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New CDs: Lonely Island.

Authors :
JON CARAMANICA
Source :
New York Times. 2/9/2009, Vol. 158 Issue 54581, p3. 0p.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

LONELY ISLAND ''Incredibad'' (Universal Republic) With apologies to Debbie Harry, Tairrie B, Invincible and Amanda Blank, the most significant white female rapper of all time is Natalie Portman. (To Northern State and Uffie, no apology is necessary.) Based on Eazy-E's ''No More ?'s,'' ''Natalie's Rap,'' which originated in 2006 as a ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch written by Lonely Island -- and appears on this comedy team's first musical album, ''Incredibad'' -- is savagely funny, a reputation changer for a young actress and, most surprisingly, an utterly convincing revisiting of late-1980s Los Angeles gangster rap. It isn't parody; it is a love letter. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Subjects

Subjects :
*RAP music
*WOMEN rap musicians

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
158
Issue :
54581
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
36436237