North West made her musical debut with a new song titled “Piercings on my hand”. As we all know, North is one of this generations most infamous nepo babies. Being a Kardashian kid and massive musician Kanye Wests daughter, it’s safe to say North has her fair share of nepotism. This leads me to wonder, does North really have musical talent? Or is she just a billionaire and the daughter of a man with 24 Grammys. So lets dive right in to this new song.
Many people across the internet have been awaiting North releasing music with the notion that since she is Kanye Wests daughter, she must have the same amount of musical talent. Despite his controversies, it is well known that Kanye west has an extremely loyal following, with people continuing to defend him despite the things he has said and did. It is clear that Kanye isn’t as mentally present as he was, and as a result Kanye has mostly stepped out of the public sphere. So now the only hope long term fans have for new music is North. It’s safe to say people already had high expectations for her music and expect an “old Kanye” standard, so in reviewing this song, it’s important to remember not only does North have big shoes to fill, she is also only 12 years old. These 2 factors should be kept in mind when thinking about this song.
Countless reviews of North Wests new song have been published, so let’s compare. As seen on the website Album Of The Year, the Conesus seems to be in the 70-79 range, 100 being the best, and 0 being the worst. Now on Rate Your Music, this song is ranked #78 out of 122 new releases at this point in 2026. And finally, “Piercing on my hand” currently has 870,000 streams on Spotify. Not bad for a 12-year-old!
What do teens like us think of her new song? Maylee Lazzaro (Junior), a listener of Kanye West says “Its not my style.” She adds, “But producing a beat and lyrics at 12 is pretty impressive”. As for my opinion, I personally wouldn’t add it to any of my playlists. But on the contrary, I do believe North and her parents should be proud of the fact their daughter created an entire song.
The fact that North has her own song at such a young age is impressive. Whether she got the opportunity from privilege or talent is debatable, but nonetheless “Piercing on my hand” is a considerable feat for a middle schooler to create and does demonstrate musical talent.
