Rico Nasty Introduces New Album RX With “Cupcake”

A reunion with her longtime collaborator Kenny Beats, with contributions from 100 Gecs’ Dylan Brady

July 3, 2026

Rico Nasty has reunited with producer Kenny Beats, who is now calling himself Kenneth Blume, for her new album, RX. It’s out July 24. Lead single “Cupcake” marks a return to Rico’s signature “sugar trap” sound following her 2025 rap-rock LP Lethal. Below, watch her joyride in an off-roader in the song’s Miggy-directed video.

“I missed someone that was honest with me,” Rico said of working with Blume again in a press release. “And I missed someone who knew me back then, before I had any success. I felt like if I’m going to get back to doing me, I should go back to someone who can be real with me, somebody who’s not too serious or draining.” 100 Gecs’ Dylan Brady also contributed to the LP and produced a song called “Kiss N Makeup.”

Blume added, “From the day we met, no one has made me laugh harder or pushed me further out of my comfort zone. RX feels like homecoming. This project is a reminder of where she came from, what made us all fans; and a scary look at how much better she KEEPS getting.”

Blume produced Rico’s breakout single, 2018’s “Smack a Bitch,” as well as half of that year’s Nasty. In 2019, the two collaborated on the joint mixtape Anger Management. Rico recently appeared in the Elle Fanning-led Apple TV series Margo’s Got Money Troubles as KC, an OnlyFans content creator who performs under the name WangMangler.

Read about Anger Management at No. 43 in The 50 Best Albums of 2019.

RX:

01 CDG Foams

02 Frenzy

03 Rotation

04 Cupcake

05 Blow Your Nose

06 Runway

07 Butthead

08 Kiss N Make Up

09 Rituals

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