1992 DELUXE

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Destiny Frasqueri released her first single, Bitch I'm Posh, in 2012 under the alias Wavy $pice. Since then, the artist known as Princess Nokia has become one of the rap world's biggest phenomena in just a few years. Proud of her Puerto Rican heritage, the young American symbolizes a generation of DIY artists who fearlessly push boundaries. "While young people my age are busy doing drugs, being narcissistic online, and reveling in superficiality, I have one foot deeply rooted in my beliefs and my culture." After exploring cyberpop, afrofuturism, soul, and electro, Princess Nokia returns to the sound of her Harlem childhood: hip-hop. A hip-hop with committed and energetic lyrics. She defies gender stereotypes and even aims to dismantle them with punchy phrases. She rejects numerous major label contracts and chooses to make her tracks and her famous mixtape 1992 available to everyone online. This strategy has paid off handsomely, as her concerts sell out worldwide. Today, a new version of 1992 is being released on the independent label Rough Trade, immersing us in the history of New York and the hip-hop culture she identifies with, thus confirming her as one of the future major figures in American rap. "What if Princess Nokia was the future queen of feminist rap?" Les Inrocks "The reign of Princess Nokia begins…" Modzik