Azealia Banks’ hasn’t been one to hold her tongue or her opinion on, well, anything. After the Hip Hop world was rocked by the passing of DMX on Friday (April 9), Banks hopped on her Instagram account to eulogize X and cited him as an inspiration.
But she also offered a few thoughts on the state of the industry, namely the promotion of drug abuse by record labels. At the same time, she called out Travis Scott specifically by name.
“All I’m saying is this shit has to fucking change,” Banks began. “You look at these rap niggas right now like look at fucking Travis Scott, okay? Nobody’s stepping in to fucking intervene with Travis Scott, you got enablers, you probably got fucking, tour managers, going to get the fucking lean and going to get the Percocet so this nigga can sit in the studio and make more money for y’all crackers.”
She added, “And y’all don’t care what happens to him, nobody’s suggesting maybe we should have like an in-house therapist or in-house drug rehabilitation programs, no they’re gonna push you to the edge and push you to the fucking limit so you can keep creating for them. And then when you die of a drug overdose, then they wanna come in and cash in on it. This shit needs to stop.”
Azealia Banks’ comments regarding the industry and health care echo similar sentiments made about the industry’s glamorizing of drug use. Naming the Houston rapper specifically raises a different issue as Scott has been vocal in the past about not using heavy drugs. In a 2015 interview with Billboard, he stated how the idea of him being a heavy drug user upset him.
“It stresses me out because people think I’m on a lot of drugs, which fucking pisses me off,” he said. “I’m not at all. I barely drink alcohol and I smoke weed kind of. But I don’t do coke or any of that crazy-ass shit.”
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While Banks’ chose to call out the industry at large following DMX’s passing, others in the Hip Hop community have taken to social media to mourn the fallen Ruff Ryders star, who passed away after suffering a heart attack on April 2 and spent five days in an intensive care unit in White Plains, New York.
id love to just nut all over the dumb bitches face
Well DMX is huge loss for the culture… but I must admit I really don’t give a fuck about Travis Scott if he passes away. Just like I didn’t give a fuck about Xxxtentacion, Pope Smoke, Juice Wrld, etc. It doesn’t mean I wish death upon them. But if it happens it would be another like any other day.
Yea…fucked up part about being a celebrity…I dont rock wit the people u mentioned but damn buddy it’s still a life loss. U dont give a fuK about X…he was jus an entertainer to u…fuk the industry and their music…its a life loss and pain for TRU family members and their REAL friends…ya whole circle gonna give less than a fuck than u gave for the above mentioned when u die…jus another day
This guy isn’t being negative in my opinion, he’s speaking facts. If you ask what makes DMX worth remembering, you realize pretty quickly none of these new artists have what he’s got.
Bruh…to say u wouldn’t give a fuck if an artist u don’t fuck wit dies isn’t negative? LMAO…I don’t fuck wit Drake but goTdamn! I’d give a fuck if he died…still a human life…U can say those guys don’t have what X had without the I don’t give a fuck if he passes away…smh
Hes not talking about the loss of human life he’s talking about the loss of talent. Of course the loss of human life is sad no matter what. He’s saying if Travis Scott died it wouldn’t have a cultural impact on him. Which is fine to say, he straight up said he’s not wishing death on them, he’s saying they don’t matter like X did to him.
You mean you would cry like a bitch if one of these artists dies? FOH! Unlike DMX this new generation of artists promotes drugs consumption like it’s some trendy thing to do and the youth are listening to that shit! Moreover Xxxtentacion was a woman beater who used to beat up his former pregnant girlfriend. Something DMX never did. Bobby Schmurda and 6ix9ine are also some bitch ass youngsters pouring negative shit in the ears of the youth with their fucked up attitudes! WTF you’re talking bout?? Of course if these artists die I wouldn’t care either. There is a difference b/w not caring and wishing death upon someone. Buddy just said he wouldn’t care. So stop acting like a bitch having her period with your bs statements. SMH
Let’s not forget this chick is mentally ill. She would have no idea who’s around him or who’s enabling, how many therapists he has or any of that shit. It’s ramblings from a woman with unfortunate mental health issues.
She’s for sure mentally ill, but you could argue that this is why. She’s literally lived it bro, and she’s come out of it battered as shit! Every rapper that has struggled like DMX actually echo her statement here. Rappers are basically sedated with drugs and alcohol to keep them making that kind of music because it sells. J. Cole was talking like this when Mac Miller died, obviously banks isn’t as reliable of a source but what she’s saying isn’t wrong.
While she’s extremely annoying, I still wanna smash so bad
I’m with you bruh. That bitch looks good but damn I can’t stand her bitchy ways lmao
She gon be like that girl from don’t be a menace lol
Hate or love her she speaking facts. These idiot rappers promoting drug addiction to kids like it’s cool. Lil Wayne is a junkie and others like him
This the same girl that dug up her cats grave and cooked it in a stew. I say that’s a bigger problem than drugs.
I got to say for the first time she’s 100% right
I thought the same fuckin shit ???
man alive she really hates white people….
Fuck you all
you all wish death on travis scott
Aha…he was on the lean and that’s why seeing people begging for him to stop the show, watching ambulances and dying kids did not register with his blank stared stoned ass self absorbed ass.
This girl has the audacity to use racial slurs to attempt to show remorse!? Girls like this are one of the reasons racism continues.