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My Machine >>
The fifth album from New York's Concetta Kirshner - aka sparingly-dressed alternative rap entrepreneur Princess Superstar - relies little on the candy-sweet hip-hop loops that characterised 2002's Princess Superstar Is, opting instead to spend the duration in the dirty electro-disco that she visited on her recent collaboration with Disko B, the self-explanatory "F**k Me On The Dancefloor" - and, indeed, on her brief cameo on The Prodigy comeback Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.
Thankfully, however, her flow - like a mischievous child prodigy rampaging her way to victory at the Junior School spelling bee, all excitable squeals and brain-bending wordiness - remains for the likes of "1000 Hits", where she keeps her eyes on the prize and pours scorn on her mainstream rivals: "You know who both won a Grammy?/Ace Of Bass and Milli Vanilli". Production spots from Madonna collaborator Les Rythmes Digitales and Felix Da Housecat - who contributes the Missy-esque "Coochie Coo", on which Ms Superstar declares her down-belows to be "better than sushi" - keep the quality generally high, but the best cameo comes on "My Machine", where our heroine goes head to head with an all-knowing robot, and somewhat surreally, gets transformed into a cereal box. Beat that, Kool Keith. --Louis Pattison
Come Up to My Room >>
Best of Princess Superstar >>
Bad Babysitter [12" VINYL] >>
Bad Babysitter >>
Princess Superstar is >>
Princess Superstar Is... is the lyrical queen's second major release and features guest spots from an all-star cast including High & Mighty, Kool Keith, Mr Len, Herbaliser, Sinista, J Zone and even Beth Orton. If you haven't yet checked the supreme talents of Princess Superstar then this is one hip-hop extravaganza you truly won't want to miss. Not only does this female rap phenomenon spit rhymes that are incisive and ultra-dope, but she's capable of being very funny too. Oh, and she produces her own tunes and plays some of her own instruments. The focus of this second joint is once again to provide some far-reaching and highly entertaining hip-hop business, combining some envelope-pushing production values with head-nod bounce and--of course--raw verbal prowess. If amusing stories, tales of bravado, the odd serious issue and lashings of sex and humour are your idea of a good hip-hop album (and they should be), then look no further. --Paul Sullivan
Jam for the Ladies >>
American Gigolo Vol.3: Mixed and Compiled By Princess Superstar >>
My Machine [12" VINYL] >>
The fifth album from New York's Concetta Kirshner - aka sparingly-dressed alternative rap entrepreneur Princess Superstar - relies little on the candy-sweet hip-hop loops that characterised 2002's Princess Superstar Is, opting instead to spend the duration in the dirty electro-disco that she visited on her recent collaboration with Disko B, the self-explanatory "F**k Me On The Dancefloor" - and, indeed, on her brief cameo on The Prodigy comeback Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.
Thankfully, however, her flow - like a mischievous child prodigy rampaging her way to victory at the Junior School spelling bee, all excitable squeals and brain-bending wordiness - remains for the likes of "1000 Hits", where she keeps her eyes on the prize and pours scorn on her mainstream rivals: "You know who both won a Grammy?/Ace Of Bass and Milli Vanilli". Production spots from Madonna collaborator Les Rythmes Digitales and Felix Da Housecat - who contributes the Missy-esque "Coochie Coo", on which Ms Superstar declares her down-belows to be "better than sushi" - keep the quality generally high, but the best cameo comes on "My Machine", where our heroine goes head to head with an all-knowing robot, and somewhat surreally, gets transformed into a cereal box. Beat that, Kool Keith. --Louis Pattison
Princess Superstar Is... [VINYL] >>