Azealia Banks Twitter: 'Fancy' Rapper Iggy Azalea Calls Banks a 'Bigot' & Says She's Not Succeeding Because of Her Bad Attitude [Watch]
On Friday, Iggy Azalea slammed Azealia Banks on Twitter following Banks' Hot 97 interview. Banks expressed her thoughts on a wide range of topics including her opinion that Azalea's rap career is an example of the appropriation of black culture.
"OK, so here's the thing with Iggy Azalea. I feel like, in this country, whenever it comes to our things like black issues or black politics or black music or whatever, there's always this like undercurrent of like 'f--k you' ... and that Iggy Azalea s--t is not better than any f-ckin' black girl that's rapping today. ... Iggy Azalea is not excellent," Banks said about the "Black Widow" rapper during her hot 97 interview.
Later in the interview, Banks became visibly emotional and suggested that Azalea's music is not a true representation of authentic hip-hop music.
"Put [Iggy] in the pop category," Banks said. "Put her with Katy Perry, put her and Miley Cyrus in the same f-ckin' box together, don't put her in hip-hop."
Check out more from Azalea Banks' Hot 97 interview below.
Following the release of Banks' emotional Hot 97 interview, Azalea took to Twitter to slam Banks, calling the 23-year-old New York-native rapper a "bigot" and "a MISERABLE angry human being."
Read Azalea's Twitter rant below.
Special msg for banks: There are many black artists succeeding in all genres. The reason you haven't is because of your piss poor attitude.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 19, 2014
Your inability to be responsible for your own mistakes, bullying others, the inability to be humble or have self control. It's YOU! — IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 19, 2014
you created your own unfortunate situation by being a bigot and don't have the mental capacity to realize yet. Probably never will.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 19, 2014
Now! rant, Make it racial! make it political! Make it whatever but I guarantee it won't make you likable & THATS why ur crying on the radio. — IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 19, 2014
Enjoy continuing to bang your head against that metaphoric brick wall & Savor this attention. I'm the only way you get ANY.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 19, 2014
You're poisonous and I feel genuinely sorry for you because it's obvious at this point you are a MISERABLE, angry human being. Regards! — IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 19, 2014
Despite the backlash Banks received from Azalea, many other musicians and rappers including Solange Knowles, Tyler the Creator and Q-Tip took to Twitter to share their support for Banks and her opinion on the appropriation of black culture, Vibe reports.
Thank you @AZEALIABANKS
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) December 19, 2014
<3 @AZEALIABANKS — Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) December 19, 2014
@AZEALIABANKS is a very smart, talented and blessed BLk WOMAN...
— QTip (@QtipTheAbstract) December 19, 2014
One specific Twitter account, The AnonMessage, also tweeted their support for Banks and even threatened to "burn" Azalea "from the public" if she did not publicly apologize to Banks, HotnewHipHop reports.
MESSAGE: @IGGYAZALEA, you have exactly 48 hours from now to release a statement apologizing to @AzealiaBanks and the protesters in NYC... — TheAnonMessage (@TheAnonMessage) December 20, 2014
MESSAGE:@IGGYAZALEA if you do not do so, the memory of you will burn from the public faster than the moment you surfaced. We're not kidding.
— TheAnonMessage (@TheAnonMessage) December 20, 2014
E! News reports that Azalea and Banks were involved in another Twitter war earlier this month after Banks slammed the Australian rapper for being silent following the announcement of the verdict in the Eric Garner killing.
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