Welcome to another Girl Germs-crafted mix! This time we’re highlighting female rappers—a species of performer that is fascinating, yet rarely studied.
Men get most of the credit for laying the groundwork of hip hop, but women like Queen Latifah, Monie Love and Roxanne Shante were right there alongside them (and in some cases, steps ahead of them). In this mix you’ll hear classic American female MC pioneers, as well as some who helped bring hip hop into the mainstream (like Debbie Harry’s rapping in Blondie’s “Rapture”—which gives a shout-out to Fab 5 Freddy) and into genres like dance (Uffie), pop (Neneh Cherry) and indie/experimental rock (Cibo Matto, The Go! Team).
Click below to play the mix!
Track List
Blondie – “Rapture”
The Go! Team – “Grip Like a Vice”
Mala Rodriguez – “La Nina”
Missy Elliott and Da Brat – “Sock it 2 Me”
Justice featuring Uffie – “The Party”
Cibo Matto – “Know Your Chicken”
Lil’ Kim – “The Jump Off”
Queen Latifah and Monie Love – “Ladies First”
Lauryn Hill – “Lost Ones”
Neneh Cherry – “Buffalo Stance”
Roxanne Shante – “Wack It”
If you like lady-centric hip hop you’ll love our next TV Party event at the Red Stag Supperclub in Minneapolis. Join us Monday, May 9 at 9 p.m. for a DJ set featuring the best female jazz, soul, funk, R&B and hip-hop artists from two of our favorite gentleman friends, DJs Phizzy and Marinos Vidiakitis. At 10 p.m. we’ll screen episodes of Living Single, starring Queen Latifah herself. See you there!
{Listen to Girl Germs’ other playlists here, here and here.}
A quick list of links and things that have brightened by very busy week…
♥ High school fashions in 1969 c/o the Life Magazine archives. (via Miss Moss)
♥ An easy, easy, easy denim vest DIY. (via Seablanket)
♥ The colors in this outfit.
♥ Using up hard-boiled Easter eggs in the best egg salad recipe.
♥ And last but not least, Cute Roulette. The most genius thing ever to grace the internets.
xo,
Meghan
Hey dearies, happy Monday!
I’m so lucky to have a handful of fabulous guest bloggers popping in throughout the week while I’m getting ready for Mighty Swell. To kick things off, here’s Libby, from one of my favorite daily reads, pinkshirtsandcarwrecks. Her veggie soup recipe is just the thing to get us all back to healthy, seasonal eating after a weekend full of Cadbury eggs and jelly beans. Don’t tell me I’m the only one with a sugar hangover!
xo, Meghan
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Seeing as it’s officially the weekend, I figured I’d share how to make my go-to drink of late: the beermosa. Fancy-pants it is not, but refreshing, unfussy and cheap it most certainly is.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
♥ Cheap beer (I like to dip into my honey’s PBR stash.)
♥ Orange juice
HOW TO
♥ Fill your glass 1/3-1/2 full with orange juice.
♥ Fill up the rest with beer.
♥ Drink responsibly. But not that responsibly, because it is the freaking weekend. Whatever you do, don’t drink and drive. (Or drink and trim your bangs. Also a really bad idea.)
Well, I took a shower more than an hour ago, and yet here I sit, towel turban on my head. Which means…I better scoot. Happy weekend y’all!
xo,
Meghan
I found this at Savers, hanging unceremoniously in a row, surrounded by way-less-pretty brown pleather Merona wallets. I sometimes wonder how on earth people miss a sweet little thing like this when they’re out thrifting? I mean, it’s just so much prettier than everything else around it. Anyhow, after a quick Google search, I found out that Jolles Originals is an Austrian brand—known for intricate beadwork and beautiful embroidery—that peaked in ’50s and ’60s. I’m smitten with the colors and the beads and the embroidered flowers. Plus it has that distinctive this-is-old-and-special feel in my hands, that only really nice vintage has. Anyway, if you like this pastel pattern, the matching coin purse is available here for $35. Both Etsy and eBay also have Jolles up for grabs, too.
So that’s my favorite find of late. Have you visited a thrift lately? Did you find anything awesome?
xo,
Meghan
Have y’all heard of shopgoodwill.com? It’s a nifty site that auctions off collectibles, antiques and vintage goodies from Goodwill thrift stores around the country. But unlike Etsy and eBay, proceeds from the auctions go straight to Goodwill’s education, training and job placement programs. My biggest gripe is the quality of the photos (they blow!), but that doesn’t stop me from browsing on the regular. Whatever you collect—pink Depression glass, Loretta Lynn records, vintage belt buckles or film cameras—you’re bound to find something you’ll want at a reasonable price. If I had some extra ching, you better believe I’d be bidding on this lace-y navy blue dress
this vintage jewelry box STUFFED WITH JEWELRY
and this lot of vintage postcards. As if I don’t have enough.
The majority of items on shopgoodwill.com are available for in-store pick up (with 24 hours advance notice), so if you get your heart set on, say, a piece of furniture or a heavy typewriter, you can swing by the Goodwill it’s from and pick it up after purchasing it online. If you’re not nearby, expect to pony up for shipping.
Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!
Meghan
♥ Oh my. Brenda Starr paper dolls, c/o The Paper Collector.
♥ Make a bad hair day better with this turban tying how to via Kansas Couture.
♥ How did I just learn that “Upstairs, Downstairs” is back? And Jean Marsh is starring! Must. Watch.
♥ FYI: Bethany from Best Coast done started herself a Tumblr. (Thanks to this cutie pie for the heads up!)
♥ Wouldn’t this dreamy watercolored dress be perfect for Easter Sunday?
♥ My baking project for this week involves sprinkles. Pink ones.
xo,
Meghan
