Poe Little Rich Girl
Tuesday 26 October 2004
Jacki-O
Album : Poe Little Rich Girl
Release Date: October 26, 2004
Nowadays it’s hard to see past the dominant sexual association that comes to mind when we think about female rappers. Realistically, very few female rappers have sustained a career that isn’t based on sex, money and designer clothes. Jacki-O has seemingly managed to find a balance between the sex and the struggle, whilst displaying both her emcee talents, as well as some apt vocals (Break You Off, Pretty).
Miami-born Angela Kohn is one of few Miami talents to obtain a record deal. Poe Little Rich Girl offers a fresh sound that is both helping to give Jacki-O a unique sound, as well as develop the slowly thriving Miami hip-hop scene. For a debut effort, Poe Little Rich Girl is a solid work that boasts production by Timbaland (Slow Down), Red Spyda (Sugar Walls, Somebody’s Getting F***ed), Jazze Pha (Break You Off), Gorilla Tek and more. It’s easy to see that Jacki-O has real rapping skills as she effortlessly rides the beat on Sugar Walls, Slow Down and her new single Fine featuring labelmates, the Ying Yang Twins. Jacki-O has stressed in several interviews that she is not just about the sex and the fashion, as she addresses real-life issues and talks about her less than perfect beginnings.
This CD is a must-have for fans of rap that appreciate artists who are trying to develop something unique. There are the obvious influences from the likes of Lil’ Kim, however she uses these influences as a way to make the right decisions. This album is more gangsta than Foxy Brown and more raw than Lil’ Kim, we get to know who Jacki-O is and where she stands. The most compelling thing about her is that she seems to embody what she raps about, she isn’t trying to be something she’s not and she isn’t afraid to say what needs to be said.
Track Listings
1. Living It Up
2. Break You Off
3. Shut Up
4. Pu**y
5. Thug Song
6. Somebody’s Gettin
7. Slow Down
8. Ghetto World
9. Sugar Walls
10. I’m Gone
11. Holla Back
12. Sleepin With The Enemy
13. Ms. Jacki
14. Gangsta Bi**h
