Drag Trap

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| artist = Yvie Oddly

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| label = Voss Music

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Drag Trap is the debut studio album by American drag performer Yvie Oddly,{{cite web |last1=Rude |first1=Mey |title=Yvie Oddly's Debut Album 'Drag Trap' Tells 'Rollercoaster' of Life |website=Out |date=October 26, 2020 |url=https://www.out.com/music/2020/10/26/yvie-oddlys-debut-album-drag-trap-tells-rollercoaster-lidw |accessdate=October 28, 2020 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101113429/https://www.out.com/music/2020/10/26/yvie-oddlys-debut-album-drag-trap-tells-rollercoaster-lidw |url-status=live }} released through Voss Music on October 23, 2020. Fellow RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Vanessa Vanjie Mateo is featured on "Hype".

Background

Yvie Oddly started working on the album following her appearance on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She has said, "My inspiration for Drag Trap comes from all sorts of places. When Season 11 aired and my life changed drastically I began writing raps to help me navigate my emotions. So the songs range from the pressures of fame, to my health, sex, and being a queer Black American ... and just everything I needed to get off my chest."{{Cite magazine|title=First Out: New Music From Julien Baker, Carlie Hanson, Slayyyter and More|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/9471753/julien-baker-carlie-hanson-new-music-first-out/|access-date=2020-10-29|magazine=Billboard|date=23 October 2020|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030124937/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/9471753/julien-baker-carlie-hanson-new-music-first-out/|url-status=live}}

Promotion

The title track was released as a single alongside a music video in August 2020.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Yvie Oddly Releases New Single 'Drag Trap'|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Yvie-Oddly-Releases-New-Single-Drag-Trap-20200821|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031101144/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Yvie-Oddly-Releases-New-Single-Drag-Trap-20200821 |archive-date=2020-10-31 |access-date=2020-10-29|website=BroadwayWorld|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-08-21|title=Exclusive: Yvie Oddly Debuts 'Drag Trap' Video and Talks Vegas Drama|url=https://www.pride.com/music/2020/8/21/exclusive-yvie-oddly-debuts-drag-trap-video-and-talks-vegas-drama|access-date=2020-10-29|website=Pride.com|language=en|archive-date=2020-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823110054/https://www.pride.com/music/2020/8/21/exclusive-yvie-oddly-debuts-drag-trap-video-and-talks-vegas-drama|url-status=live}} The music video for "Hype" features Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and camero appearances by Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, and Soju.{{Cite web |title=Check Out Yvie Oddly and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo's New Music Video for 'Hype' (Exclusive) {{!}} Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/check-out-yvie-oddly-and-vanessa-vanjie-mateos-new-music-video-for-hype-exclusive-148214 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=www.etonline.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428233730/https://www.etonline.com/check-out-yvie-oddly-and-vanessa-vanjie-mateos-new-music-video-for-hype-exclusive-148214 |url-status=live }} Yvie Oddly produced the music video for "Sick Bitch" with Willow Pill.{{Cite web |last=Mirza |first=Cleo |title=Drag Superstar Yvie Oddly Is One "Sick Bitch" |url=https://www.westword.com/music/drag-superstar-yvie-oddly-releases-new-music-video-11921508 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Westword |language=en |archive-date=2021-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215253/https://www.westword.com/music/drag-superstar-yvie-oddly-releases-new-music-video-11921508 |url-status=live }}

Reception

Cleo Mirza included Yvie Oddly in Westword's 2021 list of "Ten of the Best Denver Rappers". Mirza said about the album and artist, "It's funny, poignant, thoughtful and powerful, and she delivers some of the most dance-worthy beats of 2020. On Drag Trap, Oddly tackles real issues — like living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome — with humor and wit, but also proves she can get serious, as in the second half of the song "Karen," where she solemnly pays tribute to victims of police brutality. As one of the many artists striving to break boundaries between queerness and hip-hop, this hometown hero does Denver's LGBTQ+ community proud."{{Cite web |last=Mirza |first=Cleo |title=Ten of the Best Denver Rappers |url=https://www.westword.com/music/best-denver-rappers-2021-12039699 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Westword |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317082333/https://www.westword.com/music/best-denver-rappers-2021-12039699 |url-status=live }}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Drag Trap track listing

| total_length = 35:16

| title1 = Drag Trap

| note1 = featuring Neurotika Killz

| length1 = 4:36

| title2 = Chicken Dinner

| length2 = 2:57

| title3 = Hype

| note3 = featuring Vanessa Vanjie Mateo

| length3 = 3:22

| title4 = Watermelon Bubblegum

| length4 = 2:44

| title5 = Grind Me

| length5 = 2:57

| title6 = Sick Bitch

| note6 = featuring Willow Pill

| length6 = 4:03

| title7 = Gigging

| length7 = 2:35

| title8 = Take a Nap

| length8 = 3:32

| title9 = Karen

| length9 = 4:38

| title10 = Garbage Juice

| length10 = 3:52

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References

External links

[https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/10/28/yvie-oddly-drag-trap-album-songs-interview/ ‘Drag Race’s Yvie Oddly Spills The Tea On Each Song From Her Entrancing New Album ‘Drag Trap’] at Hollywood Life

Category:2020 debut albums

Category:Albums by American artists

Category:Voss Music albums