On the final of our 5 day hoedown at Mad Cool 2022, Princess Nokia takes to the Madrid Is Life essential stage to offer all of it she’s bought within the overwhelming Spanish warmth. With screaming and vocal tips, this Latin-infused, rap-punk star runs by way of all her eras and sounds – from her debut single ‘G.O.A.T’ to later viral hits.
We’re right here to let you know her 5 most rockstar moments of bad-assery from her Mad Cool 2022 present.
She turns into a punk princess
Princess Nokia has at all times had a glance to match the temper of every of her eras – whether or not it was her outsized trend of her ‘Tomboy’ days, or the adolescent vibe for her ‘All the pieces Is Stunning’ album run. For Mad Cool, full in cut-up Led Zeppelin tee, mini shorts, and studded belts, she seems as a rockstar – an actual punk princess. She’s prepared for battle and channelling her internal Intercourse Pistol as she high-kicks, screams and get the gang rowdy.
It was filled with Latin spirit
Catering to the gang in entrance of her, the Afro-Indigenous star of Puerto Rican descent speaks to the loving crowd in their very own Spanish tongue. “Vamos!” she screams at one level, and naturally we oblige. Proper after opener ‘S.H.I.T’, she lays down phrases of gratitude: “Gracias por venir todo el camino a verme!”, earlier than revealing her personal pleasure. Salsa-ing throughout the stage in her knee-high lace-up wrestling boots to ‘Brujeria’ by El Gran Combo, Princess Nokia is clearly revelling within the Latino spirit.
She brings Satisfaction into the competition
All through her set, Princess Nokia refers again to her “lesbian summer season” after detailing that she and her “faculty good friend of 15 years have reconnected and we had been inseparable, however we realised that it was as a result of we cherished one another, so now we’re collectively”. It’s Madrid Satisfaction this week within the metropolis, and the love for her elevating the visibility of queer individuals is palpable.
She stands for girls’s rights
By no means shying away from talking her thoughts and proudly owning, Princess Nokia offers Mad Cool a punchy ‘It’s Not My Fault’ a capella and reworks the second verse: “I’m eatin’ good meals, my physique too actual Properly not anymore, but it surely’s my physique and my alternative/So thoughts your enterprise”. She then ends along with her personal verdict on the latest Roe Vs Wade injustice: “Abortion and well being rights for everybody. Jesus Christ, the Supreme Courtroom actually has to do higher, it’s not my fault that I may give start, and if I don’t need to, it’s my fucking alternative.”
We’re all testing sex-positive
With sex-positive lyrics in tracks like ‘I Like Him’ (“I’m not a hoe / I’m not a slut / I wish to fuck and I certain wish to suck”) Princess Nokia’s is the proper set for these not afraid of sexuality, and for uplifting others to be a bit extra open. At one level, she strip-teases to ‘American Girl’ by Guess Who and messes round with a fan’s t-shirt as she offers them a front-row seat to the wildest present on the town. It was already 39 levels celsius, however Princess Nokia made it an entire lot hotter.
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