Jenny Lewis is about to hit the road on her fall North American tour. She's working on new solo material and the next Rilo Kiley record, and a new Postal Service album looms in the future. But we'll get to all that later.
Right now, Jenny Lewis wants to talk about Too $hort.
Recently, Lewis went to a Justin Timberlake record release party in L.A. ("I myself was not invited, but I was tagging along with my friends," she points out. "Justin didn't perform, but he was there. And Lil Jon was there wearing a Bad Brains jacket. It was a pretty exciting evening, and the champagne was free.") And who should she bump into but the legendary Bay Area rapper?
"This, I feel, is something to brag about. Too $hort is one of my idols, and he didn't know that I was in a band or played music or anything. But I was gushing, 'God, Too $hort, I've really loved you since high school, and "Don't Fight the Feelin'" is one of my favorite raps, and I know all the words and I think it's a true equal opportunity song for men and women' and at the end of our conversation he said, 'Well let me get your email address', but first he asked me if I was a real redhead, which was kind of uncomfortable, and then he said 'Let me have your email address,' And I was like 'Of course!' and he typed it into his Blackberry and then typed in his phone number and sent me an email with his phone number! So exciting!
"But then when I got home I realized that he faked me out and he didn't actually send it."
OOH! Dissed by Too $hort! That's gotta burn!
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Hahaha.. Sorry. I just thought it was funny. Jenny Lewis is an indie rocker who is in Rilo Kiley and sings in her own band. She loves Short...I've read a bunch of articles that said she's a big hip hop head too...
From Wikipedia:
"In the April 2006 issue of Spin Magazine, Lewis lists the "Music That Changed My Life" in a full page article, noting predominately late 1980s and early 1990s hip hop music as an important influences on her musical development. Albums such as N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton, De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising and Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique are listed in the article, as well music by Too Short, Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep, Souls of Mischief and Freestyle Fellowship. In the same article, she is quoted as saying "I'm an Eazy-E girl" showing her adoration for the deceased hip hop producer and former member of the group N.W.A.. She remembers an encounter with Freestyle Fellowship member Aceyalone, "I actually saw them in the early '90s at a Hollywood Club. I went by myself, and Aceyalone picked me out and freestyled about me. Maybe it was part of his shtick - to dis the enthusiastic but lonely white girl. I must've looked like such a poser.""
sweeeeettt....
