Princess Nokia

Destiny Nicole Frasqueri[13] (born June 14, 1992),[14] known professionally as Princess Nokia, is an American rapper and songwriter.

[39] In December 2018, Nokia released a "remastered and expanded version" of the album Metallic Butterfly, which includes three new bonus tracks.

[40] Stefanie Fernández of NPR deemed it an expression of Frasqueri's artistic and emotional versatility and praised how she "transcends them.

[46] Pitchfork described Everything Sucks as "locust swarm of angst, restless and frantic" and regarded Everything Is Beautiful as "warm and expansive" in comparison to the former.

[49] Nokia's musical style has been described as "experimental" and "eagerly floating between genres such as rap, soul, rock and house.

"[45] She lists rappers MC Lyte and Queen Latifah, girl group TLC, singer Shakira, as well as nu metal bands Korn and Slipknot as musical influences.

[52] Frasqueri identifies as bisexual and has stated such in a past interview and has also talked about how growing up near the queer community of New York City was an important part of her life.

[58] Later that year, a video of a woman throwing hot soup in a man's face who was calling "a group of teenage boys" a racial slur whilst on a subway journey to Brooklyn surfaced.

[65] In 2023, Frasqueri's former backup dancer and friend, Tommy Playboy, died after being hit by a train in New York City.