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\n\tRico Nasty<\/a> is ready to shake things up again. The boundary-pushing rapper has announced her new rap-rock album, Lethal<\/em>, set for release on May 16 through Fueled by Ramen.<\/p>\n \n\tThe project marks a bold new direction for the Maryland-born artist, who has built a career blending hip-hop, punk energy, and alternative sounds into a style she\u2019s dubbed \u201csugar trap.\u201d The project marks her first full-length release since 2022\u2019s Las Ruinas<\/em> and sees Rico fully embracing the rap-rock hybrid she\u2019s been hinting at for years.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Feb. 20 announcement<\/a> comes alongside the release of the album\u2019s lead single, \u201cTeethsucker (Yea3x),<\/a>\u201d a grunge-fueled track that arrives with a chaotic, high-energy music video. The visual, shot in crisp slow motion, features Rico drenching a crowd with a water hose, embodying the rebellious spirit of the record.<\/p>\n \n\tIn a statement, Rico Nasty described the album as a celebration of self-confidence and defiance. \u201cThis album is about being confident and saying f\u2014 everybody else. It\u2019s about getting doors slammed in your face and people telling you to try it their way again and again, and you stay true to yourself and it works. That\u2019s what this project is. It\u2019s an ode to yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe 15-track album will continue Rico\u2019s genre-defying approach, which has made her one of hip-hop\u2019s most unpredictable voices. She first experimented with punk and metal influences on Nightmare Vacation<\/em> (2020), which featured the raging \u201cOHFR?\u201d and the electro-punk-infused \u201cSTFU.\u201d She took things even further on Las Ruinas<\/em> (2022), incorporating elements of hyperpop, industrial, and alt-rock.<\/p>\n \n\tBeyond the studio, Rico has been actively blending hip-hop and rock in her live performances, recently touring with electronic punk duo 100 gecs and collaborating with genre-fluid artists like Denzel Curry, Doja Cat, and hyperpop producer Dylan Brady.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Lethal<\/em> tracklist includes titles like \u201cSoul Snatcher,\u201d \u201cGrave,\u201d and \u201cSon of a Gun,\u201d and the album is now available for pre-order, including a limited-edition silver saw blade vinyl.<\/p>\n