Noname, aka Fatimah Nyeema Warner, unleashed her new single “Song 32” at midnight Friday, the follow-up to the previously released “Song 31.” The Chicago rapper’s latest track is filled with her usual laid-back hip-hop grooves, but she takes no prisoners in her lyrics.
Collaborating once more with producer Phoelix and rapping over his silky-smooth beats, Noname touches on everything from American materialism to the story of Adam and Eve (“the truest sin was the pussy,” she notes). Her prowess as an artist and a cultural critic are undeniable as she raps, “I’m Obama pushing the button, in Libya, Pakistan / Humanly a hypocrite, the sinner and the civilian / The pettiest that gets, I’m America at its best.” Noname marries mellifluous sounds and pointed lyrics like no one else, but it’s to be expected from a rapper whose 2018 album Room 25 graced both Paste’s lists of best hip-hop albums of 2018 and best records from last year overall.
Listen to “Song 32” below and, further down, check out Noname’s upcoming tour dates.
Noname Tour Dates:
April
06 — Madrid, Spain @ Ballesta Club
08 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
10 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Hornstulls Strand
11 — Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall
13 — Berlin, Germany @ Gretchen
14 — Warszawa, Poland @ NIEBO
16 — Prague, Czech Republic @ Jazz Dock
17 — Wien, Austria @ Porgy & Bess
19 — Zurich, Switzerland @ Exil
20 — Milano, Italy @ Santeria Social Club
21 — Ma, Germany @ Alte Feuerwache Mannheim gGmbH
23 — Paris 20, France @ LA BELLEVILLOISE
25 — Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Razz 3
26 — Madrid, Spain @ Moby Dick
27 — Lisboa, Portugal @ LUX FRÁGIL
June
01 — Toronto, Canada @ RBC Echo Beach*
02 — New York, N.Y. @ Randalls Island
04 — Chicago, Ill. @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*
06 — Raleigh, N.C. @ Red Hat Amphitheater*
07 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park*
08 — New Orleans, La. @ Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square*
15 — Berkeley, Calif. @ Hearst Greek Theatre
16 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
July
12 — Louisville, Ky. @ Forecastle Festival
27 — Detroit, Mich. @ West Riverfront Park
28 — Detroit, Mich. @ West Riverfront Park
August
21 Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
(* = supporting Anderson .Paak)
