Cartoons (Cupcakke song) explained

Cartoons
Cover:Cupcakke - Cartoons.png
Type:single
Artist:Cupcakke
Album:Ephorize
Genre:Drill
Length:2:31
Label:Self-released
Producer:Turreekk
Chronology:Cupcakke
Prev Title:Exit
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Quiz
Next Year:2018

Cartoons is the second single by American hip hop artist Cupcakke from her third studio album Ephorize. The song was released on November 10, 2017[1] via TuneCore.[2] It received recognition from Cardi B, with the rapper posting a line from the song on her Twitter.[3] [4]

Background

CupcakKe announced a single would be coming on November 10, 2017 via her Twitter page.[5] "Cartoons" was then released as a digital download.[6] "[7] [8]

Promotion

"Cartoons" received a music video on November 18, 2017.

Critical reception

The Musical Hype wrote "'Cartoons'" opens mysteriously, with quirky, 'seedy-sounding' production that foreshadows the heat that's about to drop. Expectedly, cupcakKe enters turned up to the nth degree. The rhymes are quick, hard AF, and not nearly as childish or playful as the title might suggest. Even so, cupcakKe does deliver a cartoonish, catchy hook:If I see carats-carrots like Bugs Bunny / I’m Batman, robbin’-Robin for the money / Strip her, bare feet like the Flintstones / Make a Tom and Jerry whole way home / I’m a snack so I attract Scooby Doo’s / Give ‘em Smurf dick, that’s balls blue / I don’t look for niggas so fuck Waldo / Bitch, I’m cocky like Johnny Bravo."[9] Andrew Matson from Mass Appeal commented, "Lyrically, 'Cartoons' is a flex-a-thon, with a chorus name-checking all kinds of cartoon characters CupcakKe makes the formal concept sound easy [...] Rhymes seem to come naturally to her, whether freeform or based on a theme." "Her flow is incredible as she raps over a unique beat filled with all sorts of metallic percussion. Her lyrical capabilities are as great as ever as she combines her sex positivity with some braggadocios bars" wrote The Next Wave Chicago.[10] XXL calls it "a more traditional, hammering drill track that finds her firing off a barrage of flamboyant, quick-witted flexes in an impressive display of breath control."[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New single "Cartoons" now available for purchase!!!. MonHOE. Marilyn. November 9, 2017. CupcakKe Rapper. November 10, 2017. https://archive.today/20171219122013/https://twitter.com/CupcakKe_rapper/status/928835996258635776. December 19, 2017. live. mdy-all.
  2. News: New Music Friday: November 10, 2017 – TuneCore. November 10, 2017. TuneCore. January 18, 2018. January 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010719/https://www.tunecore.com/blog/2017/11/new-music-friday-november-10-2017.html. live.
  3. Web site: @iamcardib tweets lyrics from cupcakKe - Cartoons. Cardi B. November 20, 2017. January 6, 2017. April 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210406032333/https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/932503867660668928. live.
  4. News: Baseball Bats and Bentleys in CupcakKe's "Cartoons" Video. November 21, 2017. Mass Appeal. January 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010843/https://massappeal.com/cupcakkes-cartoons-video/. January 18, 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: 11/10/17pic.twitter.com/6ikP3KCmdU. MonHOE. Marilyn. November 6, 2017. @CupcakKe_rapper. January 18, 2018. November 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033329/https://twitter.com/CupcakKe_rapper/status/927642622004428805. live.
  6. News: Review: CupcakKe – 'Ephorize'. January 15, 2018. Spin. January 18, 2018. January 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010838/https://www.spin.com/2018/01/cupcakke-ephorize-album-review/. live.
  7. Web site: Ephorize Is CupcakKe's Major Breakthrough. January 18, 2018. January 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113223622/http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/ephorize-is-cupcakkes-major-breakthrough.html. live.
  8. Web site: 'Cartoons' by CupcakKe Review. Pitchfork. November 14, 2017. February 25, 2018. January 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190610/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/cupcakke-cartoons/. live.
  9. News: cupcakKe, 'Cartoons' Track Review - The Musical Hype. November 13, 2017. The Musical Hype. January 18, 2018. January 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118064554/https://themusicalhype.com/cupcakke-cartoons-track-review/. live.
  10. Web site: Listen to CupcakKe's New Incredible Single "Cartoons". thenextwavechicago.com. January 18, 2018. January 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118123937/https://www.thenextwavechicago.com/2017/11/listen-to-cupcakkes-new-incredible-single-cartoons/. live.
  11. Web site: CupcakKe Comes Correct on Her Versatile 'Ephorize' Album - XXL. XXL Mag. January 18, 2018. January 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118050102/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/01/cupcakke-ephorize-album-review/. live.

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