{"id":38543,"date":"2014-10-10T13:20:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T13:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=38543"},"modified":"2017-03-01T12:40:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T12:40:42","slug":"new-noise-rich-white-ladies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2014\/10\/10\/new-noise-rich-white-ladies\/","title":{"rendered":"New Noise: Rich White Ladies"},"content":{"rendered":"

After recently signing with a major record label, it seemed like the perfect time to catch up with American duo Rich White Ladies before they hit the big time.<\/p>\n

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The group \u2013 comprised of Scotty Rebel and Tokyo Diiva \u2013 have both built up a cult fanbase through the release of solo material and performances on the New York club scene over the past few years. Tokyo has an inherent ability to bring her brand of cutting-edge humour and on-point pop culture references to any track she touches, while Scotty \u2013 who released a single featuring rapper French Montana in 2013 \u2013 has a voice and presence that makes these global stars in the making ones to watch.<\/p>\n

The pair have enlisted the help of indie group Semi Precious Weapons to help write and produce their forthcoming debut, and their buzz track Wimbledon<\/i> made waves when it hit the web earlier this year thanks to its inspired lyrics (has any other song managed to find a rhyme for tennis star Martina Navratilova?) and campy video, which featured a cameo from fashion icon Betsey Johnson.<\/p>\n

How are you doing?\u00a0Can you tell me a little about yourselves and how you came to be Rich White Ladies?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Fabulous! Besides the fact it\u2019s late and all the stores are closed and we are quite thirsty, the only thing in our fridge is Champagne. Decisions, decisions\u2026 We have been best friends for a very long time and have always played with the thought of doing music together, but were more dedicated to our solo project and solo music. Tokyo was actually planning to do an EP with Semi Precious Weapons and when she started recording we thought that it would be great idea to do it together with Scotty. The first day in the studio together was magic and we all just kept making hit after hit, so the formula was definitely potent.<\/p>\n

The name of the group is definitely a talking point \u2013 how did you both come up with it?<\/b><\/p>\n

We are RICH in abundance; WHITE because we are the brightest light in this Industry and LADIES\u2026well we are still working on that part.<\/p>\n

You dropped your single \u2018Wimbledon\u2019 earlier this year and it received a wave of positive buzz. Did the reaction surprise you?<\/b><\/p>\n

Not surprised really, but very grateful! We love our music and we just want everyone to love it as well. We appreciate the love and feedback we have received so far, but we know it we can always have more, so we plan on working even harder to get our music heard in a bigger demographic.<\/p>\n