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- Jazmine Sullivan revealed to Insider how much her EP "Heaux Tales" was inspired by Cardi B and Lizzo.
- "Cardi B and Lizzo have definitely influenced me to just be comfortable with myself," she said.
- She named "Put It Down" and "Price Tags" as tracks that are "very forward" like her influences.
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Jazmine Sullivan's latest EP "Heaux Tales" is filled with lustful songs that exude the confidence of Cardi B and Lizzo – which was intentional, according to the singer.
"Cardi B and Lizzo have definitely influenced me to just be comfortable with myself and put it all out there," Sullivan told Insider in a recent interview. "That's what I want for every woman. You open up a new level of just amazingness when you accept who you are and you just don't care what anybody has to say. That's what they make me want to do. And that's what I wanted to do with the project."
Lizzo and Cardi B's influence can be felt on "Put It Down" and "Price Tags," which Sullivan deemed the most assertive tracks on "Heaux Tales."
"They are very forward and kind of taking charge and being like, 'This is what it is. This is what I want. You better give it to me,'" she said of the two tracks.
On "Heaux Tales," Sullivan unapologetically explores themes of dating and sex – the latter especially being new territory in her discography. She told Insider that she wanted to dive into more adult themes now that she's further in her career.
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"As far as it being more sexy, I'm older now. Like when I first started, I was 21 years old. I'm 34 now," she said. "Obviously what I'm going to say is going to change."
"Sex is a thing and I want us to be comfortable. People, men, try to want us to portray ourselves a certain way. And what we want and what we desire, people don't really care about. They don't care about it. So, we have to stand in that and be like, 'This is what I want, you better give it to me,'" she explained.