"Mascara"

Yeah my hair, and my ass fake, but so what!
I get my rent payed with it, and my tits get me trips to places I can't pronounce right
He said he'd keep it coming, if I keep my body tight

And them bitches stay mad 'cause I'm living the life
‘Cause I'm living the life, oh
Most people think I'm shallow
‘Cause I'm always dressed like I'm going out to the club,
But I gotta keep up 'cause there's new chicks poppin' up every day
And they want the same things

So I never leave the house without make-up on,
I keep mascara in my pocket if I'm running to the market
‘Cause you never know who's watching you
So I got to stay on, I got to stay on
I got to stay on, I got to stay on
Said I got to stay on!

No, I ain't got a job but, so what!
I don't need it when I'm getting everything that I want, and everything that I ask for
I wear that freakum dress for daddy then he give me more

And them bitches stay mad 'cause they working so hard
While I'm working so smart, oh
It's a small price to pay when you're
living this good and he keep me in the hills,
and he kept me out the hood
‘Cause there's new chicks poppin' up
every day and they want the same things

So I never leave the house without make-up on,
I keep mascara in my pocket if I'm running to the market
‘Cause you never know who's watching you
So I got to stay on, I got to stay on
I got to stay on, I got to stay on
Said I got to stay on!

Now, I know why you're looking at me like that
It ain't attractive when you're looking at me like that,
Girl, don't be mad 'cause while you're
cooking dinner for your broke nigga
You could be in the gym working
on your figure like me. So...

Don't I deserve to be privileged?
Don't I deserve to get the very best?
‘Cause it ain't easy being this fine all the time,
‘Cause if it was, then we all could do it
But we can't now no
So bitch don't kill my vibe, don't be
mad cause you coach class and I'm in that G5.
Beautiful girls run the whole world,
So I got to stay on!

So I never leave the house without make-up on,
I keep mascara in my pocket if I'm running to the market
‘Cause you never know who's watching you
So I got to stay on, I got to stay on
I got to stay on, I got to stay on
Said I got to stay on!

Oh...
Yeah, she drive the dope boys crazy
She knows, that all them hoes so jealous
'Cause that ass, will make a man leave home, uh
That's why she keeps her mascara on.

I was struck when I paid attention. And I understood some of the women in my life a bit better.

and I love how sincerely she delivered the lyrics. No judgement, just a glimpse into that frame of thought. Her songwriting on that album, as a whole, was pretty strong.

I really appreciate it.

and presented an understandable rationale for what the chicks who live like that move the way they do. Humanizing is the best way I can describe it.

I ride for the whole album.

that is r and b

and i'll save you snarksters the trouble, here:

"^^^ broke nigga"

there you go.

your little assed opinion? Shitty? Seems like it went over your head, player

i bought the cd because of "let it burn" but that whole cd is dope as hell. i really like #HoodLove though

the numbers.

Jazmine doesn't have much of an image, and considering today's climate especially, the marketing just isn't there.

She's doing okay for herself. She just deserves more.

And it angers me.

>the numbers.
>
>Jazmine doesn't have much of an image, and considering today's
>climate especially, the marketing just isn't there.
>
>She's doing okay for herself. She just deserves more.
>
>And it angers me.

I have said this to so many people. It got strong critical reviews though.

.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoZri7Y_3kA

Jazmine wrote the Love & Hip Hop Soundtrack... I love it


that and Hood Love

but yes.

the teachable moment, if you will

but this just seems like the celebration of hoe'ing

up pretty nicely.

is it ok to call a chick that behaves like that a hoe?

if not, why?

and i'm not interested in helping you.

>and i'm not interested in helping you.

then why'd you reply to me?

Is it ok to call a man who behaves like (insert stereotype) a nigga?

if not - why not?

You might want to look into WHY you want/need to call her one.

>Is it ok to call a man who behaves like (insert stereotype) a
>nigga?

sure

or thug, goon.... or even ruffian if you're feeling aristocratic

I completely disagree, tho.

It was a snapshot of all these characters and their thought processes. Songs like Mascara, Brand New and #HoodLove are just her jumping into minds of these characters and expressing how they think. No more, no less.

she's a different character in each song?

thats kinda dope

I think she said "Forever Don't Last" and "Masterpiece" were the most personal. The rest of the album was pretty much just her exploring different characters and writing from their perspectives. That, to me, is what's humanizing. I'll probably never agree with the character from Mascara, but the women who live like that are human and there is a thought process behind what they do. So, it's cool to hear that perspective expressed...to me, at least.

Van Halen's "Runnin With The Devil" and Christopher Cross' "Ride Like The Wind" immediately came to mind.
Jimi's "Hey Joe" even.

Also, a few of us in here learned some shit, therefore - the whole song is a teachable moment - you may not like what it's teaching, but that don't mean there ain't a lesson.

would want to be more than that

being a hoe isnt something to aspire to

mainly because it depreciates the older a chick gets

Also, Bartending doesn't particularly age well. Neither does waitressing, by and large, or police/fire/emt work.

Where's the outrage for those professions?

especially when its an honest transaction

i wouldnt want any one in my family to do it but i recognize thats the influence of society's values

the chick described in the song though wouldn't classify herself as a hoe

chicks like that are first and foremost delusional

Just...ugh.

it's bothersome that the songwriter explores this woman's world and the woman's perspective on it w/o judgment b/c tramps like this must be kept in their place or else other women or young girls might not get the message that this woman is a hoe and not human. it doesn't matter that the song doesn't encourage anyone to join this woman nor does it praise this woman it merely presents her and her viewpoint w/o judgment - hoes MUST BE derided at every opportunity. if we can't cast stones at hoes then the world might fall apart.

Damn, SoWhat!

Being a killer on the run isn't something to aspire to.
How about being a drug dealer, cap peeler, etc.?
8 Ball & MJG came out talkin about pimpin and pushing a woman's head into the wall "until I hear that crackin sound".
Was that something to aspire to?
Tyler and OF was rappin bout rape.
Why does Jazmine get the judgment tho?

should be aspired to

and she's being judged because this post was about her song

Never really known you to have a problem with male whoring either.
Gonna be interesting to see in the future.

...i like how she went IN on each song....i had "Mascara" on repeat for awhile though....

Months ago. Like I listened to so much back then that I kinda skip it now. Great sounding song and like others said I like that she wasn't judgy with it ( at this Q and A I went to with her here she stated it was inspired by looking at certain women on Instagram and just thinking how much goes into the upkeep) and yes she killed/kills it live