I thought why save it for another project? It was the same material that I wrote when I did the album. It wasn’t available on any streaming services or anything, and I just really wanted to put out 1992 again with a proper release. 1992 the original version only was available on a personal website of mine. PRINCESS NOKIA: I made the eight new songs directly after I recorded 1992. STEREOGUM: When you put out the 1992 Deluxe, did you already know what songs you wanted to add or what tweaks you wanted to make? From dissing white supremacy and xenophobia in “ABCs Of New York” to institutionalized misogyny on “Receipts,” Princess Nokia is a voice against inequality and prejudice amidst a background of hard-hitting trap triplets and pointed electronic drumbeats. Her music is a safe haven for the spectrum of identity, as she embraces every aspect of herself even if society systematically tries to silence that beauty. Her shows are a safe space for LGBTQ+, women, and people of color. She’s a proud Afro-Puerto Rican woman that showcases the intersectionality of her identity, exposing that we can be more than a 2-D representation of ourselves.
The new deluxe version of that release features an additional eight tracks that are consistent with Nokia’s admiration for NYC (“ABCs Of New York” and “Brick City”) and ’90s nostalgia (“Goth Kid”).įrasqueri’s music scans as mostly autobiographical, but at times it’s only ostensibly so, as she explores alternative and even fantasy versions of herself. She’s been writing music and releasing videos consistently since then, highlighted by 2014’s Princess Nokia full-length Metallic Butterfly and last year’s 1992.
Born and raised in New York City, the 25-year-old began releasing music as Wavy Spice on SoundCloud in 2012. Even through the phone she comes across as an innovator, business mogul, and badass as she articulates her art and vision.ĭestiny Frasqueri has gone by a few names in her musical career including her birth name, an imagined sixth Spice Girl called Wavy Spice, and her most well-known moniker, Princess Nokia. She has been touring for the last year and a half and remains ridiculously busy, but in this rare free moment she’s chatting about 1992 Deluxe, Rough Trade’s expanded re-release of last year’s breakout mixtape 1992. “Hello, baby, how are you doing,” Princess Nokia greets me on the phone.
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