CupcakKe

Biography

Elizabeth Eden Harris (born May 31, 1997), known professionally as Cupcakke (often stylized as cupcakKe or CupcakKe; pronounced "cupcake"), is an American rapper and singer-songwriter known for her hypersexualized, brazen, and often comical persona and music.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cupcakke began her career as a rapper in 2012 by releasing material online. She drew attention in 2015 when she released two music videos, "Vagina" and "Deepthroat×Deepthroat2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Deepthroat3:21", on YouTube that went viral; the songs were later included on her debut mixtape, Cum Cake×Cum Cake2 February 2016 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks1Vagina3:272Search3:073Pedophile2:174Yo Lost4:405Deepthroat3:206Life3:567Exceptions3:068Reality, Pt. 21:599Jumpman Remix2:2610Darling3:0111Hot Nigga Freestyle2:1712Furniture2:0713Image3:2214Pinocchio1:4915Chiraq Remix1:4216Tit for Tat2:1317Diss2:4618Juicy Coochie2:44 (2016), which was included on Rolling Stone's list of the Best Rap Albums of 2016 at number 23. A second mixtape, S.T.D×S.T.D19 June 2016 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Best Dick Sucker2Cool Fuck3Opportunity4Motherlands5Doggy Style6Reality, Pt. 37Portions8O.C.D9Sweet N Low10Odd11Distraction12Interruption13Panda Remix (Shelters to Deltas), released in 2016, preceded her studio albums: Audacious×Audacious14 October 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Homework Intro1:462Mistress2:353Budget2:584Lgbt2:415Spider‐man Dick3:486Picking Cotton3:307Cock a Doodle Doo3:448Ace Hardware4:299Keep Hoes Alive2:0910Birth Mark3:1911Lime2:1112Jesus3:26 (2016), Queen Elizabitch×Queen Elizabitch31 March 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Scraps3:24233rd3:413CPR3:284Author3:245Quick Thought3:266Biggie Smalls3:517Barcodes3:018Cumshot3:299Civilized3:0110Toys “R” Us2:3011Tarzan3:0512Reality, Pt. 42:35 (2017), Ephorize×Ephorize5 January 2018 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks12 Minutes3:132Cartoons2:313Duck Duck Goose3:144Wisdom Teeth2:415Crayons3:126Cinnamon Toast Crunch4:027Exit2:488Self Interview2:549Navel2:3710Spoiled Milk Titties3:2711Total3:1412Post Pic3:2913Meet And Greet2:5814Single While Taken2:4915Fullest3:39 (2018), and Eden (2018).
Aside from a brief retirement at the end of 2019, Cupcakke has been steadily releasing standalone singles, such as "Squidward Nose×Squidward Nose11 January 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Squidward Nose3:10" (2019), "Discounts×Discounts26 June 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Discounts2:56" (2020), "Mosh Pit×Mosh Pit16 April 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Mosh Pit2:25" (2021), and "H2hoe×H2hoe31 May 2022 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1H2hoe3:06" (2022). After 6 years since her last full-length release she released her fifth studio album Dauntless Manifesto×Dauntless Manifesto28 June 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Grilling Niggas II3:042Connect 43:003Water Balloon3:304Rock Paper Scissors3:115Dora2:156Queef2:257Aura2:438Dui2:169Double Homicide1:5710Little Red Riding Good3:1611Cody3:0012Nun Nun2:1513Yawn2:2314Dementia3:1315Backstage Passes2:1716Cruella3:29 (2024). Her sixth studio album, The Bakkery×The BakKery24 October 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1The Silverback Wife2:432Ballerina Coupe2:293One of My Bedbugs Ate My Pussy2:534Fist Me1:435Rubik's Cube2:246New Nigga Now3:167Ufo2:458Go Get 'em2:289Moan-a Lisa3:0010Akeelah2:5611Snowman1:4612Cat in the Hat2:1113Rapunzel2:3014Alcoholic3:3315Sloppy Joe3:0116Soccer Mom2:52 (2025), followed the year after.

Early life

Elizabeth Eden Harris was born on May 31, 1997, in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised on King Drive, near Parkway Gardens. Harris was raised by a single mother and spent nearly four years in Chicago's homeless shelters starting at age seven. In the lyrics of her song "Ace Hardware", Harris recounts her experiences struggling with depression and being raped by her father, who is a pastor. She has referred to her father as a "deadbeat", "con artist", and "child molester." She attended Dulles Elementary School with other established Chicago rappers such as Lil Reese and Chief Keef. She got an early start into music and poetry at the age of ten by her involvement in her local church. It was also there that she got her start in performing, where she would perform for her local pastors by reciting poetry about her Christianity and faith.
When she was 13, she met a fellow churchgoer who encouraged her to turn the poetry into rap music, and she became infatuated with the art form. She cites 50 Cent, Lil' Kim, and Da Brat as early influences to her musical style.

