ARTISTcupcakKe

cupcakKe is a Chicago rapper born Elizabeth Eden Harris in 1997. At 14, she began writing religious-themed poetry and performing in local churches. She later turned her poems into rap and uploaded the tracks to YouTube. In 2015, she began writing sexually explicit material. “Vagina” and “Deepthroat” spread online and both appeared on her debut mixtape, Cum Cake, released in February 2016. That year she also released S.T.D (Shelters to Deltas), whose title refers to the years she spent in homeless shelters, and the album Audacious. These early releases received praise from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, MTV News, and hip-hop websites.

In 2017, she appeared on Charli XCX’s “Lipgloss,” released on the mixtape Number 1 Angel, and put out Queen Elizabitch. Ephorize followed in 2018, reaching number two on the Heatseekers chart and the Top 20 of the Billboard Independent Albums chart. That year she also released Eden, featuring the singles “Quiz” and “Blackjack.” In 2019, she issued several singles, including “Squidward Nose.” The following year, “Discounts” marked a career high according to the biography, topping streaming charts and entering the Top Ten of the Billboard Digital Songs chart.