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Kreayshawn's 15 minutes of fame expired in 2011 when her chirpy Yay Area anthem "Gucci Gucci" drove the Internet nuts. So the worst thing about her debut is that it arrives a year too late. The highlights are "Blasé Blasé," where she flips off her many haters, and "Summertime," where she and V-Nasty describe a drug-fueled vacation in homoerotic terms. (Don't worry, guys -- she quickly adds that she's going "Left Ey3" on her cheating boyfriend.) Though Kreay tries mightily, she's too Twitter-ized to focus for 45 minutes; she should stick to EP-length blasts of energy like Flo Rida.

Bandmating: Kreayshawn and L1L' D3BB13 (video)

by Lauren Tabak

Welcome to Bandmating, Rhapsody's new show where we put bandmates in the hot seat to test how well they know each other. In this episode, we've got swag-rap sensation Kreayshawn and an unusually effusive DJ LIL D3BB13 (Lil' Debbie) coming out about snacking, sleeping, singing and of course, makin' whoopie.

Bay Area rapper/filmmaker Kreayshawns aesthetic is as compelling as it is bizarre: she's like an escapee from the Mickey Mouse Club raised by hip-hop kids on the streets of Oakland. As evinced by her ridiculously addictive YouTube hit Gucci Gucci, she makes music that can be as goofy as Salt-n-Pepa's and as graphicas Tyler, the Creator's. If she can develop a sound with appeal outside the insular swag-rap community which Columbia Records, who recently signed her, is betting she can then we may be witnessing the birth of one of the most puzzling, controversial pop stars since Lady Gaga.

Garrett Kamps