HOT OFF THE I SHOULD CHECK MY MYSPACE EMAIL MORE OFTEN PRESS!
“we JUST got the masters to my record so we’re listening to the album from front to back mastered for the first time ever and I am SO psyched!…The boys keep laughing that my album is for GIRLS fo’ SHO!..”
It’s real, PROOF, an album is really coming!?! That would be an exert of an email from the one and only AMANDA BLANK. Why hasn’t life allowed me 5 minutes to write about this pint sized talent?? Scratch that, I am MAKING the time, Right now.
Let me introduce to you.
If you don’t know, now you know: Miss Amanda Blank.
Please click the photo below to read the article, circa 2007, which is just after I first fell in love with this little powerhouse. I first heard this girl spit in 2006 but this is how I first saw Miss B. Since first impressions can be errything with musicians, I think you should first see her this way too, you know, if this is your first time..
Now immediately go here & watch The Fader interview, and fall in love with this ball of personality.
(Observe and Respect the claws)
What’s the Stats you Say?
Where you might recognize her: Fast hot verses on Spank Rock’s tracks, and blowing your mind with gyrating lady hips at Spank’s live shows. (S’RO is her BFF) Some notable tracks she’s appeared on are “Bump” off of Spank’s album YoYoYoYoYo released in 2006, “Loose” off the Spank Rock and Benny Blanco are Bangers & Cash EP, I’m a Lady – Santogold Mixtape – Diplo Remix (I told homegirl personally that this track had been missing a lil’ something, and THIS intro she did was IT – a nod to LL COOL J never hurts either – note to self, you up & coming rappers!) Get it Now (Who samples HEART in hip hop? THIS GIRL), and Super Freak (Remix) – (Which can be found on the Observe and Report movie soundtrack and is highlighted IN the movie.) Both of these songs EASILY highlight how unique and talented this female is, and how necessary she is to the game. If you’re broke (I feel you) and can’t buy her (truly her peeps, as she appears on those songs) music from the iTunes links – Please peep her myspace and at least give her tunes a listen.
Who she rolls with: Spank Rock, Delvin and Darko, Plastic Little, Ghostface Killah, M.I.A., Santogold, Teki Latex, Aaron LaCrate & Low Budget (Hollertronix), XXXChange of Spank Rock, Diplo, and Dave Sitek. (These last three talented folks produced her solo album.)
Where to look for her: Roaming about Philadelphia, PA representing the city of brotherly love until her first supporting tour with Santigold starts. Her first album is set for release from Downtown (who isn’t hot on this label) Records on July 19th, 2009. The album is titled “I Love You” featuring guests: Spank Rock, Santigold, Lykke Li and the Cool Kids. Her first Official Single is called “Might Like You Better” which can be heard now here via rcrdlbl.com. You can also download the track from their website, a link is provided there. For serious, you might like homegirl better then anything you’ve heard in the last few years. If you head out to see Santigold this summer PLEASE GO EARLY and support my girl Amanda B who will prove to be the truth.
Summer Tour Dates:
May 21 2009 8:00P The Warfield w/ Santigold San Francisco, California
May 28 2009 8:00P First Avenue w/ Santigold Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 29 2009 8:00P People’s Court w/ Santigold Des Moines, Iowa
May 31 2009 8:00P Ram’s Head Live w/ Santigold Baltimore, Maryland
Jun 1 2009 8:00P House of Blues w/ Santigold Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 3 2009 8:00P Phoenix Concert Theater w/ Santigold Toronto, Ontario
Jun 4 2009 8:00P Metropolis w/ Santigold Montreal, Quebec
Jun 6 2009 8:00P The Roots Picnic at Festival Pier w/ Santigold Philadelphia, PA
Jun 7 2009 8:00P The Norva w/ Santigold Norfolk, Virginia
Jun 9 2009 8:00P Terminal 5 w/ Santigold New York City, New York
Jun 10 2009 8:00P 9:30 Club w/ Santigold Washington, DC, Washington DC
Jun 13 2009 8:00P Bacardi B Live at the Pageant w/ Santigold St. Louis
Jun 15 2009 8:00P Stubb’s w/ Santigold Austin, Texas
Jun 17 2009 8:00P House of Blues w/ Santigold Houston, Texas
Jun 18 2009 8:00P House of Blues w/ Santigold Dallas, Texas
Jun 20 2009 8:00P KCRW World Festival Series w/ Santi Hollywood, CA
Jun 26 2009 8:00P Dance Lounge Stage Glastonbury UK
Jul 3 2009 8:00P Cargo London UK London, London and South East
Jul 4 2009 8:00P urockennes Festival, Belfort, FR Belfort
Jul 5 2009 8:00P Elysee Monmartr Paris
Jul 6 2009 8:00P Elysee Monmartr paris
Jul 7 2009 8:00P Elysee Monmartr Paris
Jul 8 2009 8:00P Le Social Paris
Jul 13 2009 8:00P Viux Plage Biarritz FR (Festival with Santi headlining) Barittz
Performing live @ Rock the Bells, Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 8/3/08
It’s a lackluster time for mainstream female rappers, with M.C.’s like Foxy Brown and Remy Ma making more headlines for jail stints than for their music. Lil’ Kim hasn’t gone platinum since 2003, Eve’s comeback album has been delayed several times, and Missy Elliott’s first record in three years isn’t due until late spring. Fergie, with her singsong chants about her feminine wiles, is the closest thing to a female rap superstar these days. But in the wake of the critical favorite M.I.A., a new crop of young, multicultural, female hip-hop acts is causing a stir on the Internet and in indie-label conference rooms…[Full article here]..
What we have here is a situation known as “leaving the door open”. When there is a dry spell on industry talent you leave room for “new” fresh talent to step the fuck up, or “cut the fuck up And knock the fuck down” as the case may be. I suspect that I love you’s mass appeal will be directly reflective of how much pop this album actually has (Read: Mainstream Marketability). Not everyone can handle Miss B, but really she’s for the children anyhow, teaching them lessons on the daily like to “fuck to bust nuts, fuck a man’s respect.” I should have wrote about mamma at LEAST two years go – but better late then never (READ: before she’s a household name AKA: This Summer) Try to see her live before then! & If you see her out and about say Hi, Mamma is actually an absolute, total SWEETHEART. Word.
Helpful Links:
Amanda’s Myspace
She used to blog sometimes
Last FM Tour dates
AB on the FB
