Queen Elizabitch
2017 studio album by Cupcakke
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Queen Elizabitch is the second studio album by American rapper CupcakKe. It was self-released on March 31, 2017. The album was preceded by its leading single "Cumshot". However, the album's track "CPR", got attention from the video-sharing app, TikTok. The song received over 100 million streams on the music-streaming app Spotify.
Background and release
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], and was performed live at Lollapalooza 2017 alongside Charli XCX[14]. "Biggie Smalls" came out with a music video on June 16, 2017.[15] "33rd" received a video on July 2, 2017.[16] "Barcodes" received a music video on July 17, 2017.[17] "Scraps" received a music video on August 8, 2017.[18]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[5] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | B+[19] |
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.[20]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Scraps" | Elizabeth Eden Harris | Harris | 3:24 |
| 2. | "33rd" | Harris | Def Starz | 3:40 |
| 3. | "CPR" | Harris | Harris | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Author" | Harris | Harris | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Quick Thought" | Harris | Harris | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Biggie Smalls" | Harris | Def Starz | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Barcodes" | Harris | Def Starz | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Cumshot" | Harris | Def Starz | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Civilized" | Harris | Harris | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Toys "R" Us" | Harris | Harris | 2:29 |
| 11. | "Tarzan" | Harris | Harris | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Reality, Pt. 4" | Harris | Harris | 2:34 |
| Total length: | 38:52 | |||