1992 Deluxe
On *1992 Deluxe*, Princess Nokia bloodies eardrums with steady word combinations, illuminating the Big Apple\'s African and Nuyorican diasporas. Self-identity and self-preservation are major themes. She manages stress levels (“Kitana”), gives a shout-out to rebel girls (“Tomboy”), and recalls her come-up (“Goth Kid,” “G.O.A.T.”). There are nods to current trends with a skittering hi-hat or two, but *1992 Deluxe* is a rugged, underground affair—all baggy pants and Timbs—capable of making a mid-\'90s backpacker weep with reverence.
On her newly reissued and expanded 2016 mixtape, Destiny Frasqueri—aka Princess Nokia—raps with granular detail about mysticism, childhood, and her native New York City.
New York MC Princess Nokia reprises her exciting and engaging 2016 mixtape with a new deluxe edition on Rough Trade.
Princess Nokia showcases confidence, grit and versatility on 1992 Deluxe. A re-issue of her 2016 mixtape, the remastered effort features eig...
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, from her weave (“It’s mine, I bought it” she says, adding to Solange in the canon of anti-hair-touching classics) to her “little titties and fat belly”.