“Beyond her undoubted talent, Princess Nokia‘s greatest strength is her versatility. Predominantly a rapper, currently enjoying a come-up on the back of her breakthrough ‘1992 Deluxe’ album last year, Destiny Frasqueri is also an artist, activist, model, podcaster and icon-in-waiting. Her music shape-shifts too, with the 25-year-old New Yorker shedding numerous aliases while veering freely between ”
“The latest mixtape from Destiny Frasqueri pulls from her love of emo and alt-rock. It’s an underdeveloped but strangely addictive left-turn.”
“Princess Nokia's love for the emo scene can't really be doubted, but A Girl Cried Red more often than not borders on unintentional parody.”
“Rapper Destiny Frasqueri has always embraced her outsider status. ‘1992 Deluxe’ – the shiny reissued version of her breakout tape as Princess Nokia – was all personality. Oddball anthems like ‘Tomboy’ and ‘Different’ were proud, messy declarations of self. Every bar taught its audience something about her. She had the dexterity to detail the abuse she faced at foster homes right after shouting out”
