Charleston rapper Trim has kicked off a whole discourse by getting onstage and crowning herself “the princess of rap” and “the princess of Charleston” during a recent hometown show. The 19‑year‑old, who’s been building buzz with TikTok‑friendly tracks like “Guapo” and a “Boat” remix featuring fellow viral names Buna B and YK Niece.
She then doubled down online afterwards with posts like “It’s impossible to take this tiara from me” and “Everyday I wake up with a throne on my head.” Clips reshared by The Shade Room Teens and local outlets show her shouting out the title onstage, then posing in a literal tiara while teasing a “POPSTAR” era in her captions.
Reaction has been predictably split, with one side of the comments loving the audacity and the other side accusing her of moving too fast and borrowing too heavily from Nicki Minaj’s cadence and styling. Under The Shade Room’s post, fans are arguing over which newer women in rap really deserve “princess” status, throwing out their own favourites and turning Trim’s claim into the latest front in the eternal “who’s next” female‑rap ranking war.
@emoochickzzz She needs to be herself 😭 like girl this is NOT you 😭 #foryou #itsmstrim #nickiminaj
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For now, she seems unbothered by the noise, using the debate as promo while pushing more clips, freestyles and performance snippets across TikTok and Instagram.
What’s clear is that Trim is positioning herself in the same lane as a lot of Gen‑Z Southern rap girls who are willing to claim a crown before the charts catch up, betting that confidence and virality will do the rest.
Whether she grows into the “princess of rap” title or not, the moment has given her a visibility bump well beyond Charleston, with radio pages and blogs now treating her as one to watch rather than just another viral local. WDKX has a simple recap, including the stage clip and key quotes, in its story on how Trim sparked a social‑media debate by “claiming the throne”.
