Lipstick Killer Faces Her Demons Head-On in “Darkness”
Lipstick Killer isn’t interested in playing it safe — and “Darkness,” her latest release, is proof she’s stepping into her most unapologetic chapter yet. Out now through Urban Sixties Records and EMPIRE, the track shows an artist who’s not just confronting her pain but reshaping it into something sharp, loud, and undeniably hers.
South Side Jam has always gravitated toward artists who turn their truth into fuel, and Lipstick Killer does exactly that here. “Darkness” doesn’t beg for empathy. It doesn’t hide behind metaphors. It speaks in bruises and bite marks — a sonic middle finger to anyone who tried to quiet her voice.
Producer Greg Zola sets the tone with gritty guitars and pounding drums, but the heartbeat of the track comes from Lipstick Killer herself. She spits each line like she’s reclaiming a part of her story:
“Tell that bitch I said run up / He ain’t going nowhere, Glorilla glue, yeah he stuck.”
It’s wild, witty, and delivered with the kind of conviction you can’t fake.
What makes this record hit different is how controlled the chaos feels. Lipstick Killer, known offstage as Latasha Cottrell, folds jealousy, heartbreak, and empowerment into one volatile mix. She’s not trying to rise above the mess; she’s choosing to walk through it, shoulders squared, knowing exactly who she is now.
That courage didn’t come out of nowhere. Her background reads like the training ground of someone who refuses to break — years of early performances, fronting bands like Rebella Rising, even opening for Ariana Grande and MKTO. She learned how to command a stage long before she found the spotlight, and that intensity bleeds into every layer of “Darkness.”
As she gears up for the release of Cigarettes & Heartbreak Vol. 1 this December, it’s clear Lipstick Killer is pushing past whatever boxed-in version of herself the industry tried to hand her. The new single doesn’t just introduce an era — it warns you one is coming.With “Darkness,” she doesn’t just tap into emotion — she detonates it. And for an artist who’s built her identity on fearless authenticity, this feels like the most honest version of her we’ve seen yet.