| Princess Superstar | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Concetta Kirschner |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Hip Hop |
| Instrument(s) | vocals |
| Associated acts |
Kool Keith |
| Website | princesssuperstar.com |
Princess Superstar (born Concetta Kirschner, 1971) is an American rapper. Her musical style —a mixture of hip hop, rock and electronica— is "flip flop", as she describes it.
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Background
She was born to an American Jewish father of Russian and Polish descent and a Sicilian-American mother who converted to Judaism. Kirschner identifies as Jewish but is not religious.[1][2] Her parents were psychologists, and they moved the family to the suburbs of Philadelphia, sending Kirschner to Germantown Academy. She was a member of the Singing Club, the Theatre Club and the Black Student Union.
Career
After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and studied acting at New York University, learning to play the guitar and sending a demo tape to the College Music Journal and Grand Royal, a record label headed by the Beastie Boys. Her debut was called Strictly Platinum, and gained her some notoriety as one of very few white rappers, as well as for her openness regarding her Jewish heritage and gender-related issues. Princess Superstar has collaborated with Kool Keith, Jon Spencer, Bahamadia, MC Paul Barman, the High and Mighty, The Prodigy, Moby, DJ Yoda, Disco D, Mason, and others. Some of the producers that worked with her include Prince Paul, Curtis Curtis, Beth Orton, Arthur Baker, Junior Sanchez, Todd Terry, and DJ Mighty Mi from the High and Mighty. Stephen Merchant of The Office fame is generally acknowledged as the person who broke Princess Superstar in the UK,[1] with the lanky writer/producer playing the track "Things are gonna get better". In August, 2007 as part of their "back to school" promotion, Payless ShoeSource used the song "I Like It A Lot" from the My Machine album as their campaign song.
Discography
Albums
- 1996 Strictly Platinum (Corrupt Conglomerate)
- 1997 CEO (A Big Rich Major Label)
- 2000 Last of the Great 20th Century Composers (Corrupt Conglomerate)
- 2002 Princess Superstar Is (Studio !K7/Rapster)
- 2005 My Machine (Studio !K7)
- 2007 The Best of Princess Superstar (Studio !K7)
EPs/singles
- 1994 Mitch Better Get My Bunny (cassette EP)
- 1999 Come Up To My Room/Love-Hate To Be A Player
- 1999 I Hope I Sell A Lot of Records at Christmastime
- 2001 Wet!Wet!Wet!/Keith N' Me
- 2002 Bad Babysitter (chart position #11 in the UK)
- 2002 Keith N' Me (feat. Kool Keith)
- 2002 Fuck Me On The Dancefloor (Disco D feat. Princess Superstar, single from his record A Night at the Booty Bar)
- 2003 Do It Like A Robot
- 2003 Jam For The Ladies (Moby vs. Princess Superstar, original version on the Moby album 18)
- 2004 Memphis Bells (The Prodigy featuring Princess Superstar)
- 2005 Coochie Coo (EP)
- 2005 Perfect (EP)
- 2005 My Machine
- 2006 Perfect (Exceeder) (vs. Mason) (#3 UK, #1 UK Dance Chart, #17 NL)
Music videos
- 1996 "Smooth"
- 2002 "Bad Babysitter"
- 2002 "Keith N' Me"
- 2003 "Jam For The Ladies"
- 2005 "Perfect"
- 2007 "Perfect (Exceeder)"
DJ albums
- 2002 Princess Is A DJ
- 2005 Now Is The Winter of our Discotheque
- 2005 Now Is The Winter of our Discotheque pt. 2
Guest appearances
- "MTV Get Off The Air, Part 2" - MC Paul Barman It's Very Stimulating [2000]
- "Lets Get Old" - DJ Yoda The Adventures of DJ Yoda [2006] (showcases her quirky rapping)
- "Eat It" - Dr. Octagon Return of Dr. Octagon [2006]
- "Lips on Fire" - Agoria The Green Armchair [2006]
- "Exceeder" - recently provided vocals for Mason's instrumental electro track. [Jan 2007]
- Interview on Channel V (Australia) with Yumi Stynes [2006]
- "Computer" - Arling & Cameron hi-fi underground [2006]
- MTV's "Made" - Made coach.
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