Princess Nokia

Frasqueri identifies as Afro-Indigenous and is of Puerto Rican descent. When Frasqueri was two, she lost her mother to AIDS. Between the ages of nine and sixteen, she was in foster care, during which her foster mother was physically abusive. She subsequently started writing rhymes. == Career ==

2010–2018: Early career and career beginnings In 2010, Frasqueri recorded and released her first song, titled "Destiny", under the stage name Wavy Spice on her SoundCloud page, and later released the song on her YouTube channel in mid-2012. Subsequently, she released her second song, titled "Bitch I'm Posh". She next released "YAYA", a song that chronicles her Taíno ancestry. She later released the singles "Vicki Gotti" and "Versace Hottie". and introduced the character with the song "Nokia". The name was inspired by the brand of the Obama phone she was eligible for as a low-income earner under the Lifeline Program. On May 12, 2014, Frasqueri released her debut studio album, titled Metallic Butterfly, which debuted on Vice and SoundCloud. On September 8, 2017, she released her second studio album, 1992 Deluxe, an expanded version of her 2016 mixtape, 1992. It peaked at number 25 on the US Billboards Heatseekers Albums chart. NME listed it as the 32nd best album of 2017. Nokia debuted a radio show on Apple's Beats 1 Radio on February 18, 2018. Episodes aired every other Sunday and allowed listeners to get acquainted with the inner workings of Nokia's mind. The show has a total of six episodes labeled "The Voices in My Head with Princess Nokia." In September 2018, she was chosen as one of the six ambassadors by Maison Margiela to promote their new fragrance, Mutiny. In December 2018, Nokia released a "remastered and expanded version" of the album Metallic Butterfly, which includes three new bonus tracks. That same year, she released a mixtape titled A Girl Cried Red. Stefanie Fernández of NPR deemed it an expression of Frasqueri's artistic and emotional versatility and praised how she "transcends them." 2019-2022: Everything Sucks And Everything is Beautiful In 2019, Nokia had her debut performance as an actress in the independent film Angelfish. In September 2019, she released a song titled "Sugar Honey Iced Tea (S.H.I.T.)". It was described as "a bouncy, empowering bop built around dismissive lyrics about Nokia's enemies." In February 2020, Nokia released two albums: Everything Sucks and Everything Is Beautiful. 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. In March 2021, Nokia released a music video for the song, titled "It's Not My Fault". The single was released through Arista Records and marked the first one Nokia released through a major label. In 2022, she voiced LaBrea, LaCienega's cousin in The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. 2025-Present: GIRLS In 2025, Princess Nokia signed a label and management deal with independent NYC-based label Artist House. She released her single "Drop Dead Gorgeous" on June 27, 2025 and was included on the New Music Fix Playlist on BBC Music R6. Her second single "Blue Velvet" was released on September 2, 2025 On 12 October 2025 Princess Nokia made her first UK TV appearance on Later... with Jools Holland performing a medley of the Blue Velvet and Medusa tracks. Her album "GIRLS" was released on October 10, 2025. == Artistry ==

Nokia's musical style has been described as "experimental" and "eagerly floating between genres such as rap, soul, rock and house." Nokia also cites hardcore, punk, and rave cultures as influences for her performances. == Personal life ==

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. The early stages of Princess Nokia's musical career began through performing at gay clubs, as she gained popularity among the gay nightlife scene. She also identifies as a gender non-conforming person and uses both they/them and she/her pronouns. She has also referenced being on the autism spectrum in multiple songs, including her song "Period Blood". Frasqueri is a strong supporter of intersectional feminism, founding the Smart Girl Club with Milah Libin, a podcast where she discusses healthy living and urban feminism. She is a practitioner of Santería, and has shared her own experience with clairvoyance and spirituality that she infuses her music with. In 2017, Frasqueri punched a male concertgoer at the University of Cambridge, whom she accused of mouthing "dirty obscenities" at her. She later told the crowd that "that's what you do when a white boy disrespects you". Frasqueri took responsibility for the incident, saying that "everybody on the train backed [her] up". In 2023, Frasqueri's former backup dancer and friend, Tommy Playboy, died after being hit by a train in New York City. == Discography ==

Studio albums Extended plays Mixtapes • Honeysuckle (2015, as Destiny) • 1992 (2016) • A Girl Cried Red (2018) Singles As lead artist As featured artist Other certified songs ==Filmography==

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