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Biography
lead too short|date=February 2010Infobox musical artist|image = |name = Princess Superstar|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Concetta Kirschner|alias =|birth_date = Birth date and age|1971|2|25|mf=yes|death_date =|origin = Spanish Harlem , New York , United States|U.S. |instrument = singing|Vocals , guitar |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , electronica , Dance music|dance , hip house |occupation = Musician, DJ|years_active = 1993–present|label = Corrupt Conglomerate Records, Studio !K7 , DarkBeloved Cloud Records, 5th Beetle|associated_acts = Gamma Rays, Kool Keith , MC Paul Barman , Trussed Recordings, Baron Ricks, Grandmaster Flash |website = http://www.princesssuperstar.com/ Princess Superstar website|current_members =|past_members =|notable_instruments = Concetta Kirschner , better known as Princess Superstar (born February 25, 1971 in Spanish Harlem , New York cite web | last = Kagen | first = Wendy | title = Biography | work = Musician Guide | date = 2005-09-13 | url = http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003444/Princess-Superstar.html | accessdate =2008-09-30 ) is an American rapping|rapper and DJ .
Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop & mdash; a mixture of ' Hip hop music|hip hop , electroclash and electronica '.Blackman, Guy. http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/flipflop-pop/2008/05/29/1211654219258.html "Flip Flop Pop", " The Age , June 1, 2008"
Background
Kirschner was born in Spanish Harlem, New York to a Jew ish father of Russians|Russian and Poles|Polish descent and a Sicilian-American mother who converted to Judaism . Kirschner identifies herself as a "spiritual Jew".Westbrook, Caroline. http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/279_interview_with_a_jew.htm Interview with a Jewish Princess June 2, 2002, accessdate=2008-09-30 Her parents were psychology|psychologists . When Kirschner was a child, the family moved to rural Pennsylvania and then to the suburbs of Philadelphia .Kagan, Wendy. http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003444/Princess-Superstar.html Princess Superstar biography She attended school at the Germantown Academy , a private high school, where she was a member of the Theatre Club and the Black Student Union. She moved to New York City at the age of 17 and went to NYU, where she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA in drama. She is a vegan , active in the animal rights movement and a member of Mensa International|Mensa .cite web|url= http://emusician.com/remixmag/artists_interviews/musicians/remix_time_machine/index.html |title=Time Machine |publisher=Emusician.com |date=2005-10-01 |accessdate=2012-04-23
Career
In New York City she took up the guitar , and her interest in music surpassed her interest in acting. She joined the Gamma Rays, an all-girl power psychedelic band that recorded a 7" single called "Lovely" for TeenBeat Records . Their other recordings appeared on various compilations. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Gamma+Rays Gamma Rays at Discogs.com Around the same time, Kirschner was composing hip hop-styled songs on a 4-track recorder.
Princess Superstar
In 1994, Kirschner made a demo tape called, Mitch Better Get My Bunny , under the name "Princess Superstar". She sent the tape to the College Music Journal and to the Beastie Boys ' Grand Royal Records . While she got callbacks from CMJ and Grand Royal, she went on to sign with DarkBeloved Cloud Records, who released her song "I'm White" on their Sympathy for Count Pococurante compilation.
In 1995, she teamed up with three backing musicians and signed with 5th Beetle Records. They recorded her debut album, Strictly Platinum , which gained her some notoriety as being one of very few white female rappers.
In 1997, Kirschner went on to launch her own record label, first calling it "A Big Rich Major Label", but then eventually settling on "Corrupt Conglomerate". She recruited a new crew of backing musicians and recorded CEO , a concept album about corporate culture.
Her next album, 2000's Last of the Great 20th Century Composers , was co-produced by Curtis Curtis and contains the song "Kool Keith's Ass", and a remix of "Do It Like a Robot" by Blues Explosion .
Kirschner went on to collaborate with Kool Keith on "Keith and Me" for the 2001 Princess Superstar Is LP released on Ruthless Records/ Studio !K7 . The album, co-produced Curtis Curtis, has guest appearances by Beth Orton and Bahamadia . The single "Bad Babysitter" was #11 on the UK charts.
For 2005's My Machine a futuristic hip-hopera concept double album, http://www.discogs.com/artist/Princess+Superstar Princess Superstar at Discogs.com she collaborated with various producers such as Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker , Jacques Lu Cont , JuniorSanchez , Armand Van Helden , Todd Terry , and High and Mighty (band)|DJ Mighty Mi . This went to #3 on the UK charts in 2007.
In 2008, Kirschner sang on the "Licky" single by long-time associate Larry Tee which was featured in Get Him To the Greek and other movies and TV shows.
In 2009 Kirschner was featured on Grandmaster Flash 's record The Bridge , alongside Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes .
Kirschner produced New York rapper Kalae All Day's debut album, released March 17, 2010.
In 2011 Kirschner released "Xmas Swagger" produced by the Rural.
Princess Superstar will release her sixth studio album The New Evolution in 2012. The album was funded by Superstar's fans, using Pledge Music.cite web|url= http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/princesssuperstar |title=Princess Superstar: The New Evolution& #33; |publisher=PledgeMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-04-23
DJ
Kirschner is also a DJ . She has released DJ recordings, such as Princess Is a DJ in 2002, Now Is the Winter of Our Discothèque in 2005, and American Gigolo III on International DeeJay Gigolo Records in 2007.
1999 " I Hope I Sell a Lot of Records at Christmastime "
2001 " Wet!Wet!Wet!/Keith n' Me "
2002 " Bad Babysitter " (#11 UK Singles Chart|UK )cite book
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2002 " Keith N' Me " (feat. Kool Keith ) (Rerelease)
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 (Moby album)|18 )
http://www.princesssuperstar.com/ Official website
http://professionalrockstars.com/backstage/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=254& Itemid=10005 Interview with Princess Superstar
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