Little Jackie: 'The World Should Revolve Around Me'

Little Jackie may sound like a US rap prodigy who's a stickler for correct enunciation, but it's actually a pop duo formed by Imani Coppola, the singer-songwriter who scored a minor hit with 'Legend of a Cowgirl' a decade or so ago, and a multi-instrumentalist called Adam Pallin. This debut single has been all over the radio for a couple of weeks now.

It's not hard to see why, because 'The World Should Revolve Around Me' is fairly irresistible, managing to sound timeless, retro and very now all at the same time. Over strings that swell like they're on an old Motown record, Coppola rebuilds her ego after a painful break-up. "Keep doing that chick from down the block," she sings with deceptive sweetness, "I don't need you around, I know I rock!" On this evidence, she's not wrong.


> Click here for our review of Little Jackie's album