My French Fried Life

a Sadie Maple publication

From LAMB: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

If I do manage to escape the angel, I’m not going to be able to make my living as a professional mourner, not if your people don’t have the courtesy to die. Just as well, I suppose, I’d have to learn all new dirges. I’ve tried to get the angel to watch MTV so I can learn the vocabulary of your music, but even with the gift of tongues, I’m having trouble learning to speak hip-hop. Why is it that one can busta rhyme or busta move anywhere but you must busta cap in someone’s ass? Is “ho” always feminine, and “muthafucka” always masculine, while “bitch” can be either? How many peeps in a posse, how much booty before baby got back, do you have to be all that to get all up in that, and do I need to be dope and phat to be da bomb or can I just be “stupid”? I’ll not be singing over any dead mothers until I understand.

Female Rappers Finally Getting Press in Amurika

“Female MCs are far more prominent in Britain, where hip-hop has had its own line of development for 20 years: Ms. Dynamite, Lady Sovereign, Estelle, Lady Leshurr and Cher Lloyd are all active in the UK charts. The same can be said for much of the rest of the world, where hip-hop is as likely to be crossed with local musical forms as it is to imitate American models. Caribbean dancehall and soca in particular have their own particular traditions of rhyming over beats. Nicki Minaj was born in Trinidad, and she frequently makes a point of rapping and singing in British and Caribbean modes. This may make the struggles of other female rappers to be heard that much harder: With hits ranging from soppy R&B ballads to ebullient pop-rap to hardcore beat-driven hip-hop, Minaj, the most successful female rapper ever, has so many voices that pop audiences may not feel the need for any others in the charts. At least, that is, until they’ve been shown what they’re missing. Gender parity isn’t the strongest argument for these women’s success—their talent is.”

FUCK NICKI MINAJ, she sacrificed Hiphop for stardom a long time ago.  It’s about time these true artists start getting press, RESPECT for keeping it real slinging it to the underground.  THE WORLD AWAKE, commanded Henry Miller!

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My homegirl, Emily, was asked to write a post for this sexy sexy blog.  Thank heavens for talented women.  WORD IS BOND

This designer is the best I have ever worked with.  I am honored to call her friend!  Mad props Becca, you are straight up killing it! chromat: so excited! the ss12 chromat bathing suits are up in the webshop! http://chromatgarments.com/shop/swimwear/

This designer is the best I have ever worked with.  I am honored to call her friend!  Mad props Becca, you are straight up killing it!

chromat:

so excited! the ss12 chromat bathing suits are up in the webshop!

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—The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder by Henry Miller, Part One

My new sounds:

I’m taking an extra long lunch today.

coketalk:

If anyone at work says anything, I’ll just tell them to follow the trail of Xanax crumbs back to the chaise lounge by the pool where I left my purse full of all the fucks I don’t give.

I hate Hollywood, but this slut is hilarious.

"Real grown man talk worthy of Nas."

One of my favorite refrains of all time: If I ruled the world (imagine that)/ I’d free all my sons/ Black diamonds and pearls / if I ruled the world.

Nas often speaks a sharp truth through his art, and this single indicates his LP due out July 17th (titled Life is Good) will be a radiant example of that truth.