Rico Nasty Declares Rock-Infused Album ‘Deadly’

Rico Nasty is able to shake issues up once more. The boundary-pushing rapper has introduced her new rap-rock album, Deadly, set for free up on Might 16 via Fueled via Ramen.

The venture marks a daring new route for the Maryland-born artist, who has constructed a profession mixing hip-hop, punk calories, and choice sounds into a mode she’s dubbed “sugar entice.” The venture marks her first full-length free up since 2022’s Las Ruinas and sees Rico totally embracing the rap-rock hybrid she’s been hinting at for years.

The Feb. 20 announcement comes along the discharge of the album’s lead unmarried, “Teethsucker (Yea3x),” a grunge-fueled song that arrives with a chaotic, high-energy track video. The visible, shot in crisp gradual movement, options Rico drenching a crowd with a water hose, embodying the rebellious spirit of the file.

In a observation, Rico Nasty described the album as a birthday celebration of self-confidence and defiance. “This album is set being assured and announcing f— everyone else. It’s about getting doorways slammed on your face and other folks telling you to check out it their method over and over, and also you keep true to your self and it really works. That’s what this venture is. It’s an ode to your self.”

The 15-track album will proceed Rico’s genre-defying method, which has made her one in all hip-hop’s maximum unpredictable voices. She first experimented with punk and steel influences on Nightmare Holiday (2020), which featured the raging “OHFR?” and the electro-punk-infused “STFU.” She took issues even additional on Las Ruinas (2022), incorporating parts of hyperpop, business, and alt-rock.

Past the studio, Rico has been actively mixing hip-hop and rock in her reside performances, lately traveling with digital punk duo 100 gecs and participating with genre-fluid artists like Denzel Curry, Doja Cat, and hyperpop manufacturer Dylan Brady.

The Deadly tracklist comprises titles like “Soul Snatcher,” “Grave,” and “Son of a Gun,” and the album is now to be had for pre-order, together with a limited-edition silver noticed blade vinyl.