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Princess Nokia Talks Inspiration Behind NYX Cosmetics Collab, Setting Boundaries for Self-Care & New Ventures

Jhoni Jackson — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:17:08 +0000

Destiny Frasqueri (a.k.a. Princess Nokia) plays cards with her dad while we talk over the phone. “Stop falling asleep! Wake up!” she says at one point. At another, he chimes in to support a point she’s made. Elated at our congratulating her recent collab with NYX Professional Makeup, Princess Nokia says thank you, and adds,

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Princess Nokia Releases NYX Cosmetics Shine Loud Lip Kits

Lucas Villa — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:10:33 +0000

Princess Nokia is getting into the cosmetics game. Today (Jan. 25) the singer announced the release of her collaboration NYX Cosmetics x Princess Nokia. Princess Nokia’s fans can now pick up lip kits that she had a hand in putting together. Among the lip kits available are Cafe con Leche, Y2K Hottie, Miss Thing and

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Hundreds of Artists and Organizations Sign Letter to Repeal NYC’s Law 50-A

Julyssa Lopez — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 22:23:11 +0000

Both houses of the New York State Legislature passed a bill to repeal New York Civil Rights Law section 50-A—which keeps police disciplinary records from the public—as hundreds of artists and art organizations signed an open letter urging Governor Cuomo to commit to repealing the statute. The letter includes signatures from actors and musicians, including

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REVIEW: Princess Nokia Is Vulnerable & Flirty in Sensitive Romantic Drama ‘Angelfish’

Monica Castillo — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 21:03:24 +0000

Imagine New York City in the early ’90s. It’s a big place to lose yourself or lose others. Meeting up is harder when you have to play phone tag through landlines. Perhaps you’re more likely to stay in familiar places and avoid those you can’t look up on a map on your phone. Not many

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TRAILER: Princess Nokia Makes Her Film Debut in Romantic, Coming-of-Age Film ‘Angelfish’

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:48:00 +0000

Nuyorican rapper Princess Nokia is making her feature film debut, but don’t expect her rapping moniker to appear anywhere in the credits for upcoming film Angelfish. For her first big screen outing, she’ll go by Destiny Frasqueri. The change in credit speaks to the way Frasqueri wants audiences to see her acting work as removed from her

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Princess Nokia Is Playing a Free Show In Puerto Rico With Audri Nix, Las Bellaqueens & More

Jhoni Jackson — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 22:57:13 +0000

Nuyorican rapper Princess Nokia announced tonight via Instagram her first-ever concert in Puerto Rico – for free – taking place tomorrow at the University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras campus. Entry to the all-ages event, which Nokia organized through the student collective Grupo de Trabajo de Género, will be on a first-come, first-served basis. An

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Producers Accuse Princess Nokia of Lifting Beat for “Mine” After She Called Out Ariana Grande’s “7 rings”

Caitlin Donohue — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 20:13:48 +0000

Princess Nokia may have gotten a little more discussion about creative rights than she bargained for when she called out Ariana Grande’s “7 rings” last week. After Nokia claimed the pop star took more than just inspiration from the rapper’s “Mine” off her influential 2017 mixtape 1992, producers KRS and Oshi jumped in to suggest

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Princess Nokia Calls Out the Resemblance Between Her Song “Mine” & Ariana Grande’s “7 rings”

Isabelia Herrera — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:35:54 +0000

Ariana Grande has been gradually teasing her next album thank u, next for months, and the latest preview of that project is “7 rings,” a pop-rap single where the 25-year-old star flaunts her wealth. The song draws on plenty of influences, from The Sound of Music to Notorious B.I.G. But when the song dropped at midnight, plenty

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Princess Nokia Teases New Song “Balenciaga”

Isabelia Herrera — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 18:44:44 +0000

New York rapper Princess Nokia may have just reissued her beloved 2013 album Metallic Butterfly, but you can bet that she has been quietly toiling away at brand new material for months now. The rapper better known as Destiny Frasqueri rang in the new year by sharing some of the new material she’s been working on

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Princess Nokia Re-Releases Debut Album ‘Metallic Butterfly’ With 3 New Bonus Tracks

Cheky — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:16:03 +0000

New York rapper Princess Nokia wowed the world with her 1992 mixtape and, more recently, her emo-inspired A Girl Cried Red EP. Now British imprint Rough Trade is re-releasing her debut full-length, 2014’s Metallic Butterfly, to remind us of the artist’s raw beginnings. Available for the first time on all streaming services, the remastered and

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