Yung Rapunxel
April 16, 2013
Yung Rapunxel is the title of a song by the U.S. rapper Azealia Banks. It first appeared on April 16, 2013 on all major download portals as the first single from her debut album Broke With Expensive Taste ( 2013).
Background
First ideas to Yung Rapunxel already emerged at the end of 2011. Banks contacted producer Lil Internet via SoundCloud, after hearing some of his original songs on its side. The two musicians met in New York, where they recorded the first demos for the song in various recording studios and hotel rooms. Involved in the songwriting were Azealia Banks, Kevin James, Premro Smith and Chandron Moore. The concept of the song, however, was revised again and again as soon as Banks and Lil Internet met again.
When asked whether the song had changed significantly during the development process, Lil Internet said:
" In terms of the beat, it is not really. [ ... ] The real intention what for it to be something chaotic, something kinda to [ ... ] make room for a new start, [ ... ] did really embodies the pinnacle of all the chaos and fear and anger [ ... ] and just how difficult it is to really exist in this world right now. I think Yung Rapunxel is really about that and about that side of her personality [ ... ] The songs is Supposed to be about the Embodiment of chaos and did what always what it what about in the beginning. "
"As for the beat, it does not. We really wanted something chaotic created something that makes room for something new that embodies the peak of chaos, fear and anger and how difficult it is to hold its own in this world today. Yung Rapunxel is about and from this side of their [ Banks ] personality. The song is supposed to be an incarnation of chaos, and that was it from the beginning. "
Banks first announced on January 28, 2013 Yung Rapunxel as the first single of their debut album Broke With Expensive Taste on. In March 2013 Banks put the song on their Soundcloud page and unveiled the artwork of the song. This indicates a held in black and white portrait of the rapper, who has his mouth wide open. In addition, their eyes are replaced by copies of her mouth. Banks wears a necklace with the letters of their last name on it. In the bottom of the screen the title of the song is (stylized as # YUNGRAPUNXEL ) to see. The release of the song was postponed several times, is, however, the world in April 2013.
Critics votes
Critics were divided on over Yung Rapunxel. MTV Buzzworthy called the song a solid Hip -House Banger ("a bona fide hip -house banger "). Ray Rahman ( Entertainment Weekly ) titled the song as " first class " ("a doozy "). Marc Hogan of Spin Magazine described the song as a "house -rap hybrid" and likened Banks singing style with " the fury of Kelis ' Caught Out There. " (Translated: the wrath of Kelis '. Caught Out There )
Robert Copsey, the reviewte the song for digitalspy, gave him two out of five stars and wrote:
" So tired of all this drama, ' she [ sings ], before giving her a severe tongue- lashing haters on the shouty and head- spinning chorus. While we're almost Certain they've givenName up caring by this point, the result june have scared off whatever fans she quietly HAS. " "
" So tired of all this drama, " she sings, before neatly says her envious people in the loud chorus and head twisting their minds. The result will also put off the last of her fans when at all nor for interest until then [ the song ]. "
Music Video
The shooting of the video began on 22 February 2013. Premiere of the video was to coincide with the release of the song on April 16, 2013. Director of the video is Jam Sutton.
The three minutes and thirty-six second video shows Banks in a street battle with police as she rides a mechanical bull, shots of flying owls, as well as scenes in which portrait shots of Banks are to see where their eyes are replaced by copies of her mouth, rapping alternating with her mouth to the music and singing. Recurring elements in the video are some eyes and a rotating yin- yang symbol.
Billboard recognized in the video a tribute to Aaliyah Are You That Somebody wrote, it lifted Banks ' " nightmarish '90s -inspired style" show.