i got 2 phones one for the pokemon and the hoes

“Every time a guy likes me this is what’s going on in his head,” she says. “Lizzo back then had 50k on her IG and I felt like she was my dirty little secret. “About 3 years ago my gay best friend played me this song, which became our anthem in a heartbeat,” she says. “It means a lot to me in so many ways but let’s not get into this.” “The most overrated and underrated song of the past decade,” she says. Then and there she became my eternal idol.” “I didn’t know who it was, and I missed her name on the radio, so my mother took me to a music store with the sobbing child that I was by her side, and made the poor saleswomen play singer after singer to my 12 year old ears, until I found my beloved Aretha. “When was 12 years old my heart skipped a beat when I heard her powerful voice for the first time,” she says. “It’s so dramatic and moving but still able to make you dance.” “Everybody knows I’m a 90s freak, this song has such a characteristic 90s vibe,” she says.

To further spread that message, Netta put together this week’s #TBT Mixtape to highlight some of her early sonic influences, featuring cuts from Aretha Franklin, Die Antwoord, Metallica, Lizzo, Lou Reed, and more.Ĭheck out the playlist and Netta’s track-by-track reflection on each song below, plus a few throwback pics of the rising star growing up. ‘Ricki Lake,’ the song and the person, is about listening to your gut instead of society’s rules, and dancing to your own drum.” “Like Ricki’s guests, we’re all seeking guidance, quick solutions and simple life hacks that would make us happy and would take away the sadness: a new jacket, a new nose, a happy meal, cellulite reduction. It was a glimpse into America at its best and worst,” she says. “I used to watch The Ricki Lake Show obsessively when I was a teenager. The singer wrote her next viral cut,”Ricki Lake,” as a love letter about American pop culture.

I got 2 phones one for the pokemon and the hoes