Jenny Lewis Raps
No, rilokiley.com is not streaming hip-hop a la MC Ryan Adams. But following last week's revelation that Jenny Lewis hearts Too $hort, we took another look at the indie pin-up's "music that changed my life" feature from the April Spin. (Thanks Kris!)
Too Short Life Is... Too Short JIVE, 1988
"Too Short is the voice of my conscience -- somewhere in the back of my mind he's saying, 'Yo, bitch. Shut the fuck up.' 'Don't Fight the Feelin' is a classic male-female battle, but the girls rebut Too Short's dirty verse with an even filthier verse, so there's some fairness in the workplace on that record. If you're a feminist, don't burn your bra, just recite that rap to your boss. You'll get a raise for sure."
Too $hort - "Don't Fight The Feelin'" (MP3)
But ... if you get fired, blame Too $hort, not Jenny please.
Oh, and the title of this entry? "I used to write raps," Jenny told Spin. "But I burned them because I was so embarrassed." We found one:
Jenny Lewis Raps (MP3)
Posted at 11:09 AM
Tags: Jenny Lewis
She makes BORING music, but she does like some great hip-hop shit. Souls Of Mischief? Freestyle Fellowship? Black Sheep? De La? JB's? Dope!
Posted by: Paul H. at October 2, 2006 11:42 AM | ReplyScore = 0
It's good that we're talking about something that came out in a magazine 6 months ago. Very timely.
Posted by: billy bob at October 2, 2006 12:37 PM | ReplyScore = 0
i don't think I'm out of line in thinking that Jenny Lewis could do justice to "Ring the Alarm". And that Watson Twins could do whatever they do....what DO they do, anyways?
Posted by: christopher at October 2, 2006 12:42 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Howcum in every photo I've seen of her lately, she's got her eyes rolled to the heavens - as if Too Short just gave her an engagement ring or something. . .
Posted by: David at October 2, 2006 1:08 PM | ReplyScore = 0
that's my girl!
jenny jen....
don't sweat the technique...
Posted by: maya lucia at October 2, 2006 2:46 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Hi! Any chance of crediting my interview in Lunchboxing.com, which is where this appeared originally?
http://www.lunchboxing.com/feat_molloy18.shtml
(I'm the nerd talking at the beginning.)
Thanks Stereogum!
Posted by: Tim at October 2, 2006 6:49 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Hi! Any chance of crediting my interview in Lunchboxing.com, which is where this appeared originally?
http://www.lunchboxing.com/feat_molloy18.shtml
(I'm the nerd talking at the beginning.)
Thanks Stereogum!
Posted by: Tim at October 2, 2006 6:49 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I say we thank Tim for that sweet interview.
Posted by: cg at October 2, 2006 7:13 PM | ReplyScore = 0
that picture looks almost nothing like her.
Posted by: bryan at October 2, 2006 11:59 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Gross picture...and yeah, what's with th lateness?
Posted by: a is for applebits at October 3, 2006 7:17 PM | ReplyScore = 0