Jae Stephens Asserts Control on New Single ‘Sugar Trap’

Jae Stephens has been told she writes about men “like they’re disposable.” On her new single “Sugar Trap,” she tightens that instinct into something closer to self-preservation. The track, produced by Dallas Caton, rides a frantic, propulsive low-end as Stephens lays out the rules of a one-sided arrangement: I got him where I want him and that’s in too deep / I got his time, his diamonds, and a set of keys.

There’s no guilt in the transaction. “It’s all about knowing your power and how to use it,” Stephens said in a statement. “I think we as women can be too quick to place our value in someone else’s hands, so I wrote this as a reminder that we are always the prize and should never give our time to anyone less than deserving.” The song treats that conviction not as a posture, but as a practical approach—tease, pull back, make them earn it.

“Sugar Trap” follows last year’s “Attaboy,” another cut built on directness. Both singles expand the lane Stephens carved with her Sellout EP series, nudging her closer to a debut album later this year. The timing isn’t abstract: on Saturday, she’ll perform on the BMI stage at Lollapalooza, where songs like this are built for broad daylight as much as late-night confessions.