Last year, Orlando dirty-rap act Luscious Lisa ended a four-year concert hiatus. Now, they’re about to break an even longer release lull with their first new collection in nearly a decade, and it should take many by surprise.
Fear not, freaks. The too-live crew of Luscious Lisa, Scotty Pizza and Shakes Vanilla are still plenty horned up. Be it member or fan, no one in the Luscious Lisa realm enters with softcore intentions. But with their new, long-gestating material, Lisa and the boys are showing some new looks and new hooks.
Released on Dec. 20, the six-song Fuck Your Glamour EP is a chapter for Luscious Lisa that’s not just new but fresh. While the act’s cartoonish burlesque tends to steal the spotlight, there’s always been a core of empowerment underneath all the spectacle.
“Realizing our songs were mostly about my own sexual encounters and the female perspective of those encounters, I guess you could say it was unintentionally comical, much like my love/sex life was at the time,” Luscious Lisa says about their beginnings. “But I always felt I had something to say. I felt women had something to say about sex, especially through music, that was not being said.”
In this record, that determination hits a new peak. For much of their career, they did straightforward party-rap jams in the classic mold of J.J. Fad and Salt-N-Pepa. On Fuck Your Glamour, however, Lisa and company are coming harder with new depth. There’s even some political commentary here, like the pounding social justice scorcher “Civil War.”
Besides being more serious, this EP is also seriously good, with newfound musical sophistication. These indie dance bangers rock a darker step and a sharper edge. Top to bottom, the delivery here packs more heat and mission than ever before. Luscious Lisa are still bringing the party, but they’re definitely not fucking around.
“Fifteen years later, I still feel I am writing about what I know,” says Lisa. “I have more to say. Women have more to say. Our world is ever-changing. I am mad. I am sad. I am stronger. I have a fire that I hope will create change. This new album was written with that fire.”
Fuck Your Glamour is everywhere Friday. That night, the Orlando release show will feature Luscious Lisa, Stiletto and Double Bubble. (8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, Will’s Pub, $15-$20)
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This article appears in Dec 11-17, 2024.
