Friday, May 19, 2006

Conceited: Hingis Update

I saw the funniest video on my Italian music video station that I watch (I've blogged about my top three stations, so read up if you don't remember RTL 102.5!). I don't know what it is about R&B but the more ghetto, the more I like it (I *hate* to dance to it, but I think the videos are funny to watch).

Check out some of these selected lyrics for "Conceited," by Remy Ma (I've put the funniest parts in italics for those of you who are too busy to read the whole song):

Damn, I look good
And can't nobody freak it like I could
Yeah, okay, I got a little fat butt
My shorty tell me he like it like that
I'm happy, another me there never can be
See, I'm so outstanding
Don't care if they can't stand me

See I look too good for this necklace
And I look too good to be wearin' this
You know I look way too good to be innocent
I'm conceited, I got a reason
See I look too good to be drivin' that
And I look too good to be buyin' that
You know I look way tood good to be tryin' that
I'm conceited, I got a reason

Now who's that peekin' in my window
Nobody cause I live in a penthouse
Baby I'm sorry, but I'm sexy
And all I want you to do is just bless me, let's see

Probably why I'm always gettin' hated on
Now shorty tryin' to push up on me like a wonder bra
Listen when I speak, I wouldn't want you to take it wrong
Now, number one, I don't need you
And it's true, I only see you when I see you
Listen, two, you could never play me (why's that)
Cuz I'm such a fuckin' lady
Three, it's all about me I don't wanna talk about it
If you love to hear it, here it go I wrote a song about it:

See I look too good to be fuckin' you
And I look too good to be lovin' you
You know I look way too good to be stuck with you
I'm conceited, I got a reason
See I look too good to be gettin whipped
And I look too good to be havin' kids
You know I look way too good to be in a crib
I'm conceited, I got a reason

Face down, ass up, on some new shit
I'm outta control wit it, dip it low, pick it up slow
Poke it out, now roll wit it
My thong showin', but it's cool, my shoes go wit' it
Now all I need is a room wit a pole in it
See I look good and I'm knowin' it
And I was never too proud to be showin' it
I'm conceited, I got a reason

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Ok well if ANYONE has a right to be conceited then it's Martina Hingis because she demolished the chick who beat her twice in the beginning of her comeback 6/3 6/1. I think Martina Hingis redefines the meaning of the words "learning curve." She lost to Flavia Penetta twice at the beginning of her comeback, beat her last week in a tight two sets 7/5 6/3 and then today dismantled her in front of a home Italian crowd -- she even apologized to the fans, afterward, because in four matches she's taken-out three Italians.

Because I want EVERYONE to appreciate Hingis's genius the way I do, consider this:

Hingis is 25 and is returning to the tournament after three years of retirement (I know, the girl retired at 22...) and on the anniversary of her debut in Rome ten years ago. In her first trip to Rome, in 1996, Hingis, at the age of 15, defeated world #1 Steffi Graf and finished runner-up in the tier I French Open tune-up. A year later she won her first major, became number one, and by 1998 had become the first player to win every major event and tier I tournament minus the French (she was 17). People talk about Hingis bursting onto the scene, and I mean she REALLY burst. Most tournaments go like this: Hingis debuts still in diapers, is runner-up or makes the semis, and the next year wins it. It's like it takes her one try, and the second time -- mastery.

Her semifinal match is going to be against a spotty, but resurgent, Venus Williams, and after totally blowing it when she was up a set and 4/1 against Williams in Warsaw *and* Williams was cramping, we are all waiting with baited breath for the semifinal tomorrow.

I'm paranoid that I have to post another ass shot of her for her to win, so tomorrow before the match I'll send another blog goodluck note with a tushie photo.

Yay for Hingis!

VC