In merely four words she manages to cleanly define the sounds and lyrical content of Metallic Butterfly. She proudly declares that she is “one with the birds and the trees” and a “supernatural princess, anime queen”. Transitioning from a tribute to her significance in the universe as a whole, Nokia perfectly encapsulates every facet of Destiny’s personality, delving deeper into her individuality and expression.
She declares that she is not a superstar, but merely stardust, an extension of the universe. Destiny then transitions into Felicity Island, an acknowledgement of her true self. While it is not an overt contribution to the themes such as nature and technology, exploring one’s emotion is crucial in identifying oneself with greater ideals, which is demonstrated in the track.
In the midst of discussing her experiences and perspective on nature and technology, Destiny provides insight to her vulnerability, demonstrating the individual complexity of humans. Hearing this as a teenager made me long for a lover I’d never had, as if missing a piece of myself. The song is heartfelt and beautiful, yet heartbreakingly so.
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With references to the relationship of Khal Drogo and Daenerys Targaryen of the series Game of Thrones, she expresses her longing of escaping into a state of peace with her romantic partner. Destiny assured listeners that while she is a spiritual being, with dreams to access a higher plane, she assures listeners that her roots are planted firmly in the soil that partially shaped her into who she is.ĭestiny slows down once more to sing sadly, yet lovingly of her lover at the time. She refers to herself as “the kingpin of the matrix world”. The multifaceted young woman laments of sidekick cell phones, Xanga, HTML coding, and binary coding. She quickly transitions into her cybergirl, hacker persona, previously unknown by fans, Princess Nokia. While Biohazard Butterfly has slightly different lyrical content, it allows one to see how Destiny saw herself at the time a creature of earth tainted by the industrialism and destruction of what she knows as home a sacred place. She sings of nature, motherhood, and the essential existence of women and girls. While Seraphims features Destiny lamenting on the protection she feels from angels and otherworldly entities, Young Girls is a beautifully ecofeminist track bursting with pride of one’s womanhood and femininity. She sings softly of her connection with nature, her ancestry, and her spirituality. Destiny wastes no time in delving into her emotional vulnerability on Hands Up, with a seamless transition into Seraphims, Young Girls, and Biohazard Butterfly. The intro features one verse with an almost three dimensional sound, her voice echoing in a seemingly boundless world. “Welcome to Metallic Butterfly where you are now free” is a line spoken in the tape’s intro track Dimensia a track that welcomes listeners to experience her vision of the future and spiritual enlightenment. I would have never thought to have a non stagnant existence without Metallic Butterfly. I listened to the mixtape daily for years along with Junglepussy and Dai Burger tapes it reminded me that it was okay to exist as more than one person. It encouraged me to explore aspects of myself I’d never considered worth acknowledging. It was earth shattering to me as a teenage girl who had yet to figure herself out. I was 14 when I initially discovered Princess Nokia. While the sounds of the tape were quite a contrast to her previous works, it fully enraptured me. This was hardly a setback as she proceeded to release Metallic Butterfly in 2014.
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However due to legal disputes caused by uncleared production and sampling the full project was never officially released. Under the moniker Wavy Spice, Destiny intended to release her debut mixtape School Girl Kingpin: The Double Sided Mixtape-which features tracks Yaya and The Butterfly Knife prequel in 2013. The track is essentially a reiteration of the title, yet somehow it represents who she was at the time she lived a life of style and self established glamour. Destiny Frasqueri, initially known as Wavy Spice quickly became an underground female rap sensation with the release of her second 2012 single ‘Bitch, I’m Posh’. Princess Nokia declares herself a child of mother nature and simultaneously a tech aficionado on her debut mixtape Metallic Butterfly.
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