PRINCESS NOKIA - 1992 Deluxe 2xLP

Label: Rough Trade

Destiny Frasqueri (aka Princess Nokia) a newcomer anymore and really shouldn’t be underestimated. Despite a lot of cred coming from the indie scene, Frasqueri is clearly set to take on her peers in the hip hop world. Despite being her first full-length release, at 16 songs that showcase a level of skill that many of the scene’s top rappers took years to reach, Frasqueri will be sweeping the industry in a few years from now. These new tracks help prove that Nokia is one of the most creative and original rappers currently working today.

With a personal narrative and production style all her own, Princess Nokia makes 1992 Deluxe a whole new experience. This “Jewish, Puerto Rican, and a little bit Italian” rapper from New York, a “nerdy girl with nymphomanic tendencies”, who refers to Emily the Strange as well as cooking crack, delivers on her potential as one of 2017’s . Over gorgeous beats that range from head-nodding old-school loops to a vogueish kind of haunted industrial emo-trap, Princess Nokia asserts ownership of every part of her being.