Queen Elizabitch
Queen Elizabitch is the second studio album by American rapper CupcakKe. It was self-released on March 31, 2017 via TuneCore. The album was preceded by its leading single "Cumshot". Background and release. On March 28, CupcakKe revealed the album cover and track listing. "Queen Elizabitch" was self-released on March 31, 2017. On April 8, the album was briefly removed from streaming services due to a production discrepancy, but returned days later. Composition. According to "Pitchfork" writer Briana Younger, album opener "Scraps" features "disquieting keys and decaying synths". "33rd" has been described in "The Fader" as an  all-out pop banger. "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". She pointed to "Tarzan" as a drill track, 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. Promotion. Singles. "Cumshot" was released as a digital download on February 24, 2017 as the album's lead single. Music videos. "Cumshot" received a music video on March 10, 2017. "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". "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". "CPR" received a music video on May 29, 2017. "Biggie Smalls" came out with a music video on June 16, 2017. "33rd" received a video on July 2, 2017. "Barcodes" received a music video on July 17, 2017 . "Scraps" received a music video on August 8, 2017. Critical reception. "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." The album was included on "Rolling Stone"s "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017" list at position 17.