2012–2016: Early output, Cum Cake, S.T.D (Shelters to Deltas), and Audacious

Harris released her first music video, "Gold Digger" onto her official YouTube channel around 2012. She was only 15 at the time of its release. The original video has since been deleted. Over the next few years, she continued to release original music, as well as freestyles using beats from other artists through her YouTube channel, where she has amassed over 1.2 million subscribers.
In October 2015, the official music video for her song "Vagina" was released on YouTube via YMCFilmz. According to Cupcakke, she wrote the song because she was inspired by Khia's dirty rap song "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" from 2002. One month later, Harris released "Deepthroat×Deepthroat2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Deepthroat3:21" on her own channel. Within weeks, the two videos went viral on YouTube, Worldstar, and Facebook. The songs later became singles for Harris' debut mixtape, Cum Cake×Cum Cake2 February 2016 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks1Vagina3:272Search3:073Pedophile2:174Yo Lost4:405Deepthroat3:206Life3:567Exceptions3:068Reality, Pt. 21:599Jumpman Remix2:2610Darling3:0111Hot Nigga Freestyle2:1712Furniture2:0713Image3:2214Pinocchio1:4915Chiraq Remix1:4216Tit for Tat2:1317Diss2:4618Juicy Coochie2:44, which was released in February 2016. Its release was also supported by further singles such as "Juicy Coochie", "Tit for Tat", and "Pedophile". A writer for Pitchfork, which included it on "9 Rap Mixtapes You Might Have Missed This Year", called the mixtape a "well rounded introduction to a skilled writer" and said it used songs "about love, loss, and hardship with its more explicit tracks to create a full profile of the up-and-coming Chicago rapper". "Pedophile" was also specifically noted for its "blunt commentary" on sexual assault.
In June 2016, Harris released her second mixtape, S.T.D×S.T.D19 June 2016 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Best Dick Sucker2Cool Fuck3Opportunity4Motherlands5Doggy Style6Reality, Pt. 37Portions8O.C.D9Sweet N Low10Odd11Distraction12Interruption13Panda Remix (Shelters to Deltas). It was preceded by the single "Best Dick Sucker×Best Dick Sucker21 April 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Best Dick Sucker2:30". Other tracks, such as "Doggy Style" and "Motherlands", were also later released as singles. The mixtape was listed among Rolling Stone's "Best Rap Albums of 2016 So Far".
In October 2016, Harris released her debut studio album, Audacious×Audacious14 October 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Homework Intro1:462Mistress2:353Budget2:584Lgbt2:415Spider‐man Dick3:486Picking Cotton3:307Cock a Doodle Doo3:448Ace Hardware4:299Keep Hoes Alive2:0910Birth Mark3:1911Lime2:1112Jesus3:26. The album was preceded by the single "Picking Cotton", which was described by MTV News as "a protest song about racist cops". Other tracks on the album such as "Spider-Man Dick" and "LGBT" were accompanied by music videos. In an interview Harris stated that she made the song "LGBT" "...strictly for the gay community to know that they are loved and don't need to feel judged."

2017–2018: Queen Elizabitch, Ephorize and Eden

In February 2017, Harris released "Cumshot", which served as the lead single to her second studio album. On March 7, English singer-songwriter Charli XCX premiered her song "Lipgloss", which featured Harris. The song was later included on XCX's mixtape, Number 1 Angel, which was released on March 10.
Her second studio album, titled Queen Elizabitch×Queen Elizabitch31 March 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Scraps3:24233rd3:413CPR3:284Author3:245Quick Thought3:266Biggie Smalls3:517Barcodes3:018Cumshot3:299Civilized3:0110Toys “R” Us2:3011Tarzan3:0512Reality, Pt. 42:35, was released on March 31, 2017. The Fader described it as "the type of nasty rap that made her a viral sensation, alongside all-out pop bangers like '33rd' and the confessional a cappella freestyle 'Reality, Pt. 4'." Stereogum also noted that the album "sees CupcakKe engaging with the current political climate and radio trends in a way that could help her cross over to a more mainstream audience".
On April 7, 2017, Queen Elizabitch was removed from online streaming services and digital music stores due to an illegal backing track that Harris had purchased from what she described as a "shady producer". She soon announced on Twitter that Queen Elizabitch would be re-released on April 16. She then released the singles "Exit" and "Cartoons×Cartoons10 November 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Cartoons2:31" in November 2017.
Her third studio album, Ephorize×Ephorize5 January 2018 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks12 Minutes3:132Cartoons2:313Duck Duck Goose3:144Wisdom Teeth2:415Crayons3:126Cinnamon Toast Crunch4:027Exit2:488Self Interview2:549Navel2:3710Spoiled Milk Titties3:2711Total3:1412Post Pic3:2913Meet And Greet2:5814Single While Taken2:4915Fullest3:39, was released on January 5, 2018. Exclaim! called it "her most polished work to date" and noted that "she still slides in plenty of deliciously dirty one-liners throughout the new record." HotNewHipHop commented that "Ephorize might be one of the most introspective bodies of work she's dropped off to date." Pitchfork called it Cupcakke's "best album yet, with terrific production and a barrage of raps that reveal Elizabeth Harris to be far more than her hilarious and absurdly raunchy one-liners." She released music videos for the songs "Duck Duck Goose" and "Fullest". The former features her "showing off an extensive collection of dildos as well as a souvenir Statue of Liberty."
On November 9, 2018, Harris released her fourth studio album, Eden. She released music videos for the lead single "Quiz", and for the following singles "Hot Pockets×Hot Pockets22 June 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hot Pockets3:00" and "Blackjack×Blackjack3 August 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Blackjack3:12".

