In part two of Princess Nokia‘s interview with Snobette, the New York-born music creative weighs in on why the overall safer neighborhoods that come with gentrification haven’t benefited the people of color who originally lived there.
Nokia (real name Destiny Frasqueri) also goes into her musical roots, listing a wide range of influences from hardcore, to Mexican ska, ’80s and ’90s goth, punk and Krautrock, explaining her style as a teen was very Gothic, a look she has put behind her because of a change in spiritual beliefs.
She goes on to acknowledging while her upbringing gave her the skills of a hustler, she says intent is everything and “art is the playing field between angels and demons.” She finishes by discussing her first foray into the music world and the birth of Princess Nokia in 2013.
Check out part one of our exchange here:
