Queen Elizabitch
Queen Elizabitch | ||||
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Studio album by CupcakKe | ||||
Released | March 31, 2017 | |||
Genre | Hip hop[1] | |||
Length | 38:52 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
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Singles from Queen Elizabitch | ||||
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Queen Elizabitch is the second studio album by rapper CupcakKe. It was self-released on March 31, 2017 via Tunecore.
Background and release
On March 28, CupcakKe revealed the album cover and track listing.[2] Queen Elizabitch was self-released on March 31, 2017.[3]
On April 8, the album was briefly removed from streaming services due to a production discrepancy, but returned days later.[4]
Composition
According to Pitchfork writer Briana Younger, album opener "Scraps" features "disquieting keys and decaying synths".[5] "33rd" has been described in The Fader as an "all-out pop banger".[6] Pitchfork's Younger also described "Biggie Smalls" as a body-positive song about beauty standards and eating disorders, and its production as a "jungle-like trance".[5] She pointed to "Tarzan" as a drill track,[5] while she and The Fader as well as Stereogum referred to the album closer "Reality Pt. 4" as an a capella track reflecting on Cupcakke's life and politics.[5][6][7]
Promotion
Singles
"Cumshot" was released as a digital download on February 24, 2017 as the album's lead single.[5][8]
Music videos
"Cumshot" received a music video on March 10, 2017.[9] "Reality Pt. 4" received a black-and-white music video on April 19, 2017. The visual was described by Pranav Trewn of Stereogum as "dark".[7][10] "Quick Thought" received a music video on May 14, 2017. It was directed by Brandon Holmes. According to Peter Helman of Stereogum, the video features CupcakKe as the leader of a "colorful stick-up crew armed with bright red guns".[11][12] "CPR" received a music video on May 29, 2017.[13] "Biggie Smalls" came out with a music video on June 16, 2017.[14] "33rd" received a video on July 2, 2017.[15] "Barcodes" received a music video on July 17, 2017.[16] "Scraps" received a music video on August 8, 2017.[17]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10[5] |
Pitchfork writer Briana Younger wrote of the album thus: "The amazingly explicit Chicago rapper has begun to embody the totality of her experience on record. Social issues, violence, and wild sex are all approached with the same fiery conviction."[5] The album was included on Rolling Stone's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017" list at position 17.[18]
Track listing
Adapted from the iTunes album credits.[3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Scraps" | 3:24 |
2. | "33rd" | 3:40 |
3. | "CPR" | 3:28 |
4. | "Author" | 3:24 |
5. | "Quick Thought" | 3:25 |
6. | "Biggie Smalls" | 3:51 |
7. | "Barcodes" | 3:01 |
8. | "Cumshot" | 3:29 |
9. | "Civilized" | 3:01 |
10. | "Toys "R" Us" | 2:29 |
11. | "Tarzan" | 3:05 |
12. | "Reality, Pt. 4" | 2:34 |
References
- ↑ "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. December 22, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ↑ Wass, Mike (March 27, 2017). "CupcakKe Unveils The Cover Of New LP, 'Queen Elizabitch'". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- 1 2 "Queen Elizabitch by cupcakKe on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ Lee, Christina (April 8, 2017). "Cupcakke's 'Queen Elizabitch' Taken Down From Streaming Services". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Younger, Briana. "CupcaKke: Queen Elizabitch". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- 1 2 Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (March 31, 2017). "Listen To CupcakKe's New Album Queen Elizabitch". The Fader. The Fader Media. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- 1 2 Trewn, Pranav (April 19, 2017). "CupcakKe – "Reality Pt 4" Video". Stereogum. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Cumshot - Single". iTunes. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ↑ "CupcakKe - Cumshot (Official Music Video)". YouTube. March 10, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ↑ "CupcakKe - Reality Pt 4 (Official Music Video)". YouTube. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ↑ "CupcakKe - Quick Thought (Official Video)". YouTube. May 14, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ↑ Helman, Peter (May 14, 2017). "CupcakKe – "Quick Thought" Video". Stereogum. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ↑ "CupcakKe - CPR (Official Music Video)". YouTube. May 29, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ↑ "CupcakKe - Biggie Smalls (Official Music Video)". YouTube. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ↑ cupcakKe (July 2, 2017). "CupcakKe - 33rd" – via YouTube.
- ↑ cupcakKe (July 17, 2017). "CupcakKe - Barcodes" – via YouTube.
- ↑ cupcakKe (August 8, 2017). "CupcakKe - Scraps" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. December 22, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.