STELLAR DEBUT CD ‘THE STOOP’ EARNING RAVES FROM CRITICS NATIONWIDE* Here is what other critics have had to say: “There’s nothing small about Little Jackie’s debut" – Associated Press “A thoroughly enticing portrait of urban singledom…an abundance of sparkling snark” ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY “Lush, lilting 1960s soul samples and buoyant nonsense-syllable choruses to back up her insouciant, articulate takes on relationships in various stages of disaster…her songwriting is modern and quick-tongued.” NEW YORK TIMES “Has both a contemporary and classic sound, thanks to its funky Motown vibe mixed with hip-hop beats.” –ASSOCIATED PRESS “More than geeky than queenly anyway, jazzily singing and breezily rapping over buoyant reggae and soul throwback beats sculpted by a guy named Adam. Who knew mildly goofy could sound kind of refreshing?” – BLENDER “This endearing debut from Imani Coppola’s latest side project deftly explores the ferocious singer’s favorite themes […] over programmer Adam Pallin’s sprightly soul interpolations.” – VIBE “Imani and Adam take aim at vapid socialites and celebrate stoop-sittin’ on their cheery, horn-and string-infused […] debut album.” – GIANT **** (FOUR STAR) REVIEW - TIME OUT NEW YORK “Attacks on brain-dead debutantes and deadbeat boyfriends rarely feel like this much fun. Bubbly blend of swinging hip-hop rhythms, bright R&B horns and sassy soul-siren vocals.” - BILLBOARD "This debut has all the ingredients of a summer smash: catchy melodies, kick back-beats and whip smart lyrics. It’s so good you’ll want to hang out on the stoop long after summer’s through.” - MODERN TONIC "Lily Allen meets Lauryn Hill – seriously, what’s not to like?” –THE GUARDIAN (UK) If one listens closely to the lyrics of Little Jackie, one can almost feel Imani Coppola scribbling desperately in the dark at 4 a.m., awoken if she ever slept at all, to put the stirrings of her soul to paper, to capture the bitter mix of anger and hope and humor one feels when contemplating the challenges of life and, especially, love. Put to Adam Pallin’s whimsical programmed tracks, the life-is-hell lyrics sound light and positive. Maybe it will be OK after all. Together, the words and throwback-to-Motown instrumentals juxtapose to offer a joyful cathartic release of the evil that lurks, the kind of evil good music can cure, if only for 3:33. The New York Times called Coppola “modern and quick-tongued”, a perfect foil to Pallin’s sing-songy play on 60s soul. Coppola, also a solo artist, was born to juxtapose opposites to great effect. She is a beautiful racial mix of black and Italian, raised on Long Island in a family of five kids, all of them musicians, where the sacrifices of the artistic life were clear but torturously compelling all the same. Coppola first asked to play the violin, at 6, and has since learned to play everything from bass to computer-based Pro-Tools, “really anything to get the idea out,” the super-talented singer songwriter said. Little Jackie hit the ground running in 2008 with the release of The Stoop featuring the hit single “The World Should Revolve Around Me.” For the new independent release of Made for TV Oct. 15, 2011, Coppola offers up that “the flavor is revenge: done with labels, done with guys.” “Owning your own sh*t is the most important thing in the music business,” Coppola says with the same defiant determined tone she uses to sing about women’s need for mental and physical independence in practically all 12 tracks of the new brutally brilliant and hilarious new album. In Made for TV’s single, “Take Back the World,” set to appear in the September film release of “What’s Your Number” featuring Anna Faris, Coppola inspires with fast rhythmic lyrics, her own special mix of pop and hip-hop: “Be on my hustle every minute of the day, never let it get away, I’m stayin motivated keep it uncomplicated nothing in-between me and my dream.” It is easy while listening to Coppola’s lilting up-tempo tone, inspired, she said, “from every artist, the good ones and even the bad ones,” to believe in dreams coming true, as it is in “Love Will Find Me” to imagine that the fake dishonesty of bad dates will someday be exchanged for effortless, easy love. “I’m gonna dance with my shadow I’m goin all out, never forgettin what I’m all about and love will find me eventually you just wait and see.” “Cock Block” nods to oft-ignored female sex obsession, a seriously distracting insanity Coppola makes light of along to Pallin’s upbeat ringing instrumental with laugh-out-loud lines such as, “I’m sorry, I can’t see straight, there’s a cock blocking my vision.” Coppola is brazenly honest about her personal motivation for her themes, among them that “Disappointment in love has been a constant in my life.” Such is what makes Little Jackie’s songs ring terribly true, yet thankfully, mercifully toe-tappingly so. The best reason to buy the album? “I need to get even with those f**k-faces who inspired these songs,” Coppola said. Success, the greatest revenge, is sure to be hers. "In a perfect world, this album would go on to sell millions upon millions of copies...know that when it comes to quality, The Stoop is am Little Jackie's music can be heard all over television and in blockbuster movies! Private Practice "31 Flavors" Greys Anatomy "Lol" Target Commercial (Christmas 2010) “Mrs Claus” You Again/Disney (trailer)“The World Should Revolve Around Me” It's Complicated (trailer) “World Should Revolve Around Me” New York Goes To Hollywood “The Stoop” New York Goes To Hollywood Theme Song "The World Should Revolve Around Me" Paris Hilton's My New BFF "The World Should Revolve Around Me" 9021O "The World Should Revolve Around Me", “The Stoop" and “28 Butts” Lipstick Jungle "The World Should Revolve Around Me" The Hills "The World Should Revolve Around Me" Samantha Who "The World Should Revolve Around Me" Criminal Minds "28 Butts" and “One Love” Brothers and Sisters "The Kitchen" My Life In Ruins (Trailer) "The World Revolves Around Me" Mercy “The World Should Revolve Around Me” Final Destination “The Stoop” What's Your Number “Take Back The World” opening title Love Bites “Love Will Find Me” How Does She Do It “Move To The Beat” and “We Got it” Butter “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” Album Credits Lyrics written and performed by Imani Coppola Instruments played and programmed by Adam Pallin Produced by Adam Pallin Vocals produced and recorded by Imani Coppola Mixed by Josh Valleau and Howie Beno Executive producer: Imani Coppola Mastered by Josh Valleau All songs written by Imani Coppola (BMI) and Adam Pallin (BMI) Except 31 Flavors and No One Would ever Know written by Imani Coppola Adam Pallin and Michael Mangini (ASCAP, SONY ATV TUNES LLC) http://www.facebook.com/littlejackie imanicoppola.com Plush Moon Records contact Imani: plush.moon@imanicoppola.com Management So What sowhatLB@mac.com Booking Monterey International ryan@montereyinternational.net Music Licensing Zync media Sanne@zyncmusic.com Art direction and design Konstantin Dzhibilov Photography Irvin Kelly Photo collage art Anthony Cortez Fernandez