Lipstick Killer doesn’t do quiet evolutions. She does declarations.
On February 23, the rapper returned to Instagram with a pointed reminder, posting a clip from her “Real” music video and writing, “Y’all still running ‘REAL’ like it’s a secret you’re not ready to let go of. 📼😈”
In the snippet she shared, Lipstick Killer delivers the emotional thesis: “But I'm all good now, Yeah I'm all good now. Took a whole damn decade to let go, but I'm all good now / No, I ain't found love, love found me.” That decade line lands heavily. It reframes the EP’s central arc — this wasn’t a quick fling turned bitter. It was history. It was time invested. It was identity entangled. And letting go wasn’t aesthetic. It was survival.
More importantly, the follow-up — “love found me” — flips the narrative. Instead of chasing validation, she positions herself as someone who healed first. The confidence in the video mirrors that shift. She isn’t performing revenge; she’s embodying resolution.
As the latest release from Cigarettes & Heartbreak, “Real” feels like the emotional exhale of the project. Earlier tracks on the EP navigate betrayal, rage and reclamation, but this one settles into something colder and stronger: detachment and closure without bitterness.
Lipstick Killer has always thrived in duality — feminine but dangerous, polished but battle-tested. That contrast shows here too. The visuals are sensual, but the energy is controlled. She looks like someone who has nothing left to prove.
Watch the full music video below.