When Raphaael Saadiq taps you as one of the artists to watch in the coming years, it means you’re extraordinarily creative and a master of your craft. However, excelling in one area of life does not mean that you have everything else in life figured out, especially love and romantic relationships. Don’t believe me? Ask JANE HANDCOCK, the Bay Area prodigy who has received a co-sign from the aforementioned Saadiq and collaborated with everyone from Kelly Rowland to Teddy Riley. In her latest single, “Stingy,” HANDCOCK finds herself catching feelings for someone who was just supposed to be a sneaky link.
The first lady of Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Records is the highlight of the “Stingy” Visualizer. While doing someone’s nails, she opens up about developing strong emotions for a man she didn’t initially plan to be with long term, but as Priest “Soopafly” Brooks’s smooth, soulful production extends, she dives deeper into her love life.
“Baby, save — Save all your love for me. It’s been a while. We’ve been tapped in. I wanna know what this is. Look what you did to me. You made me stingy. Save all your love for me,” she sings.
No, JANE HANDCOCK isn’t Tupac. No, “Stingy” doesn’t sound like “Haily Mary,” but JANE HANDCOCK and “Singy” is everything that Death Row represented way back when and what it represents today — soul, passion, exceptional musicality, authenticity, and relatability. Vulnerability and desire for a greater love drips from JANE HANDCOCK’s voice as she lets the world into her inner emotions as the writing of Priest “Soopafly” Brooks, Myariah Summers, Andreionne Dickerson, and Chastity Hinton drives the point home lyrically and Brooks’s production brings the listener in musically. All in all, JANE HANDCOCK’s “Stingy” is a home run in every way.
