10 Badass Superheroines and Supervillains in Comics
Recently, there has been tension in the superhero world over the lack of strong women in comics. While there is a huge gap between the number of men versus women in the comic book world, there are powerhouse superheroines fans seem to phase over. Don’t be fooled, some of the names that you might recognize are bigger in the comic book world than their blockbuster film roles have lead you to think. Regardless of your gender, here are 10 female comic book characters that kick ass harder than their male counterparts.
[Songs of the Day] 3/4/14 (Feat. De La Soul, L'Orange, Lupe Fiasco & More)
Tuesday gave us plenty of ammo for today's Songs of the Day and we got them all wrapped up and ready to go for you. Big K.R.I.T. goes back to back with new releases, this time dropping a new freestyle via XXL titled "Conscious" while De La Soul, fresh off the heels of breaking open their music vaults for free a few weeks ago, released their latest ode to Dilla with their new track "Dilla Plugged In" which features production from the legendary Detroit producer. L'Orange impressed with a new track featuring veteran MC Blu in "Need You". Dance duo Chromeo continued to tease their upcoming album White Women with a new track in "Jealous ( I Ain't With It)". Also preparing listeners for a new project was the duo of The Alchemist & Budgie who dropped "In Heaven's Home" with Roc Marciano & ProdigyLupe Fiasco linked with Ab-Soul for "Thorns and Horns" while Phoenix got a remix of their track "SOS In Bel-Air" from Ariel Pink and Sharon Van Etten debuted "Taking Chances". Check it all out below!
Track of the Day: Lupe Fiasco & Ab-Soul: "Thorns & Horns"
Big K.R.I.T.: "Conscious Freestyle"
De La Soul: "Dilla Plugged In"
L'Orange: "Need You" (Feat. Blu)
Chromeo: "Jealous (I Ain't With It)"
The Alchemist & Budgie: "In Heaven's Home" (Feat. Prodigy & Roc Marciano)
Lupe Fiasco & Ab-Soul: "Thorns & Horns"
Phoenix: "SOS in Bel-Air" (Ariel Pink's Krystal Bamboo Remix)
Sharon Van Etten: "Taking Chances"
[Video] A$AP Rocky: "Phoenix"
A$AP Rocky entered pop culture lexicon through a video ("Purple Swag"), so it's no earth-shattering revelation that the head honcho of the A$AP Mob is a bit careful when it comes to putting together his visuals. The recently released "Fashion Killa" video featured Rihanna in a film noir aesthetic and his latest video, this one for "Phoenix" off of LongLiveA$AP is directed by Francesco Carrozzini and has a guest spot from Omar himself, Michael K. Williams. The storyline features a domestic dispute between Williams and a female beau, played by supermodel Joan Smalls, with sparse shots of Rocky throughout. Rocky chooses his videos well, and this one is no flop. As he explained to MTV: “This tale of a Phoenix is it dies and is reborn in its own ashes. So metaphorically we wanted to manifest that into my video.”
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[Video] Phoenix: "Entertainment"
A new track from the acclaimed band Phoenix was finally announced on BBC Radio 1, and today we get “Entertainment” along with it’s lyric video. They'll have a big summer. Bankrupt coming April 23.
Check out the track after the jump.
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Phoenix: "Lisztomania" (Classixx Version)
Dueling Remixes, I call RTC's Phoenix remix.
There's going to be a lot of reworking on this phoenix album, its just too good with too many great hooks. At some point somebody is going to have to mash it up with something, I don't know, Eric B. and Rakim maybe, and turn it into a jaydiohead or grey album; it's got that potential. The Classixx Remix of the opening track, Lisztomania, takes the beat, drops it down a step, pulls out the guitar and drums and adds a nice little backing keyboard. Your turn RTC; Challenge.
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