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Big moment in the halls of the Newsroom earlier this week. Kid Sister, the Chicago club rapper who is quickly becoming the hot thing in the music world, was in the building for her TRL debut.
That's a big deal, yo! A lot of artists traffic in that world of underground cool and don't get a chance to break out. And Kid Sister is getting her shot to become the face/sound of a long-bubbling movement of hipster hip-hop. Now, it helps that Kanye gave her the homie discount and showed up on her first single, "Pro Nails," but even without the hi-pro cameo, we think Kid Sister would be making moves.
More on Kid Sister's visit, a look at her first interview ever and a sneak peek at her next video after the jump.
Now, not to get all LCD Soundsystem "Losing My Edge" on you all, but I did Kid Sister's first interview back in the summer of 2006 as part of our show, My Block: Chicago. Like her first interview ever-ever, complete with a trip to her Grandmama's house (Hi Grammy!). Even a lot of peeople here at MTV were questioning that move, but it seems to have worked out for everyone. You can see that segment here:
So Kid Sister did TRL and talked about her nails (of course!), and then came up to the Newsroom for another interview. Her entourage was especially deep: her boyfriend (and Kanye's DJ) A-Trak, brother Josh from the (superexcellentgoodtime) DJ crew Flosstradamus, label manager and blog-savant Nick Catchdubs, and a handful of managers and reps from her new label Downtown Records. Pharrell's new singer, Teyana Taylor, and her crew were entering the Newsroom just as Kid Sis and company were exiting, so it was kinda thick up here.
Anyway, congrats to Kid Sister. If you've never heard of her before, check her out. And if you have, here's a little treat for you: possible next single? She has a song, "Beeper," with British DJs, The Count & Sinden, for their upcoming album on Domino Records, due out in March. It'll also be appearing on Kid Sister's debut album, Koko B. Ware, later this year. (The whole thing started as a club-remake of the Fam Lay song "My Beeper"). Here's a peek at the video of the Kid Sister version, directed by yours truly.
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