Little Jackie - The Stoop
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At 34 minutes, Little Jackie's The Stoop is slight in length, but it's still a monster of a debut. Musically, The Stoop fuses catchy R&B with flourishes of doo-wop, hip-hop, and pop—courtesy of producer Adam Pallin—but its soul stems from singer Imani Coppola, whose late-'90s hit Legend Of A Cowgirl only hinted at her capabilities. Coppola's lyrical wit and swagger define The Stoop's appeal, be they in the form of a charged empowerment anthem like The World Should Revolve Around Me (I ain't concerned with my biological clock / Since I never grow old, my heart is always in stock), the bouncy kiss-off to a cheating lover LOL (LOL, I text your cell, gotta spell out 'go to hell' / Toss you in the trash bin, reduce you to an acronym), or even a critique of the perpetually tragic Amy Winehouse, Cryin' For The Queen (Sick of your behavior and your junkie routine / It's time for you to get clean and...
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