Posted on 07/18/2008
OKP recently set GoodTimeGirl (a.k.a. Tina Farris, a.k.a. Roots Tour Manager Extraordinaire) up to talk with Khia, Queen of the South, Thug Misses.  Read about her encounter with the lady who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is.

It was winter 2004 and I stayed in Italy while the Roots had a 10 day break in between European tours. I was dating this Italian boy, hanging out with his momma, thinking somehow they’d accept me if I practiced Italian enough. It was my first stint around rich white boys – the kind whose families always humored their boys for sowing their wild oats, but knew their sons wouldn’t settle down with anyone too “exotic.” The truth was, he’d never marry me.

We went skiing in the Italian Alps. Gingerbread houses, outdoor ice skating…on real ice, snow bunnies aplenty. Everyone had a mug of Bombardino or Chaud Vin. It was all too cute and…white. Whiteness all around. And just when I thought it couldn’t get any more overwhelmingly white, we stepped on the ice skating rink and I heard over all of the speakers at the resort…..

“First you gotta put your neck into it
Don’t stop just do it do it
Then you roll your tongue from the crack back to the front….”

It couldn’t be….not the unedited version of Khia’s “Need and Back,” could it?

It was, and the blackness rushed immediately through my veins. I began rocking the ice skating rink like it was World on Wheels in LA.

Khia.

She’s mostly outrageous and shockingly graphic and I cannot get enough of her. She says all the things women are NEVER supposed to say. Thank God for her. She’s my own personal 2008 Too Short.

When they connected the call, all of my questions went out of the window. I’m star struck only so often…Elizabeth Taylor, Jeff Goldblum (of course), Bill Clinton, Big Daddy Kane – and as luck would have it…Thug Misses herself. Who else can rock a t-shirt on her head in a video like it was nothing?

“I’m like – get over it. We had a regular old grill and a slip and slide
– yawl need to see that every once in awhile.
– They’ve [the fans] seen [the video] so now I’m ready to shut it down.”

And by shutting it down Khia intends for Nasti Musik, her third album, to make a big splash for top summer hip hop albums. And why not? The album has been leaked for the last month and now that I know the names of the songs, I can’t wait to hear what the first single will be.

GoodTimeGirl: “Put that Pussy on His Ass”? “Been the Shit”? It’s hard to discern which has radio play.

Khia: “Oh we record a clean version and an explicit version. I got like 8 singles on there”

GTG: Really? Which ones?

(Khia runs down the list, and GoodTimeGirl gives the commentary)

“Ass Call.” Not my top favorite, but I am very choosy about my stripper songs.

“Get Geeked Up.” Crazy jamming. A real party song. Shows Khia’s versatility which we all want to see.

“Whistle on It.” I would love for Ron Fair to work this one out with a substantial hook. It’s reminiscent of all of the hand games little black girls (and their wigger friends) used to play. However, it’s not enough to sing along with.

“Be Your Lady.” Is Khia ready to full on sing? It’s great to hear her sing about love versus taking shit about the laundry list of bad niggas she’s encountered. It’s like her “Upgrade U.”

“Put That Pussy on His Ass.” One of the greatest things I’ve ever heard. It’s preceded by an accapella cut called “Get it and Go.”

“Girl you still sweatin’ that nigga?
You betta get that dick and go
And don’t call that nigga no mo’
Just get it and go
Get it and gooooo
And don’t call that nigga no mo”’

Khia: I’m touring it with a band – so I do it live with the band…so there are beats to it. Just get it and go and don’t even worry about it….”

So you can only imagine where “Put that Pussy on his Ass” is going.

“My Swag.” This track is hot to death, and actually this is the best produced song of all. Built for southern radio and cruising in convertibles with poom pooms and slicked down baby hairs….a real Sunday treat.

GTG: Khia, your rhymes equal Freedom. You’re like the voice of women who aren’t supposed to speak this way.

K: I like it because it touches everyone and I‘m glad it touches people on all levels. I rhyme about real life experiences….stand up and let people keep moving.

GTG: What inspired the cover of Gangstress and where are all of those pictures from?

K: D. Blanks did the photo shoot. And the music from Gangstress inspired me to just “do me” and not hold back. It’s hood hardcore stuff and a chance to showcase my music. I love drums and rhythm. Drums represent the emotion in my music.

GTG: Are you a feminist?

K: No. A realist I guess. I wouldn’t say I am a feminist.

GTG: Why do you call yourself The Queen?

K: Just because I feel like I’m a queen of everything that involves me. I like to be respected, I like to love, and I like to give orders. And what I say goes, and it is what it is. What I say dominates and gives back and I’m the queen and like to dominate. It represents all of those things.

GTG: What was your experience on VH1’s Ms. Rap Supreme?

K: You know what, I had a good time on it. I liked seeing the production side of it. Even though there was some intimidation in the house, it was good to have the opportunity. All the love from VH1 is good. I like them to be able to see all sides of me. The bitch side, and the soft side. That’s Thug Misses.

GTG: What are you trying to offer that's different from other current female artists out there?

K: People can relate to me more than other people – there are more people at the bottom than at the top. I think a lot of women in hip-hop forget where they came from. They zoom to the top and then focus on the material verses what is really real. Not everyone has the luxury to have people put on their make up and wipe their brow. I’m so happy to be able to be comfortable and just walk around –you’ll see me in the store with my headwrap. I am approachable. I answer the phone, I answer Facebook and Myspace messages. I’m offering me and it’s familiar. If you see me make it, we all can make it. You can see that we can all prosper cuz I’m just Khia.

I respect the fans. It hurts me sometimes, because the fans sometimes comment on how I don’t stand out as much cuz I don’t show all the glamour. They don’t listen to the music since I don’t live up to that perception of how I’m supposed to present myself. But I think you gotta keep it real.

GTG: “My Neck My Back.” The realist shit I’ve ever seen.

K: They’ve seen that video so now I’m ready to shut it down.

Our live show is so hot and sexy and just full of NASTI MUSIK, but grown and sexy…people are gonna see the talent and the music. This album is so hot.

They didn’t leak nothing but straight fire – so now they can go and buy the motherfucker and at least support and help me make a video. Why yawl niggas can’t give me a fucking video?! Can you buy the fucking album so I can get some money for the fucking video?? I need donations. Let’s do a big concert and donate…. Use the proceeds to make a video in Atlanta.

GTG: When was your first heartbreak?

K: My first heartbreak was when L’il Wayne got with Trina.

GTG: Is that why you have beef with Trina?

K: No I respected his choice – I didn’t pursue him while they were together. But NO, I didn’t think what he did was right or that he made the right choice. That was my first industry love! But I was young and not ready. He was young and not ready too. Big Cat is responsible for that.

GTG: Who do you liken yourself to?

K: Prince, Cyndi Lauper, Boy George, Tina Turner, to name a few.

With all of this history, how can Nasti Musik fail? Khia stays true to herself, her hood and her determination. She’s an inspiration for all….particularly me:

“Like me, like me,
yawl hoes can’t do it like me
Like me, like me
Yawl bitches ain’t do it like me
Looking extra thick in a short white tee
Keep ya niggas cummin’ quick bitch get like me
Like me
Like me
Yawl hoes can’t do it like me”

I love summer! Wait til they hear THIS album in the Alps!

- GoodTimeGirl