I have a fairly serious girl crush on Chilean rapper, Ana Tijoux. I just thought I’d let ya’ll know. I don’t know much about rapping or hip hop in general but from what I can tell, men are still dominating the game.  So, it’s nice to know that there are some really boss women making their mark globally.  In fact, that’s just about the only thing that could make me genuinely interested in the genre. It’s also worth noting that she’s Chile’s first Grammy nominated artist.

Tijoux spent her youngest years in France, where her activist parents went after being exiled in ’76 due to the political coup in Chile. Tijoux started rhyming at the age of 14 in both Spanish and French and it was around this time that she joined the Chilean group Makiza. After years of collaborating with others, she released her first solo album, Kaos, in 2007. In 2009, she followed-up with, 1977 – which was, personally, my first encounter with her work. The title song, “1977″,  has a way of working into your head and making you want to sing along, even if your Spanish is rusty or non-existent. Mil novecientos setenta y shh

Ana Tijoux // 1977

Ana Tijoux // Friends We Love – 120 Seconds Spot

Ana Tijoux // Tiny Desk Concert Series on NPR

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If you want more, you can stream or download Ana Tijoux’s mixtape, Elefant, on her website. I can’t get enough.

Finally.

This was pretty great:

So… this new joint will be even better.

Thanks to Saeid for reminding me about this!

Clicky click to hear his music as well!

EDIT: DOWNLOAD NOW!!!!!!

This video is important for the following reasons:

1. I still miss the World Cup.
2. I have rekindled my love affair with Shakira. It spiked in 2001-2 and then again in 2006. I love this woman.
3. Messi at 1:23. Something tells me that dude is just straight up awkward in real life – and has no idea. Again, at 3:16.

It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper post, which would be really shameful if it weren’t for the fact that my life outside of the internet has been tremendously busy. I think there is definitely a post in my future about the ups and downs of pursuing a career in fashion — a topic that I have somehow avoided until this point. But for now, “I’m working a sweat but it’s all good/ I’m breaking my back but it’s all good” and I’ll fall back into my blogging stride…this weekend?

It may be the most enjoyable song on my i-pod right now.

*My dad willingly took me to see an LFO concert but refused to take me to Lilith Fair. He drew the line at Lilith Fair.

Highly enjoyable.

“Tap The Phone” is already stuck in my head.

I love Beth Ditto.

Singing along to this song is good for the soul.

And giraffe masks are super awesome.

This video reminds me of my friend Jo, Richie Tenenbaum, and the book, The Giver.