18 Comments Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
O My
Miami hard hitter Jacki-O returns with a new album and that same old attitude.
Forget about the slugfest with Foxy Brown, the feud with her former record label and whatever other gossip items you’ve read about Jacki-O, because she has. “I’ve grown past that,” the MC says of her turbulent history, “so I don’t speak much on it on the album.” So what does the Miami native address on the upcoming Little Red Riding Hood? Monkeys, of course. Allow her to explain.
Your second album, Little Red Riding Hood, is a bit of a departure for you. Is this your 808s & Heartbreak?
People say if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, but as an artist you can’t help but want to try different things. I chose different tracks this time, you know guitars and the drumline was different. But you don’t take it way left field so [the fans] won’t understand what you do.
Did you take a different lyrical approach?
I kept it hood. I talk about relationships, my expectations when I’m dealing with a man. I’m talking about places I’ve gone, the things I’ve seen, trouble with the law.
You kept things sexy though, right?
Of course I did. My single is called “Baby Mama” and I’m talking about this guy that I think is hot and I want to have kids with him. And then I have a song called “Monkey.”
All right, I’ll play Curious George. What does “Monkey” mean?
It means nookie.
It does? When I think of monkeys I think smelly and hairy…
[Laughs] I call it a monkey and I’m talking about how this guy wants to keep my monkey locked in a cage, but I have to let it out every now and again.
I’m guessing there are plenty of banana references to go around.
Of course there is. Monkeys, bananas, King Kong.
It’s a jungle out there. Do you feel forced to sell sex on your albums?
I don’t feel forced to do it. It’s me and I’m unapologetic for it. If I never did a sexy record again I’d feel like I wasn’t expressing myself.
How do you feel when a model like Angel Lola Luv goes the opposite route and tries to turn sexiness into a rap career?
If it was wack I’d be like come on just stick to your day job, but I’ve heard her music and it sounds good so why not?
Nothing wrong with competition.
Well I don’t look at it as competition. I’m in a league of my own. But I think there should be more female artists expressing the way they feel. I can only reach the people that I can reach. [Angel] may have had other experiences and would like to speak for those people. I just see it as do your thing because I’m definitely going to do my thing.—Ryan Murphy
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18 Responses to “O My”
01.6.09 at 7:32 pm
Ernesto says:
Jackie-O Is Looking Good!!!.
01.7.09 at 11:26 am
stoneyisland says:
women with arm full of tattoo’s look like trailer park trash. The shit is just not sexy.
01.7.09 at 12:00 pm
Paracelso Van Ostertag says:
silply gorgeous…
01.7.09 at 3:26 pm
vardy68 says:
i love her tattooz
01.7.09 at 3:56 pm
Bless says:
theres actually alot of female MC’s there’d probably be more but as we know the Rap game is Mostly IMAGE based especially with women. Unless your as talented as Missy Elliot, still its a hustlaz world so get that Money Jacki-O best you can!!!
01.7.09 at 4:04 pm
Dmoore says:
To many tats!!!!!!!!!
01.7.09 at 6:34 pm
jayanderson says:
Jackie O can get it.
01.7.09 at 8:34 pm
Voss the Boss says:
actually, She looks like the kind of chick who gives it
01.7.09 at 10:29 pm
profitkeith says:
there is not too many women like you JACKIE O.
01.8.09 at 10:31 pm
A.SANTIAGO says:
THE SONG “MONKEY” IS NOT NEW.THAT’S ON JACKIO 2006 MIXTAPE.
01.9.09 at 2:12 pm
t-nard says:
JACKI-O IS THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH…!!!!!! AND LIL KIM WILL BE FEATURED ON MONKEY AS WELL
01.9.09 at 4:18 pm
untilted says:
jackie O doin her thing. Most people that leave negative comments are not comfortable in their own skin. damn did anybody learn anything from 2pac, only God can judge us. Haterz step Back! express yourself by not buying the music not leaving meaningless comments.
01.9.09 at 5:16 pm
anticipate says:
I love Jacki-O cant wait for the new album
01.9.09 at 9:24 pm
HaitiQueen says:
look at the haitian queen reping us…..she trully is the queen of ths south GET IT IN JACKIE
01.10.09 at 4:03 am
Dlite says:
Jackie O She has a bad ass sleeve tattoo. I just wonder how can a woman that is so blunt about sex find real love? Everybody knows about sex threw experience but I hope that people can find more than that. Which is rare with all the illiusions that people play when they claim to be real.
01.11.09 at 8:55 pm
KodakBoi says:
I love when a woman express’s herself in the form Jacki does, she’s so real and thats what I think we all love most about her. Look out for more of Jacki-O on KidduNot.com in the coming week.
01.14.09 at 2:23 am
patrick says:
um Monkey is sooooo old off the free agent mixtape from like 3 years ago. i mean i love it and i guess its a good way to expose the song more by re-releasing it, but its old lol
01.15.09 at 4:35 pm
DAT dude says:
I like jacki-0 cause she not always on ho-shiit. she drops knowledge too, like the song, “if i had a son.” Her book, “Grown and sexy,” was a farily good read too. Got to respect a biitch with a legal hustle!!!