30+ Beautiful Dark-Skinned Women in Red Lipstick to Help A$AP Rocky STFU

Rapper A$AP Rocky Says Red Lips Are For Fair-Skinned Women Only…

Women have been painting their lips since Ancient Mesopotamia, where they crushed gemstones to express themselves through color.

The only difference now is the overabundance of brands and choices — color, stick, gloss, stain, combo — and the occasional rapper offering his cute little input.

Such is the case with Harlem emcee fashion queen A$AP Rocky , who sat down with The Coveteur , where he talked about style and went off on a rant about women’s makeup.

His preference of “au naturale” women is not unheard of as most men seem to prefer a woman that doesn’t shave or use deodorant, but his comments about darker-skinned women wearing red lipstick are extremely precious:

“But for real, for me, I feel like with the red lipstick thing it all depends on the complexion. I’m just being for real. You have to be fair skinned to get away with that. Just like if you were to wear like—f—- for instance, what do dark skin girls have that you know fair skinned girls can’t do… Purple lipstick? Naw, that looks stupid on all girls! Purple lipstick, guys! Like, what the f—-…”

Now unlike the “I Love Bad Bitches, I Got A Fuckin’ Problem” rapper, I’ve seen plenty of non-fair-skinned women of all shades pull off wearing various hues of red.

What’s funny is that when A$AP rolled onto 106 and Park in a leather dress shirt, women defended his style choice against homophobic assholes and gender experts.

In any case, I’m pretty sure this means we get to call him out for those cheesy Compton circa 1994 gold teeth and braids.

As for his comments, at first I figured he just needs an ice cold cup of SHUT THE FUCK UP.

But then I realized, maybe he’s never seen how gorgeous a bold crimson lip sits against caramel, mocha, and cappuccino skin (sorry, I’m having a craving).

Perhaps he’s somehow missed the look on Kelly Rowland, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Chanel Iman, Tika Sumpter, Tatyana Ali, Janelle Monae, Azaelea Banks, Arlenis Sosa, Jessica White, Ajak Deng, Jourdan Dunn, Jasmine Tookes, Kenya Moore, Sessilee Lopez, Yaya DaCosta, Maria Borges, Senait Gidey, Melodie Monrose, Sharam Diniz, Keke Palmer, Nia Long, Brandy , Joan Smalls and Jennifer Hudson — to name a few . So here you go, asshole:

Sudanese-Australian Model Ajak Deng for Nasty Gal

Actress Angela Bassett at ‘Olympus Has Fallen Premiere’ 2013

Arlenis Sosa for Harper’s Bazaar Spain March 2011

Harlem Rapper Azealia Banks

Singer Brandy for Kontrol Magazine Winter 2011

American Model Chanel Iman for Elle UK 2011

Chanel Iman, March 2011

Recording Artist Ciara

‘Middle of Nowhere’ Actress Emayatzy E. Corinealdi at the NAACP Image Awards 2013

Emayatzy E. Corinealdi at the NAACP Image Awards 2013

Actress Gabrielle Union

Singer Janelle Monae as the new face of CoverGirl

American Model Jasmine Tookes for Nina Ricci Fall 2013

Singer Jennifer Hudson at the 2013 Super Bowl

American Model Jessica White

World #1 Ranked Puerto Rican Model Joan Smalls

Joan Smalls

Supermodels Jourdan Dunn & Chanel Iman for Teen Vogue Magazine November 2009

Jourdan Dunn for I-D Magazine Winter 2011

Jourdan Dunn

Actress Keke Palmer

Singer Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland’s Alter Ego

Former Miss USA Kenya Moore at the ‘Flight’ Movie Premiere

Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam at the NAACP Image Awards 2009

Miss Universe Leila Lopes

Ethiopian Model Maya Gate Haile for Fashion Fair Cosmetics 2012

Martiniquan Model Melodie Monrose Photographed by Itaysha Jordan

Actress Nia Long

Actresses Sanaa Lathan and Regina Hall at ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Premiere

Canadian-Ethiopian Model Senait Gidey FLARE SPring 2012

Dominican/Portuguese-American Model Sessilee Lopez on the cover of Dress To Kill Magazine’s “Love Issue” for Winter 2013

Angolan/Portuguese Model Sharam Diniz

Sharam Diniz

Actress Tatyana Ali at the NAACP Image Awards 2011

American Model/Actress Tika Sumpter on 106 & Park, November 2012

American Model Yaya DaCosta, 2011

Yaya DaCosta

Miss Israel 2013 Yityish Aynaw in Laisha Magazine

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