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 link removed)
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 link removed)





