Azealia Banks Slams Black Media, Accuses Them of Ostracizing Her
On Sunday, Aug. 23, Azealia Banks went on a Twitter rant against black media and accused all black publications of shunning her from the spotlight.
According to Banks, the only time she is highlighted and acknowledged in black media is when she is discussing another "white woman" such as fellow rapper Iggy Azalea, MadameNoire reports.
Banks and Azalea have had a longstanding feud for years, but the feud arguably reached its peak when Banks told New York radio station Hot 97 that Azalea is appropriating 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 told Hot 97 back in December.
Ebony once published an article discussing Banks' culture appropriation comment about Azalea and the "Broke with Expensive Taste" rapper was not at all pleased.
In a tweet that has since been deleted, Banks called out Ebony for only covering her in association with another white woman.
She then went on to accuse black media of not being supportive of her work and damaging her brand.
Check out her tweets below.
I beg black media publications to stop covering Azealia Banks. You have done the MOST to damage my brand.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) August 23, 2015
I don't fall in line with your self righteous black Christian social beliefs and I never will. So please stop covering me. — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) August 23, 2015
This is going to be soooo much easier for me now that I've decided to turn my back and act like I'm white !
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) August 23, 2015
The Root reports that the following day Banks continued her rant and this time called out BET and Hot 97 for ostracizing her as well.
I went and poured my heart out on @hot97... said shit EVERYONE was afraid to say... and they still don't play my music. — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) August 24, 2015
BET doesn't play my videos but they'll play any dumb shit by any white person with a few black people in the video.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) August 24, 2015
Neither Ebony, Hot 97, nor BET has responded publicly to Banks' recent comments.
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