The last time Nina Sky graced fans with visuals as a duo, they were partying with their “Beautiful People.” Now the Queens natives are roaming the streets of New York in the Treezy-directed clip for “You Ain’t Got It (Funk That),” the lead single off their EP The Other Side. The twins groove to a backdrop of funky colors, goof off on some scaffolding, and even tease an interested spectator into thinking he scored their digits.

“We wanted to shoot a video that was reminiscent of Sagat’s ‘Funk Dat’ video, which is the song we sampled for ‘You Ain’t Got It,’” Natalie tells Rap-Up.com. “It was important to us that Treezy captured the same vibe and grainy look as the original video, so we shot half in the city streets with our friends. To contrast the street element and give a softer, more modern feel, we splashed it with colorful shots, some green screen action, and bam! ‘You Ain’t Got It’ came to life.”

Rap-Up.com has your first look at Nicole and Natalie’s funky new video below.

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Nina Sky’s career seemed like it was coming to a halt when their sophomore album was repeatedly delayed. But the twins—who graced the charts six years ago with their omnipresent hit “Move Ya Body”—decided to take matters into their own hands. After a public break-up with Universal Records in 2007, and a heated rant earlier this year regarding Polo Grounds Music’s lackadaisical attitude toward their album Starting Today, Natalie and Nicole continued to create music.

Even after a demo they recorded with Bruno Mars’ production team, The Smeezingtons, ended up in the hands of “Impossible” singer Shontelle unbeknownst to them, the sisters remained undaunted and treaded forward with their first EP, The Other Side. The 9-track offering fuses house, freestyle, pop, and R&B for a collection that transcends the Queens neighborhood in which they were raised.

A week following their EP release, the girls take a breather from digital promotion to answer Rap-Up.com’s 10 questions. Nina Sky tackles everything from losing their record to Shontelle to side endeavors and even putting their label exec on blast.

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After dropping “You Ain’t Got It (Funk That)” last month, Nina Sky returns with The Other Side, a 9-track EP they’ve spent half of 2010 crafting. The Queens natives have ditched the bluesy sounds heard on their debut album and put forth a collection of spunky pop tunes fit for the dance floor or gym.

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Nina Sky has been laying low, quietly recording new material after experiencing problems with their label. The twins fine tune their sound and image on “You Ain’t Got It (Funk That),” a dance-pop jam from their upcoming EP The Otherside, coming later this summer. “We sampled one of our favorite dance joints from the 90′s, ‘Funk That’ by Sagat and flipped it w/ some Na**Sky melodies,” wrote Natalie and Nicole.

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Just like many of their hip-hop and R&B peers, Nina Sky utilize Twitter to promote their musical stylings and keep fans in tune with their movement. Recently, the twin duo took to the social-networking site to voice concerns over a stalemate they’re experiencing with their record label, Polo Grounds Music.

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Nina Sky gives their fans something to enjoy while they wait for their next album. Natalie and Nicole have released a video for their dance single “Beautiful People.” They described the concept on their new blog.

“‘Beautiful People’ is not just another video, it’s some insight into what’s been going on in our lives,” the duo wrote. “This includes rehearsals, live performances, and spending time with some of our FAVORITE people: family, friends, and fans. A lot of artists have a different definition of what ‘beautiful’ means. These are good times with the most important people in our lives and they represent the REAL definition of beauty.”

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Nina Sky parties with zombies in the animated video for Major Lazer’s “Keep It Goin’ Louder,” which also features Ricky Blaze. This is the U.K. version. A second clip was shot over the weekend in Los Angeles.

New York City’s infamous music venue S.O.B.’s was buzzing Wednesday night with fans eager to witness the sights and sounds of Nina Sky. While the release of their long-awaited sophomore album, Starting Today, is soon to come, the Queens-bred duo of Nicole and Natalie unveiled new tunes and versions of old ones in a concert event. Nola Darling, another duo, comprised of singing femcees, set the tone for the evening with their own energetic performance.

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