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Jas “Fly” Waters

Dec. 21, 1981 - June 10, 2020

Show Writer / Hip-Hop Journalist.

When I do “milestone posts” I usually do these in Black and White. But this time, I want everyone to appreciate this person in full color.

Also, my milestone posts are usually just photos, name and what they are mostly known for. But this one hits different because when she was alive, we were associates.

So this death is a little close - *sighs* too close to home for me. We were just two people talking and enjoying life when it suited us. But it wasn’t just tweet spats, it was offline stuff as well.

I helped her with a writing assignment by giving her a netbook when she was desperate for one years ago. She completed her project and we were associates ever since. She used to follow a lot of people on Twitter, but when she shaved down her list, she kept me on it.

We spoke on and off about things, mostly comical, some were news of the day. She put up with my jokes, hear me out when I have something important to say, and was overall just a pleasure to talk to in person... even if I have to LITERALLY look up. (She was a tall woman)

She hosted video chats and she was one of the few people that I actually watch an entire video chat with because she’s got the most interesting stories and always answered my questions. We had arguments just like anybody else, but it was never out of spite and when people tangle with me enough times, you get nice presents.

She was an awesome hip-hop journalist, a supportive person to everyone that stick with her, but also a beautiful writer of stories.

She’s going to be missed by me and many others. Her final tweet sadly was back in early May and like all final tweets... it’s bittersweet.

Jas Waters was diagnosed with depression when she was 19. 2 years later she attempted her first suicide. “Did I want to die? Not really,” she later recalled, “But that was the only way I could break through this overwhelmingly thick barrier of hopelessness that stood between myself and everyone else."

Waters struggled with the disease for the next 2 decades, and the struggle became more difficult during the pandemic. “I’m tired of sheltering in place with my anxiety. Most days is nearly debilitating. Hence, the cooking simply for the calm it brings. So if you’re struggling just to keep the fear of the unknown in check, know that you’re not alone. I’m with you,” she tweeted on 24 April 2020.

The State of Hip Hop 2014 with Elliott Wilson, Karen Civil, Jas Fly, Nigel D, Hovain & Kazeem (Video)

Elliott Wilson provided a positive hip hop discussion on Google hangout (which is cool by the way) with a great panel. You had a journalist in Jas Fly, BSB records own Hovain, Kazeem Famuyide of TheStashed.com, RealTalk NY’s Nigel D, and the woman who holds so many titles from marketing at Beats by Dre, co-managing Nipsey Hussle, owner of her own self-titled website, Karen Civil.

The panel…

[Video] The State of Hip Hop 2014 – THE TRUTH LIVE With Elliott Wilson #TheTruth #Getmybuzzup

The State of Hip Hop 2014 By Amber B

Elliott Wilson is joined by Jas Fly, Hovain, Karen Civil, Kazeem Famuyide & Nigel D to discuss the current state of hip hop. What are your favorite albums and songs of the year so far? What will be the summer anthem? What artists and projects are not yet getting the attention they deserve?  (more…)

Jas Fly from her review of The Butler