90s girls: the remixes December 24, 2008

 

suddenly the 90s seem like a long time ago. one more year left of the 00s, how did that happen?

i remember when these girls were ruling the clubs despite not being out of high school. aaliyah would have been the first to celebrate her 30th birthday next month.

download aaliyah remixes

back and forth – uk flavour remix

age ain’t nothin’ but a number – linslee remix with cash rex

if your girl only knew – timbaland remix with missy elliott

hot like fire – timbaland remix with missy elliott

download brandy remixes

i wanna be down – carson ca remix

baby – allstar party mix

best friend – character r&b remix with channel live

top of the world – boogiesoul remix

download monica remixes

don’t take it personal – street tracks remix

like this and like that – k.o remix with c-knowledge

before you walk out my life – pete rock remix

why i love you so much – soulpower remix

around the way girls May 17, 2008

female rappers are still seen as a bit of a novelty sometimes – but they’ve been in the game almost as long as the men.

the principle change since the 80s has been that female rappers no longer are required to dress like rottweilers in order to be taken seriously. like the new jill swingers of the early 90s, who were forced to rock the then unlikely pairing of lumberjack shirts and doc martens with visible underwear and heavy matt makeup. this was way before all saints made boyswear cute.

if they have anything in common at all with the female rappers of the 90s and 00s, it would be with jean grae and missy rather than foxy brown and lil kim. this was resolutely not about sex – it was about competing with men on a level playing field, rather than resorting to stereotypes.

roxanne vs roxanne was thankfully, not as intense as east vs west coast but at the time it was every bit as sincere. i don’t think girls are as bothered about which coast they’re from…this is why we run things.

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b-beat girls – for the same man

carmen – throw down

finesse and synquis – soul sisters

jamaica girls – rock the beat

jj fad – supersonic

le tigre – we like the cars that go boom

neneh cherry – buffalo stance

the real roxanne – bang zoom

roxanne shante – roxanne’s revenge

salt-n-pepa – i like it like that

two sisters –  b-boys beware

wee papa girl rappers – wee rule

the truth about cats and dogs March 25, 2008

 

love cats. don’t trust people who hate them. slightly wary of people who think their dog is the best friend…my cats are cool, and they love me, but they’re my cats not a replacement for a human being.

i’m trying to like dogs. i like golden retrievers, sheepdogs and er, lassie dogs. i do not like jack russells – not one thing good about them.

good things about cats:

• they’re smarter than you
• they purr
• they’re better looking than most animals
• they’re soft and fluffy – and clean
• they’re unintentionally funny
• if you’re hungover, they’re happy to sleep in
• if they like you, that’s it forever

bad things about dogs:

• they smell
• they leave your hands feeling dry
• they’re stupid beyond belief
• they bark too loud
• you have to pick up their shit
• if you’re hungover, they still want to go for walkies
• if they hate you, that’s it forever

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beyonce – kitty kat

bros – cat amongst the pigeons

curiosity killed the cat – down to earth

deee-lite – pussycat meow

felix da housecat- madame hollywood

kitten and the cats – stay with me

missy elliott – pussycat

musiq – previous cats

naughty by nature – written on ya kitten

phat cat players – make it phat

prince – scarlett pussy

supercat – dolly my baby