KILLAQUEENZ IN VICE MAG

After just one album, KillaQueenz are already a rarity in Aussie hip hop. They don’t suck. In fact, Kween G (aka. Gladys) and Belizian Bombshell (aka. Desiree) offer a fresh mix of old-school rhymes and dance-hall infused beats that kick the shit out of most music currently out there. Plus, their live shows are renowned for unleashing the energy of an epileptic fit on stage whilst dressed in clothing louder than you’d see staring at Elton John, directly after ingesting a Peyote Cactus.

We hung out with them on a muggy Monday in Sydney, and in between sweating profusely, drinking a weird array of organic juice and chuckling at Newtown crackhead banter, KillaQueenz took us shopping. It was kind of like going shopping with your girlfriend, except we didn’t get dragged around shops that specialise in handbags made out of some near-extinct species of Amazonian tree frog which cost more than your soul. Even better, we could yell things in crowded areas like “Hey Belizian Bombshell I think that this flourescent pair of space-age sneakers would look rad next time you support Lady Gaga!!” And Belizian Bombshell and Kween G would laugh because they can shop and retain their great sense of humour. Take that girlfriends. We took some photos and chatted about fashion.

Vice: Hi, so where are you taking us shopping today?

Kween G: First we’ll go to Lopez Records on Oxford Street. It hasn’t been there for that long but it’s the best place in Sydney for hip hop records, in-store appearences and hip hop clothing. Then we’ll head up the road to espionage. They have an amazing range of sneakers and hi-tops. Lastly, we’ll head over to Newtown and pop into my favourite place to get clothes, a shop called Funky Femme on King Street.

Sounds lovely. Do you like shopping in Sydney?

Belizian Bombshell: Its difficult, ‘cos I find that Australia doesn’t have one particular shop that I can go to for women’s clothing that fits into my style. You gotta go to Glue, you gotta go to G-Star, then a few different stores on top of that. So yeah we have to go to a whole load of different stores to get our look. But the stores we’re taking you today are good.

KG: In Sydney I like Newtown, Pitt Street and Oxford Street. In Newtown I’ll always find something. There’s the vintage shops and then there’s also that place where we’re taking you guys, Funky Femme. It avoids the one thing that I can’t stand, when something comes out in fashion and every girl on the street is wearing it, like those big stillettos and those pumps…

BB: Hellllooo! I got some of them, ok? You know, I like some of the stuff that’s “in”. I like to look girly at times. Sometimes you wanna look like a woman, you gotta have a man around you, and you want to look feminine. But you’ve still gotta have that twist up. When I’m on stage I like to have my boots and my sneakers, and then when I’m off stage I like to look pretty. It’s good to flip the script.

So how would you describe the style of clothing that you wear?

BB: Funky…sexy but trendy.

You wear some pretty dazzling outfits at your live shows, is this something that crosses over into your ordinary daywear?

KG: Yeah we both love bright colours. But on an ordinary day it depends on what the occasion is. You know, if the sun’s out, you want to wear something bright and bring out the complexion a bit.
BB: Yeah it’s good to wear bright colours. But it depends if you suit it, how you wear it, and the key is whether you feel comfortable in it.

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