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Fri. June 25.2004 12:00 AM EDT |
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Nina Sky: Talking With The TwinsCell phones, sex talk, and fortune tellers - the sisters move their bodies lots of different ways by C. Bottomley |
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(Universal Records) |
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Two 19-year-old identical twins from Astoria, Queens have one of the hottest (and naughtiest) tunes in the country. With a little help from Jamaica's coolie dance riddim, Nina Sky's "Move Ya Body" cries out for someone to turn up the boom box and
"We grew up in a culturally diverse neighborhood," says Nicole, the twin with a stud in her lower lip. "We always heard different types of music playing. One day someone would blast rap out their window. The next day it would be Spanish or Greek music. We were really influenced by that." Their self-titled debut is basically a block party on CD. While drum machines thud and synths tweak, Nicole and her sister Natalie ogle boys from afar, set traps to ensnare them, learn what dogs they are, and kick them to the curb. There are steamy ballads like "Temperature's Rising," and plenty more probable club smashes like "Turnin' Me On" and "Holla Back." Deep it is not, but Nicole and Natalie Albino are still only in their teens. And they did have a hand in co-writing every track. "We wrote our first song together when we were seven," says Nicole. "It was called 'Sisters.' It was always a shared vision." The ladies like to laugh; the sisters are always quick cut each other up. They also like to shop - Nicole shares their friend Fat Joe's passion for sneakers and wants to get a pair of Bathing Apes, Pharrell's favorite footwear. The Albinos definitely have their girly side. Even though they're identical twins, there's little chance of confusing the two. As well as sporting the lip stud, Nicole is taller and has dark hair. Natalie is the shorter redhead. "Nicole is laidback," she says. "She's always on her cell or on her two-way, so her phone bill is crazy." Nicole bawls in protest. "But Nicole's cell phone is Nicole's cell phone!" she roars. "That's none of your business, Natalie!" Getting a chance to describe her sister, Nicole says, "She's outspoken. She can be loud sometimes. If she feels very strongly about something she will speak her mind. She's into lip gloss and likes to eat a lot. She eats like she weighs 400 pounds." "Hey, I don't show it though!" counters Natalie. "Deep down inside I'm a 400 pound woman. McDonald's is my favorite food. I eat it everyday." Everyday? Maybe they haven't had a chance to check out Super Size Me, where the Golden Arches are indicted for making food that's turning American citizens into overstuffed beanbags on legs. Director and star Morgan Spurlock tests the nutritional value of the restaurant's fare by eating nothing but their burgers, McNuggets, fries and shakes for a month. The results are not pretty. "Nicole's seen it," says Natalie. "She fell asleep!" "I fell asleep towards the end," concedes Nicole, "but it completely changed the way that I eat McDonald's. I really didn't eat there that much before, but I really don't eat it much now." Considering how close the sisters are, and how quick they are to laugh at each other, it seems fair to ask how they felt when recording "Temperature's Rising." The slow jam is an unabashed tribute to making sweet love to their men, but once you've met Nina Sky, you can easily imagine them cracking up when Natalie - or is it Nicole? - cries "I want to feel you inside me." "We don't really think about it when we're singing it," Nicole continues. "We're just chilling to the music and singing. When she was singing that, it's not like I was thinking about 'Wow, Natalie is singing about...'" Natalie interrupts, "That was you singing it!" "Or when Natalie is singing her part," continues Nicole, "It's not like, 'Wow, Natalie is singing about having a sexual experience with someone!' It was like, 'Wow, Natalie sounds really nice.'" When it comes to men, the Albinos are united in their tastes, ticking off the pros and cons of what makes a man attractive. They both demand a good sense of humor, followed by plenty of smiling and ambition. Then Nicole adds, "Bad breath is a turn-off. If a guy throws a fart in front of you, that's a turn-off." Natalie continues the list, "I hate someone conceited that talks about themselves a lot. There's a difference between being confident and being conceited." Finally we come to the matter of their name. If they're Nicole and Natalie, who's Nina? They chose the name Nina by using the first two letters of their own names. Then they added the sky because Natalie was always likening their personalities to the sun and the moon. But don't get them started on astrology. "I'm not really into astrology," says Nicole. "Natalie went to a fortune teller, and the lady was like, 'Oh, you're gonna be successful in the arts.' Then my friend went and she basically told her the same thing, but kind of re-worded it. So I felt like they tell everyone the same thing ..." "... and based on their reactions they turn it around," continues Natalie. "It was fun though. It was more like entertainment, we didn't take it serious. Nicole didn't do it. When we went to get our fortunes told, she told the lady to shove her crystal ball up her butt 'cause she wasn't that good. No, I'm only joking!" |
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