No stranger to the headlines. Lana Del Rey has received her fair share of criticism throughout her rise to the top of the charts — but she hasn’t let it get her down.The “Doin’ Time” singer (born Elizabeth Grant) earned a strong following in 2011 after her ’50s and ’60s-inspired image caught the attention of young music lovers.
At the time of her big break, Del Rey raised eyebrows when she referred to herself as “a gangster Nancy Sinatra” and “Lolita got lost in the hood.”Del Rey’s early career was marked by accusations of cultural appropriation after she made several music videos that portrayed stereotypical characteristics of Native American and Latinx communities.
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