Gone are the days of the bouncy, electro jam that was "212." Azealia Banks' newest single "Yung Rapunxel" is a drastic turn from her previous material, showing us a foreboding, yet bizarre side that has us wondering what exactly was her inspiration for the video. The rapper, who at the beginning of the year came under fire for her views regarding homosexuality and, more recently, has had beef with everyone from A$AP Rocky to The Stone Roses, certainly does not hold anything back for the video of the aforementioned...
I don't like to take time to understand hip-hop feuds too much, because if I did, I'd have time to do nothing but read their tweets and let's be real, “ain't nobody go time for dat.” But... when the words “with an appearance by Diplo” come into the works, let's just say I'm willing to take a look at the video (seriously, have you seen him?). New York artist Azealia Banks made a video for her song “No Problems” during her time in Miami playing Ultra Music Festival. Between her concert and rapping while on...
After releasing a quick fire tease of an EP in June, treating the media to some newsworthy moments on Twitter and Tumblr and a small delay, Azealia Banks has delivered her much hyped mixtape, Fantasea. The tape features production from Diplo, Hudson Mohawke, Drums of...
Azealia Banks and UK grime MC Shystie have teamed up for “Neptune”, the newest song to be ‘leaked’ from her upcoming mermaid themed,19 track mixtape Fantasea which is slated to be released later today. These two together? I knew it wasn’t gonna be a straight hip-hop joint and I knew...
In celebration of the completion of his new online store ThatYoungDefShop.com which is set to launch July 16, ∂eƒ Sound decided to go in over Azealia Banks' Machinedrum produced song "Van Vogue" off her month old 1991 EP to create his own unique rework titled, "Eyes&axx." The surreal...
Despite not being a 'rapper' in her own eyes, Azealia Banks sure does know her way around a mic when it comes to laying down some bars. On her latest cut "Nathan" the Harlem vocalistbrandishes her rap card as she matches bars with fellow New Yorker Styles P over some booming production...
After once again grabbing headlines this past weekend after deleting her Twitter account and leveling some harsh (yet arguably well-deserved) criticism at the 'urban media' and the all-encompassing 'rap game", the ever-growing enigma that is Azealia Banks is back with a new song to...
While listening to a four-minute preview of Azealia Banks' 1991 EP yesterday, the brief sixty-second preview of "Van Vogue" instantly caught my attention. While the EP is already available in the UK, it only seemed fair that Banks unveiled a track from the EP to tide her American fans over...