History Music / ImaniCoppola

Imani Francesca Coppola (born April 6, 1978) is a musician from [[BigApplesauce New York City]], known for playing multiple instruments (her albums credit her for guitars, keyboards and violins) and switching between normal singing and rapping. Her style can basically be summed up as GenreMashup or GenreRoulette: a combination of HipHop, AlternativeRock, {{Pop}}, {{Funk}}[=/=]{{Soul}} and whatever else is handy, while largely falling under the umbrella of "alternative". Basically, think The Music/BeastieBoys crossed with ''[[Music/TheBeatles The White Album]]''.

* GenreRoulette

Tropes:

* RecordProducer: Her most commercially successful albums ''Chupacabra'' and ''The Stoop'' had Mike Mangini as producer (no, [[NamesTheSame not the Mike Mangini who played drums for]] Music/{{Extreme}} and Music/SteveVai, the one who produced Digable Planets).

Imani Francesca Coppola (born April 6, 1978) is a musician from [[BigApplesauce New York City]], known for playing multiple instruments (her albums credit her for guitars, keyboards and violins) and switching between normal singing and rapping. Her style can basically be summed up as NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly or GenreRoulette: a combination of HipHop, AlternativeRock, {{Pop}}, {{Funk}}[=/=]{{Soul}} and whatever else is handy, while largely falling under the umbrella of "alternative". Basically, think The Music/BeastieBoys crossed with ''[[Music/TheBeatles The White Album]]''.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: There's a world of contrast between the upbeat happy pop of ''Chupacabra'' and the disjointed, messy ''The Black and White Album''. For example.

Coppola began regaining attention in 2006 by touring with MikePatton's side project Peeping Tom, who picked her up for his label Ipecac Recordings and put out ''The Black and White Album''. She's since started an R&B duo with Adam Pallin called Little Jackie, who had another hit single in 2008 with "The World Should Revolve Around Me". Let's hope this won't end up a OneHitWonder as well.

Imani Coppola is a musician from [[BigApplesauce New York City]], known for playing multiple instruments (her albums credit her for guitars, keyboards and violins) and switching between normal singing and rapping. Her style can basically be summed up as NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly or GenreRoulette: a combination of HipHop, AlternativeRock, {{Pop}}, {{Funk}}[=/=]{{Soul}} and whatever else is handy, while largely falling under the umbrella of "alternative". Basically, think The Music/BeastieBoys crossed with ''[[Music/TheBeatles The White Album]]''.

'''Imani Coppola''' is a musician from [[BigApplesauce New York City]], known for playing multiple instruments (her albums credit her for guitars, keyboards and violins) and switching between normal singing and rapping. Her style can basically be summed up as NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly or GenreRoulette: a combination of HipHop, AlternativeRock, {{Pop}}, {{Funk}}[=/=]{{Soul}} and whatever else is handy, while largely falling under the umbrella of "alternative". Basically, think The Music/BeastieBoys crossed with ''[[Music/TheBeatles The White Album]]''.

* {{Sampling}}: "I'm a Tree" samples the organ riff from "Twentieth Century Fox" by TheDoors, and "Legend of a Cowgirl" famously uses a sample from "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan. "I Love Your Hair" uses the famous pummeling beat of "When the Levee Breaks" by Music/LedZeppelin. Notably, Columbia wanted her to use more sampling for her second album, and she refused.

'''Imani Coppola''' is a musician from [[BigApplesauce New York City]], known for playing multiple instruments (her albums credit her for guitars, keyboards and violins) and switching between normal singing and rapping. Her style can basically be summed up as NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly or GenreRoulette: a combination of HipHop, AlternativeRock, {{Pop}}, {{Funk}}[=/=]{{Soul}} and whatever else is handy, while largely falling under the umbrella of "alternative". Basically, think The BeastieBoys crossed with ''[[Music/TheBeatles The White Album]]''.

* FunWithAcronyms: "J.L.I.A.T.O.Y.O." means "JohnLennon is a trademark of YokoOno," which appears on any [[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rock--roll-religion-launches-menswear-collection-designs-inspired-by-the-art-of-john-lennon-by-english-laundry-69645747.html licensed John Lennon merchandise]].

* ExecutiveMeddling

* OneHitWonder

* RecordProducer: Her most commercially successful albums ''Chupacabra'' and ''The Stoop'' had Mike Mangini as producer (no, [[NamesTheSame not the Mike Mangini who played drums for]] {{Extreme}} and SteveVai, the one who produced Digable Planets).

Imani Coppola is a musician from [[BigApplesauce New York City]], known for playing multiple instruments (her albums credit her for guitars, keyboards and violins) and switching between normal singing and rapping. Her style can basically be summed up as NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly or GenreRoulette: a combination of HipHop, AlternativeRock, {{Pop}}, {{Funk}}[=/=]{{Soul}} and whatever else is handy, while largely falling under the umbrella of "alternative". Basically, think The BeastieBoys crossed with ''[[Music/TheBeatles The White Album]]''.

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* NeedsMoreLove: Arguably.

* FirstInstallmentWins

She gained some fame thanks to her critically acclaimed 1997 debut ''Chupacabra'', which spawned the hit "Legend of a Cowgirl", giving her the status of OneHitWonder. However, ExecutiveMeddling on the part of Columbia Records ensued, her second album was shelved and she was dropped. She spent a long time out of the mainstream afterwards, self-releasing various albums that can be pretty hard to get a hang of.

Imani Coppola is a musician from [[BigApplesauce New York City]], known for playing multiple instruments (her albums credit her for guitars, keyboards and violins) and switching between normal singing and rapping. Her style can basically be summed up as NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly or GenreRoulette: a combination of HipHop, AlternativeRock, {{Pop}}, {{Funk}}[=/=]{{Soul}} and whatever else is handy, while largely falling under the umbrella of "alternative". Basically, think The BeastieBoys crossed with ''[[TheBeatles The White Album]]''.

* {{Sampling}}: "I'm a Tree" samples the organ riff from "Twentieth Century Fox" by TheDoors, and "Legend of a Cowgirl" famously uses a sample from "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan. "I Love Your Hair" uses the famous pummeling beat of "When the Levee Breaks" by LedZeppelin. Notably, Columbia wanted her to use more sampling for her second album, and she refused.