Junglepussy Wants You to Stop Cruising in Steam Rooms

Welcome to Seek Help, a new column where we enlist Interview’s wisest and weirdest friends to give us answers to life’s most profound questions. For this month’s installment, rapper and actress Junglepussy, who recently starred alongside Leonard DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor’s group of radicals in Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic One Battle After Another, advises our readers on a slew of major moral dilemmas, from meeting a potential hookup buddy in an Equinox steam room to dealing with a Scorpio.

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How do I look good in IMAX?

I honestly don’t think I look that good in IMAX. It’s just so big. I’m like, “Can you back up a little bit?” So I feel like the key to looking good in IMAX is telling the camera crew to just back up. 

I stumble over words when I should be spitting bars. Help.

Slow down. Deep breaths. Hold one nostril, hold the other nostril. Now go!

I fucked everyone in my friend group and made things awkward. What the hell do I do now?

First of all, they need to mind their business. And whatever happened to community? Give yourself grace. It’s not your fault that all your friends look good. It be like that sometimes.

I matched with a hot date on Hinge who swiped on my heavily FaceTuned picture and now wants to meet. How do I come out?

Show up and say that you were experimenting. There’s too much technology at our fingertips. They got to understand.

How do I deal with a Scorpio? 

Now, why would I tell you that? You must go through the trenches and figure it out on your own. But for me personally, how you deal with me is you feed me. I love to eat. I love comforting words. I like sensory deprivation. I like relaxation. But every Scorpio is different.

Somebody tried to get with me at an Equinox steam room, and I got nervous and left. What should I do when I run into them again?

Ew, that’s nasty. The Equinox steam room? Y’all be doing stuff in there? Y’all be getting y’all freaky deaky? Mm-hmm, no. If you really want to do something with this person, be an adult and get a hotel, okay?

Is it possible to stand out in 2025?

It is. There’s so much to share that has yet to be uncovered within all of us. And you’d be surprised. Just tap in within.

I want to start wearing my natural hair, but I feel so insecure. Any advice? 

Well, as a natural honey blonde related to Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, and the other natural honey blondes, I would say… [Laughs] No, seriously, I love my natural hair. Natural hair is so beautiful. Don’t hide you. Show them you. Everybody’s hair journey is unique, but don’t beat up on yourself. Try to embrace those parts of you because you’re really going to fall in love with yourself. And also, go on TikTok and YouTube. There’s so many people who are on their natural hair journeys who can inspire you, who can just get you out of your head. And I have a lyric where I say, “I just want to be free, swinging my titties from tree to tree, looking good without a weave, let me be as the sea.” So just remember that.

I’m 25 and feel stifled. Is it too late to go back to school in this economy?

You’re 25. You don’t even have your Saturn return. I’m going to need you to calm down. I know the economy is in shambles, but I believe in y’all, specifically my 20-year-olds, 25s. And going back to school, you can do it at any age. There’s so many resources out there for you. Just go look for them, because they’re looking for you, babe. You got this.

Tips for finding a good pen name?

Well, not everybody could come up with Junglepussy on the fly, but I would say fall in love with your interests, your hobbies. When I came up with the name Junglepussy, I was dripped in leopard print, fuzzy leopard hat, fuzzy leopard sweater, and the name just came to me. And I feel like when you immerse yourself in your world and your likes and your wants, it’s going to come to you. 

My friends borrow my clothes and never return them, but I’m not good at confrontation. How do I get my shit back?

Call that bitch! Fuck that texting shit! You could also make a joke out of it like, “Hey girl, can I borrow that, even though we know it’s mine?” It’s not about what you say, it’s about how you say it. But it’s your shit. Go get your shit back.