Soundcloud artist “Princess Nokia” (aka Destiny Frasqueri) is known for her strong support of feminism, and her unique blend of trap rap and guitar. Hailing from New York, Princess Nokia has released multiple mixtapes; “Metallic Butterfly,” “Honeysuckle,” “1992” and a full-length studio album entitled “1992 Deluxe.”

Earlier this month she released her latest mixtape “A Girl Cried Red” under the Rough Trade record label. This mixtape is so different than her previous work and she experiments with so many different musical instruments that the sound is incredible.

The mixtape starts with “Flowers and Rope” and this track begins with a cute little acoustic guitar. The song then leads into her using a heavy 808 bass and the synthesizer beat compliments her voice nicely. Although this song is two minutes long I feel as if this was a great way to start off this mixtape. Her lyrics “life of a loner I wanted to win” gives a small detail about her past and how she felt while she was growing up.

This mixtape then moves onto “Your Eyes are Bleeding” which fuses a high hat with another fat 808 beat. The phrase “Smash my heart in pieces it looks so good on the floor” is introduced in this track, and Nokia uses this phrase repeatedly throughout this mixtape.

This phrase is used in the following tracks “For the Night,” “Look Up Kid,” and “Morphine” and I feel as though the phrase is used too much. Not only does the phrase sound hollow, but it also feels shallow almost as if anyone in the world could have said it. Unfortunately, this phrase is not powerful enough to incorporate in the following tracks, and I feel as though it's one of the main reasons this mixtape didn’t do very well.

My favorite song on this tape is “At the Top” and it is one of the more “in your face” tracks on this mixtape. Although Nokia identifies as bisexual, she shows aggression towards a male-dominated society and relates sucking dick to being powerless. She essentially gives a middle finger to society and anyone that attempts to tell her what to do or how to act.

I love the way her lyrics reflect a punk rock passion behind them and sticking it to “the man.” The album finishes with the song “Little Angel” where Nokia sings about how a small child has more hope in the world than she does.

I enjoy this mixtape because Nokia experiments with singing, rather than a harder rap that is apparent on her studio album. I love “1992 Deluxe” and the power/message that Nokia delivered, however, I love the emo-esque sound that she directed in this mixtape.

If she continues on this pattern of sing-rap, I hope that her singing ability improves because it can sound a bit nasally at times. This mixtape receives a solid 5 out of 10 and I would buy this on vinyl.