Azealia Banks is not being dropped from Interscope despite the rumors to that affect after her use of an anti-gay slur on Twitter directed at blogger Perez Hilton, reports Clash. Here’s how they say things ultimately got ugly: The past week has been a dramatic time for Azealia Banks. Even by her own standards, a [...]
Azealia Banks, Rap’s 2012 ‘It Girl’, Calls Rap ‘Unladylike’
December 30, 2012 | Posted by
Azealia Banks wants to stop rapping in the future in order to focus on other musical styles, because she thinks rapping is ‘kind of tacky’. In an interview with HypeTrak, Azealia said that she would like to focus on other musical styles as well as rapping, adding that rapping is ‘unladylike’ despite being easy. She [...]
Azaelia Banks Boycotts Dolce & Gabanna for Racist Imagery
October 23, 2012 | Posted by
Artist Azealia Banks will be staging a boycott of Italian designer Dolce & Gabanna, harshly criticizing the spring 2013 collection the company debuted last month. Present in the collection are caricatures of women of color, printed on dresses and made into earrings. Dolce & Gabbana chose to send out only white models during their showcase, [...]
Azealia Banks Caught Up in Another Twitter Feud
September 27, 2012 | Posted by
Azealia Banks is caught in another Twitter feud, this time with a remixer named Munchi over the song ‘Esta Noche.’ The song, which appears on the ’212′ rapper’s mixtape ‘Fantasea,’ was supposed to be released on Tuesday via iTunes but Munchi thwarted those plans. According to Complex, Munchi didn’t give permission for Banks, or her [...]
Azealia Banks Takes Us Back to ’1991′ – Video
September 4, 2012 | Posted by
Azealia Banks reminisces on a vintage year with this new video for “1991.” The year she was born. (Wow, that’s just mindblowing.) It’s interesting to see how we all love to recreate and rose-tint eras that we relate to even when we have no actual recollection of those times. But here, Azealia does a pretty [...]
‘It’ Girl Azealia Banks Launches Limited Edition MAC Lipstick
August 27, 2012 | Posted by
Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj are just a few of the pop stars who have partnered with MAC in the past, so Banks is in good company and is quickly establishing herself as a rising star. When you nail a major cosmetics partnership like this, it’s pretty indicative that pop culture is paying attention to [...]
Azealia Banks’ Debut Album Release Pushed to February 2013
August 21, 2012 | Posted by
“212″ rapper Azealia Banks’ much-anticipated debut album won’t land in 2012 reports Billboard. “Broke with Expensive Taste” will arrive on February 12, 2013, the musician announced on Twitter. It was previously scheduled for September. “I have ALOT of REALLY excitin ish happening in btwn! it will ALL make sense as these things start to unravel,” [...]
Azealia Banks Fires Back in Vibe Cover Story
August 10, 2012 | Posted by
Rapper Azealia Banks is stunning as she lays on the chest of electronic dance music super producer Diplo on the cover of this month’s Vibe magazine. While her music has garnered her the attention of music fans across the world, it’s her mouth that has the spotlight here in America. When asked whether she felt [...]
Rihanna, Nas, Azealia Banks SHUT IT DOWN In London For Hackney Weekend
June 25, 2012 | Posted by
Rihanna, Nas and Azealia Banks hit the stage over the weekend in London for the BBC Radio 1 Hackney musical festival. In addition to appearing during Jay-Z’s set on Saturday, last night, Rihanna headlined at Hackney Weekend in London last night. Jay-Z turned up during her entrance and the duo performed “Run This Town” once [...]
