So, I was with a friend the other day, sitting around reading zines and listening to Television Personalties and Huggy Bear, when suddenly he's like,
"Have you heard Rye Rye?"
"No."
"She's on an MIA song?"
"No."
"Gggggggggiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrllllllllllll!"
He put on her 12-inch of "Shake It to the Ground" and I immediately crapped my pants. Crapped. My. Pants. But seriously, have you heard Rye Rye on the remix of "Paper Planes"? It's pretty ripping, but also ripping are her other songs. "Shake It to the Ground" and "WASSUP WASSUP" are A-fucking-mazing -- they kind of blow my mind. I mean, fierce teenage girl rapping over minimal beats? Uuuuhhhhh yeah!
And MIA? Also pants-crappingly awesome. Do you need to be
reminded?
If you don't happen to live in the UK, at least take advantage of the internet and go check out the hitssssssssssss.
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