Ke$ha VS Uffie

I don't know if any of you are familiar with this new artist who has just entered the charts, but her singing style and general music sound suspiciously familiar. She presents herself as an independent woman who doesn't care about anything. The extent of this self-imposed independence can be found in the lyrics to her hit single, Tik Tok, where she exclaims that when she wakes up she "brushes her teeth with a bottle of Jack" and how "when she leaves for the night, she ain't coming back." I know how she feels but who brushes their teeth with whiskey? It sounds to me like this is her attempt at radio-friendly controversy, because while she is not necessarily saying anything that is too vulgar, there are definite implications to how wreckless she is or can be.

The main reason for this post, however, is not to concentrate on this newfound representation of girl power. Instead, it is to highlight certain comparisons between someone who a lot of you may be familiar with, Uffie. Although the original Little Miss Don't Give A Fuck has slipped off the radar in recent times, leading many bloggers to come to the assumption that she was a gimmick used by Ed Banger to keep them in the spotlight, it is difficult not to spot the similarities between the two. In fact, this newcomer Ke$ha sounds so eerily similar to Uffie that it leads me to believe that record executives took a look at the original popularity of Uffie and decided to clone her with certain mofifications in order to appeal to a larger audience and, shock horror, it worked. It is no surprise that there is a market for this type of music. Cute lead singer? Check. Catchy electro-esque backing music? Check. Raunchy lyrics preaching female self-sufficiency? Check. I shouldn't be surprised but I am. In response, I don't feel like posting Tik Tok, so you can check the Youtube video here to see for yourself. I will, however, post a few Uffie tracks because while I feel like she was a bit of a fad, some of her tracks (and the tracks she was featured on) weren't bad. It's a shame she has ultimately disappeared into obscurity, but last I heard she had a feature length debut album in production with DJ Feadz so we'll see what happens.

Uffie - Ready To Uff
Justice - Tthhee Ppaarrttyy (featuring Uffie)