

I can turn up to Stevie and I can turn up to Young Money. Turn up night with Elle would be a house party where I kinda know everybody there so I can really let loose and not have to worry about everything, and how I look and if somebody is gonna put me on Instagram! She had a few one-liner roles on the show.Īlthough the new single is about staying in, what would a turnt up night with Elle Varner consist of? Martin is a classic! Funny fact: my mom was on a couple episodes of Martin. He’s bringing some imagery to the song and it’s pretty cool.įerg named dropped Martin in the song, so I gotta ask what’s your favorite Martin episode? I love what he brought to it because it’s not your typical rap verse.

We’re label mates, so we’ve always talked about working on something together. I met him through A$AP Rocky about two years ago. People who go out all the time have those nights sometimes where it’s just not going well. I think everyone can relate, even if they’re not a homebody. It’s that reality of just being in the club and really not wanting to be there. It comes from the point where you’ve been home for a while and you’ve been kinda depressed, and you finally decide to go out, you know you don’t want to. You recently released your first single, “Don’t Wanna Dance.” The lyrics are definitely relatable to homebodies like myself.Įlle Varner: It’s a very specific song, yet I find it to be ironic and funny that it makes people wanna dance. Read on to find out why her sophomore effort, due this fall, will have you asking for several refills. This time, the girl with the signature big, curly hair who makes reading glasses look cool isn’t afraid to expose her vulnerability and insecurities.ĭuring our candid interview, which felt more like sessions from a midnight sleepover, Elle opened up about love, heartbreak and shady friends. And I’m gonna share it with you,” she declares when describing her upcoming album, 4 Letter Word. I’ve been through some shit, straight up.

Although the couple called it quits last year, Elle isn’t sitting around moping. Since releasing her debut album, Perfectly Imperfect in 2012, Elle earned her first Grammy nomination and found love with New York Knicks player Iman Shumpert. These past two years have been a roller-coaster for the 25-year-old jazzy soul singer. So when people are looking at me, like, “Oh, she’s sexy!” and “She’s hot!” I’m like, “Who, what?!” I was teased and bullied most of my life. “Everyone doesn’t know I was two hundred pounds before. Sexy is an adjective Elle Varner isn’t used to seeing next to her name.
