five female rappers that need to be on your playlist
Princess Nokia released two new antithetical albums last month (Feb 2020), one named ‘Everything Is Beautiful’, and the other named ‘Everything Sucks’. These albums celebrate Nokia’s contradictory identity, embodying her belief that women (and men) should be allowed to observe their personal diversity. ‘Everything Is Beautiful’ features 2019 hit ‘Sugar Honey Iced Tea (S.H.I.T)’, in which Nokia’s defiant lyrics are supported by sassy saxophone and gospel choral elements. ‘Gemini’ provides an introspective look into both Nokia’s appreciation of her dichotomic personality, and the setbacks it sometimes causes.
Full of disturbing intervals and punky distortion, ‘Everything Sucks’ is a complete contrast to the saxophone samples and peppy beats of ‘Everything Is Beautiful’. Princess Nokia is another essential female rapper to pay attention to, and despite criticism about her indecisive persona, like she says in Gemini,
‘I'm such a free spirit
That I don't fucking care.’