Pro Nails as Hell! Hoxton Whores + Kid Sister!

It's prevalent cliché amongst my generation that Hasbro's My Buddy and Kid Sister dolls were ruined the first time any of us saw the Child's Play films at an inappropriate age. But more than freak me out for fear of getting a hammer to the head ala Andy Barclay's babysitter, the My Buddy dolls gave me the woolies because every kid I knew that had one- and wanted to play with it on the regular- was totally lame.

It's like that "William's Doll" song from Free To Be... You and Me. If you're unfamiliar, the big lesson of the story is that it's okay for boys to play with dolls, and that the desire for a young boy to do so isn't a sign of latent homosexuality, but merely the sign that he'll be a great father some day. An avid fan of action figures, I entirely agree. (Especially if my son happens to be a super articulated Marvel Legends Hawkeye.) But there was something blunt enough about the proposition to play "good dad" with my friends instead of, say, Lazer Tag, that it stirred in me such strong indifference that future playdates were sure to be met with a resistance usually reserved for kissing my aunt. (Who I still don't think smells right. She doesn't smell bad, just not... right.)

Chicago MC Kid Sister is gonna blow the fuck up when her debut LP Dream Date drops in November. Nicky T knows she plays well, and with a dose of Hoxton Whores, proves she's a hell of a lot more suited to badass mashups than her vinyl/plush counterpart. And odds are, the spirit of the Lakeshore Strangler hasn't been put in her by a voodoo man. 'Cause that'd be s-p-o-o-k-y.

Hoxton Whores vs. Kid Sister "Pro Nails (DJ Nicky T Edit)"