A Girl Cried Red
If you’re familiar with *1992 Deluxe*, which gave shouts to Emily the Strange and sleeping in cemeteries, you already know Princess Nokia isn’t your average rapper. *A Girl Cried Red* is a needle-scratch moment for the underground MC as she trades raw bars for raw feelings. One of the New York native\'s best lines—“Smash my heart in pieces/It looks so good on the floor”—becomes a recurring, jet-black motif that floats through some of the songs. “Morphine,” “For the Night,” and “Little Angel” smoothly merge hip-hop and delicate emo, touched by simple guitar and heartfelt confessionals.
The latest mixtape from Destiny Frasqueri pulls from her love of emo and alt-rock. It’s an underdeveloped but strangely addictive left-turn.
New York rapper Princess Nokia wears her heart - and influences - on her sleeve on new emo-inspired mixtape 'A Girl Cried Red'
Princess Nokia is known for her versatility as an artist, but this year, she's starting off with her new mixtape, A Girl Cried Red, which st...
The follow-up to Princess Nokia's breakout mixtape '1992' is a homage to her love of emo/pop-punk growing up - it doesn't necessarily showcase all of her strengths.
'A Girl Cried Red' by Princess Nokia: Princess Nokia transcends genre with mixed results in our review of 'A Girl Cried Red'