Poundcake (album)
Poundcake | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 14, 2016 | |||
Length | 40:47 | |||
Label | Producer Entertainment Group | |||
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Poundcake is the second studio album by American drag performer and recording artist Alaska Thunderfuck, released by Producer Entertainment Group on October 14, 2016. "Puppet" served as the lead single.[1] The album features drag queens Adore Delano, Miss Fame, and Jackie Beat.[2] Delano also appears in the music video for "The T".[3]
Composition
The album's title and the song "Puppet" refer to the "foul-mouthed" puppet Lil' Poundcake, a "beauty pageant competitor from hell" created by Alaska and Lineysha Sparx on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race;[3] Alaska later dressed like Lil' Poundcake on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[1] Billboard's Patrick Crowley described "The T" as "tea-spilling" and "Minaj-esque"; the song features fellow Drag Race alumna Adore Delano.[3]
Release and promotion
Poundcake was released by the record label Producer Entertainment Group on October 14, 2016. The album was promoted by a music video for "Puppet", which served as the lead single. The music video tells the story of Lil' Poundcake; according to Billboard's Patrick Crowley, "After losing a beauty pageant of sorts, a crazed Gertrude Poundcakenstein goes on a crime spree. Joined by her sidekicks, Jiucy Liu and Chocolate Puddin, she robs a bank and wreaks havoc on Lower Manhattan."[1] The video references fellow alumna Roxxxy Andrews and features cameos by pornographic film actors Rocco Steele and Boomer Banks.[1] The music video for "The T" premiered on October 13 and features Adore Delano.[3]
Track listing
- "The T" (featuring Adore Delano) – 3:24
- "Let's Do Drag" (featuring Lady Red Couture) – 2:52
- "Slaytina" – 4:00
- "Stun" (featuring Gia Gunn) – 3:07
- "Puppet" – 3:12
- "O, Brasil..." – 0:41
- "Come to Brazil" – 3:40
- "Diamond in the Rough" – 3:38
- "High" – 3:18
- "Chicken" (featuring Miss Fame) – 3:03
- "Race Chaser" – 3:46
- "I Invented That" (featuring Jackie Beat) – 3:10
- "It Is What It Is" (featuring Nick Laughlin and Jeremy Mark Mikush) – 2:48
Track listing adapted from the iTunes Store.[4]
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] | 3 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 28 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[7] | 4 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Crowley, Patrick (September 16, 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' All-Star Alaska Drops New Music Video for 'Puppet'". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Album review: Alaska 5000 – Poundcake – Vada Magazine". Vada Magazine. 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ a b c d "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Winner Alaska Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Her 'Puppet' Video". Billboard. October 14, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Poundcake by Alaska Thunderfuck on Apple Music". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Alaska Thunderfuck Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Alaska Thunderfuck Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Alaska Thunderfuck Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-27.