2019–2023: Hiatus and standalone singles

On January 8, 2019, Harris was reportedly taken to a hospital in Chicago after tweeting that she was going to commit suicide. In a tweet posted the next day, Harris wrote "I've been fighting with depression for the longest. Sorry that I did it public last night but I'm ok. I went to the hospital & I'm finally getting the help that I need to get through, be happy, & deliver great music. Thanks for all the prayers but please don't worry bout me."
On January 11, 2019, the single "Squidward Nose×Squidward Nose11 January 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Squidward Nose3:10" was released, and on February 21, a music video for the song featuring John Early premiered. On April 17, 2019, Harris released a remix of Lil Nas X's song "Old Town Road", titled "Old Town Hoe", on her YouTube channel, and its music video the following day.
In September 2019, Harris made several posts on social media criticizing several artists such as Camila Cabello (she accused Cabello of racism) and Shawn Mendes, followed by her retirement announcement in an Instagram Live video. She stated, "This live is going to be the last video that y'all [will] see of me. I am completely done with music". She said that she would no longer be releasing music to the public and that she would be removing her music from all streaming platforms. She stated that she was disturbed to see children in videos and young people at her shows singing along to her explicit songs, and felt she was corrupting the youth with her raunchy songs. Harris also told fans that she has a "very bad gambling addiction" and that she had lost $700,000 at a casino in September 2018. Harris' Instagram and Twitter accounts were deactivated after the livestream ended. Her music remained available on streaming platforms.
On November 7, 2019, Harris came out of retirement after a 40-day absence on all social media platforms with a tweet; "Jesus fasted for 40 days & so did I...... Nov 16th". On March 6, 2020, Harris released a new single, "Lawd Jesus×Lawd Jesus6 March 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Lawd Jesus2:10". Harris uploaded her first video to YouTube since her previous deletion of all videos on her channel the previous year, with the double video for singles "Grilling Niggas×Grilling Niggas20 September 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Grilling Niggas2:55" and "Lawd Jesus", on May 13, 2020.
On June 1, 2020, Cupcakke released the single "Lemon Pepper×Lemon Pepper31 May 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Lemon Pepper2:52" with half of the proceeds going towards the Minnesota Bail fund. Another single, "Discounts×Discounts26 June 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Discounts2:56" was released on June 26. The song received critical acclaim, peaking at number 78 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart and number 80 on the UK Singles Sales Chart, becoming her first single to do so. "Discounts" also reached number one on the US iTunes chart, which is her first song to do so. She is also the only female rapper to have a number-one song on the iTunes chart with no label.
On December 16, 2020, Harris received significant media attention after releasing "How to Rob (Remix)×How to Rob (remix)16 December 2020 · Single · RemixSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1How to Rob (remix)1:47", a diss track. It was released on YouTube and sees Harris take aim at Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Lil' Kim, among others. The song received positive reviews.
On March 1, 2021, "Deepthroat×Deepthroat2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Deepthroat3:21" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which denotes five hundred thousand units based on sales and track-equivalent on-demand streams. It is her first song to be certified by the RIAA. In June, Rolling Stone magazine reported that Harris will be co-hosting the upcoming OutTV reality show Hot Haus with Tiffany Pollard, which will mark the rapper's TV hosting debut. Harris said of the casting decision, "As soon as I heard what this show stood for, owning your sexuality and talent, I knew I had to be involved."
Later that same year, her songs went viral on TikTok, mainly in the form of remixes; she later joined the platform because of it to promote her single 'Marge Simpson×Marge Simpson24 September 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Marge Simpson3:04'.
On May 31, 2022, Harris released the singles "Good Puss (Remix)" with Cobrah, "PTPOM (Shemix)" with Tay Money & ShantiiP, "H2Hoe×H2hoe31 May 2022 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1H2hoe3:06", and "HDBG (Shemix)" with Erica Banks and Tweeday, in release order. In December, she would jokingly get her lawyers to combat cupcakKe remixes.
Within 2023, she would release two more songs before her return in 2024, both being "Lizzo Shemix×Lizzo Shemix7 April 2023 · Single · RemixSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Lizzo Shemix2:19" with Layton Greene & Moone Walker, and "ABRACADABRA×ABRACADABRA17 November 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1ABRACADABRA2:50" with Borgore and Chase Icon.

