Heaux Tales not only highlights the multitudes of many women, it suggests the multitudes that can exist within a single woman, how virtue and vulnerability thrive next to ravenous desire and indomitability. The singing is breathtaking-textbooks could be filled on the way Sullivan brings emotionality into the tone and texture of voice, as on the devastating lead single “Lost One”-but it'd be erroneous to ignore the lyrics and what these intra- and interpersonal dialogues expose. Later, she cleverly inverts the sentiment but maintains the artistic dynamism on a duet with H.E.R., replacing the sexual confidence with a missive about how “it ain't right how these hoes be winning”. “Put It Down” offers praise for the men who only seem to be worthy of it in the bedroom (because who among us hasn't indulged in or even enabled the carnal delights of those who offer little else beyond?), while “On It”, a pearl-clutching duet with Ari Lennox, unfolds like a three-minute sext sung by two absolute vocal powerhouses. The theme re-emerges throughout, each time towards a different end, as short spoken interludes thread it all together. “I keep on piling on bodies on bodies on bodies, yeah, you getting sloppy, girl, I gotta stop getting fucked up.” Pleasure takes centre stage from the very beginning “Bodies” captures the inner monologue of the moments immediately after a drunken hook-up with-well, does it really matter? The who is irrelevant to the why, as Sullivan searches her mirror for accountability.
It's as much about “hoes” as it is the people who both benefit from and are harmed by the notion. The project takes the content and casual candour of a group chat and unpacks them across songs and narrative, laying waste to the patriarchal good girl/bad girl dichotomy in the process. Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 Grammys.There's power in reclamation, and Jazmine Sullivan leans into every bit of it on Heaux Tales, doubling down with an updated version- Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales: The Deluxe-that adds five new tracks and some tales to go with them, including one from Issa Rae. Sullivan won her first Grammy for Best R&B Performance for “Pick Up Your Feelings.” (It tied with Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open.” which later won Song of the Year.) Three of Sullivan’s 15 career Grammy nominations are for Heaux Tales and its songs. So shoutout to all Black women who are just living their lives and being beautiful. Today, less than six months after the album, she’s already back with new music. “But what it ended up being was a safe space for Black women to tell their stories. Heaux Tales, Jazmine Sullivan’s first album in six years, is one of the best of 2021 so far. “I think that I wrote this project to deal with my own shame and un forgiveness around some of the decisions that I made in my twenties that weren’t favorable.” Sullivan said in her acceptance speech. A lot has changed in the music world since she first jumped on the scene, but Jazmine Sullivan has proved once again that great songs and great voices never go out of style. Her LP Heaux Tales beat out releases from fellow nominees Leon Bridges. Jazmine Sullivan has won Best R&B Album at the 2022 Grammys.
Jazmine Sullivan Wins Best R&B Album for Heaux Tales at the 2022 Grammys
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