Jazmine Sullivan - Lost One - Live Session - 2020

Jazmine Marie Sullivan (born April 9, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, her debut album, Fearless, was released in 2008 to commercial and critical success. The record topped Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It spawned four singles, including "Need U Bad" and "Bust Your Windows", both of which peaked in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the former of which became Sullivan's first and only number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Sonically, Sullivan's voice alternates between "modern productions" and a "1980s-influenced sound" which music critics say gives her "old-school hip hop sound".[73][74] Her vocal range is identified as mezzo-soprano.[75] Her voice has a solid agility in all registers and is well connected between an A2 and a G5.[citation needed] InStyle said that she has a "raspy voice".[76] She describes her writing style as "flashbacks", in reference to her songs about failed relationships that were both physically and emotionally abusive.[77][78] Her music displays her responses to these relationships famously with her song "Bust Your Windows".[79] She likes to write about how she is feeling, which in turn, taking a day or up to a month to complete.[80] During the recording of the album Reality Show, Sullivan spent so much time revising and re-recording, that the producers had to force her to release the album to prevent a delayed release.[81] Sullivan is well known for writing her own songs which amplifies her universal critical acclaim from critics and fans.[82]

Sullivan's song "Bust Your Windows" was listed at number 137 on National Public Radio's list of The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women.