2024–present: Dauntless Manifesto and The Bakkery

On June 23, 2024, Harris announced her fifth studio album, Dauntless Manifesto×Dauntless Manifesto28 June 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Grilling Niggas II3:042Connect 43:003Water Balloon3:304Rock Paper Scissors3:115Dora2:156Queef2:257Aura2:438Dui2:169Double Homicide1:5710Little Red Riding Good3:1611Cody3:0012Nun Nun2:1513Yawn2:2314Dementia3:1315Backstage Passes2:1716Cruella3:29, marking her return to the industry after a six-year hiatus from full-length projects. Released independently on June 28, 2024, the album was a critical success. Lucas Martins of Beats Per Minute praised its diversity in "flows, production, and genre," while Sam Franzini of Clash described the work as "dizzying" and "consistently surprising." Fernando García of Jenesaispop highlighted the balance of sexually charged lyrics with a "strong conviction for social justice," specifically citing "Dementia" and "Grilling Niggas II" as standouts. While Anthony Fantano offered a more mixed review, noting that the serious moments sometimes felt "out of place" against her established lyrical "script," Arthur Diaz of SLUG deemed it her "most thoughtful project." Singles such as "Backstage Passes" and "Little Red Riding Good" achieved significant viral popularity on TikTok.
To support the release, Harris embarked on the Dauntless Manifesto Tour. The tour featured three legs: the first two spanned the United States and Canada, while the third extended to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Norway, concluding on January 22, 2025. This was followed by the CupcakKe Live tour, which ran in two parts from March to May and August to December 2025.
On June 9, 2025, Harris released "One of My Bedbugs Ate My Pussy×One of My Bedbugs Ate My Pussy9 June 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1One of My Bedbugs Ate My Pussy2:52" as the lead single for her sixth studio album, The Bakkery×The BakKery24 October 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1The Silverback Wife2:432Ballerina Coupe2:293One of My Bedbugs Ate My Pussy2:534Fist Me1:435Rubik's Cube2:246New Nigga Now3:167Ufo2:458Go Get 'em2:289Moan-a Lisa3:0010Akeelah2:5611Snowman1:4612Cat in the Hat2:1113Rapunzel2:3014Alcoholic3:3315Sloppy Joe3:0116Soccer Mom2:52. Announced on October 17 and released on October 24, 2025, the album was noted for its genre fluidity, incorporating elements of hip house, hyperpop, afrobeats, and electropop. Critics from Legends Will Never Die praised the project as her most "hilariously written" work, showcasing a "sharpened witty pen" that examined power, money, and body politics through the lens of desire.
The album's reception was largely positive, appearing on several "Best Albums of 2025" lists. Acclaimed tracks included the 2000s-inspired "Alcoholic," the hip house-influenced "UFO," and the rap-heavy "Ballerina Coupe" and "Akeelah." The song "Moan-a Lisa" was specifically lauded by fans for its vocal performance and production. In February 2026, Harris launched The Bakkery Tour, which achieved major commercial success, selling out every date across its North American run through April 2026.

Philanthropy

In mid-2024, Harris donated approximately $15,000 to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund with the aim of providing aid and raising awareness about human rights violations in Gaza, as well as showing solidarity with Palestinian organizations. Following the release of the album “The Bakkery×The BakKery24 October 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1The Silverback Wife2:432Ballerina Coupe2:293One of My Bedbugs Ate My Pussy2:534Fist Me1:435Rubik's Cube2:246New Nigga Now3:167Ufo2:458Go Get 'em2:289Moan-a Lisa3:0010Akeelah2:5611Snowman1:4612Cat in the Hat2:1113Rapunzel2:3014Alcoholic3:3315Sloppy Joe3:0116Soccer Mom2:52,” Harris spoke out about the lack of mainstream media coverage of humanitarian situations in Palestine and the Congo.