Princess Nokia: Metallic Butterfly

This is your brain wave reaching the fifth dimension
This is the metamorphosis of the twenty-second century
Transmitting a higher frequency for the world to thrive on
Welcome to Metallic Butterfly, where you are now free
On this planet, you are now released of all plague, hate, and disease
You are now one with yourself and the master creator
It is time that you utilize your greatest potential before it is taken from you forever

-Dimensia

It’s interesting that this is Princess Nokia’s first album from 2014. It's so present and relatable even today in 2019. It just shows how talented she’s always been. Metallic Butterfly is a collection of the fifth dimension. It's full of diverse sounds and techniques. One track can sound like a dreamy futuristic dream and another will bring you back to her ancestors, reminding you of where her power comes from. Not to mention the tracks that remind you she has bars and is from the Bronx, so she’s not afraid to but you in your place, which Princess Nokia is known for.

Seraphims: this dreamy dance instrumental circles around you. “I am woman, I don’t break. I bend.”

Young Girls: Listening to this track especially with all the fuckery of R. Kelly and the lack of protection of our young girls of colour. The message here is loud and clear. “Young girls, they need their own respect.” With the sounds of Native singing in the background, it reminds you how sacred our young girls are.

Bikini Weather/ Corazon en Afrika: I love the energy to this song. I also love the fact that she has an Afro Latinx/ Caribbean vibe on this album in general because motherfuckers be acting like they forgot we exist. (Yes, we are here!)

It's amazing to see Princess Nokia evolve throughout her musical career and for it to come full circle with the re-release of Metallic Butterfly. Every album is like a different side of Princess Nokia, she writes and sings what she feels, what's important for women/femme/poc queer folks and I’m extremely down for it all.