Azealia Banks’ Broke with Expensive Taste was secretly released November 6. Since its release, the Harlem, New York native has been trying to catch up on promoting the album.
Recently talking with The Daily Beast, Banks remembered her rough past including her stint as a stripper and living with her sister in order to avoid her abusive mother. On the subject of her mom, Azealia says her mother was a hard worker growing up, however she decided to move in with her sister after it began to get violent at their household.
“It got bad… Real bad. Like Mommie Dearest bad,” Banks says. “My mom was stressed. She was a single mom with three black daughters in New York City. My mom was a hard worker so we had a good upbringing and were never poor, but my mother was just crazy… She said, ‘You can live with me. You’ll have to sleep on the couch and have less money, but at least I won’t be beatin’ your ass all the time. At least you’ll have peace of mind.’”
Banks, who is no stranger to controversy, took shots at Eminem about his recent verse on “Shady CXVpher.”
“This is a dude who raps about killing his mother,” Banks says in belief that Eminem is exonerated too easily for his past behavior. “And I think it’s casually OK that you eat Hot Pockets and suck on your sister’s titty. That’s casual in the trailer park, right? What’s up? I really don’t care. I’m not trying to fuck Eminem, and I don’t need anything from Eminem. Didn’t he also have a song where a Black girl broke his heart and he was calling her a ‘nigger’ and all that shit? OK, Eminem.”
Azealia Banks also touched on her recent album release and the struggle it took to eventually put it out.
“It’s almost like an elephant’s pregnancy,” Banks said. “You’re pregnant for fucking ever, it’s swelling and swelling, and everyone was waiting for me to give birth to this ugly kid. They were saying, ‘This kid is going to be so fucking ugly.’ But then you finally give birth and the baby is beautiful.”
Go Kill Yourself you ignorant bitch
Don’t try to Fuck with Em !! You’ll never be no one in the rap game !! Em is at the top of it since 15 years
stupid whore, know your place bitch
Ironic how she is only on headlining news on this web site because she mentioned Eminems name. She has had 2 decent songs that I have heard but everyone will have forgotten her with in 2 years.
honestly i dont know much about Azaelia Banks, but she sounds like a stupid fucking bitch from these comments. And even if these quotes are out of context, they still are fucking retarded. she is just trying to promote her album and get some attention, but still. fuck this bitch.
yawn….
still using Eminem to promote that album..
lol @ the irony, I don’t think Eminem likes you either or better yet even know who you are..
move on
Em’s gonna tear her open a new ass.
I doubt he’ll go for the bait. Her motives are way too juvenile and transparent.
This bitch is ugly as FUCK!
This bitch looks like one of those fat-chick bellydancers.
i got nothing with her attacking eminem. but he never used the n word.
yeah he did, it was way before he blew up but yea. it was sumn like “i’m tired of this n-r shit”
sda 1. no he never said it. it was before he was famous and what he said was in a song he said “dont date a black girl they just want your money”
He already made a song admitting to using the n word.
This broad is so random.
stop mentioning his name for publicity. no one cares. you sold 10k first week he will never reply to you.
only 10k!?wow that is garbage!i’ve seen ppl sell almost a mil in a couple weeks!
who tf is this bitch, who cares wat she has to say,she just wants to be in the spotlight so shes mention eminem
now shes never gonna get any airplay on Shade45 like Game and Rick Ross.
20 bucks after this racist statement she goes on some rant about how whites are racist and dont respect black people..and shell legit wonder why too.
azealia who? fuck this slut. eminem called some black bitch a n***er so what??? blacks racist 24/7 so who gives a fuck
you dont want it with eminem……….. dumb bitch
Racist dummy
She’s a fuckin’ weirdo- why does she keep saying his sister’s titty…she does have good beats but in cohesive verbal skills..
girl needs to check her facts,em doesn’t even have a sister!he only has nate!
Man, she is hella bitter towards white people. First Iggy, now Eminem. Anybody that knows anything about rap knows that Eminem is a shock rapper that jokes around ALL THE TIME. I dunno who this Azaelia bitch thinks she is but she is NOT TAKING IT TO THE BANK. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Shock rappers are ass, to be fair.
foolish pride wasn’t a racist song at all compared to some of the music black dudes make.
any he never even said the n word in the song.
Damn DX. You gave Azelias album a 4 and K.R.I.T. a 4.5?? SMDH. She’s known for being a hater instead of her actual catalog. You got rap beef than put it on wax. Such a sad representative for NY….specifically Harlem.
Wow a rapper/singer/fashionista who excecutive produced & A&R’d her own album. The creativity is a Game Changer! To Alllll The Haters… What have you accomplished in your young life? Azealia’s Auntie3times 4real
come suck my cock baby
Who gets to the label and who agrees to the terms? Do you know what label are? What is hate? Give me a static definition, there’s not one……………, so what is that really, ‘you just a hater’, approval problem, cant accept that someone just does not like what you did or a something you made,……………..?
Just to clarify, Eminem has multiple racist songs. Two of them were in possession of the Source Magazine. “Foolish Pride”, which was the song where he dissing black women and says “blacks only want your money” and another song where he’s saying the N word, but Eminem sued the source and stopped them from putting that one out. He also has a song called “Criminal” where the N word is edited out and another song called “G.O.A.T” basically saying he’s the best rapper and black people who don’t agree with this are just hating on him because he’s white.
This is why I don’t support Eminem or any white rappers, period. All of them are always making these low key racist comments instead of just being humble thriving in an art form that was created by poor black people (who became poor by being oppressed by white people btw) Azealia Banks has every right to feel the way she feels. Eminem always gets away with this shit. I bet 99% of his fanbase don’t even know about his racist comments, and the ones who do know, don’t care. I’m glad someone is finally speaking out against him. I’m not impressed
and black people can just say whatever the fuck they want about white people. you are a hypocrite fuckboy
Err…you’re complaining about him not saying the N word on Criminal, what?
Bruh y’all trying to hard that song foolish pride girl was written when he was in high school come on son who takes a 15 year old serious, and he already apologized on the song Yellow brick road”I singled out a whole race and for that I was wrong i apologize,because no matter what color a girl is she is still a hoe. And the song where he said the N word was biterphobia “thingamajig and I’m bringing my nig proof, to show these bitches everything that we did” Didn’t even seam like he used it in a races way. and on criminal it wasn’t edited out it was purposely not meant to be said. “i’ll drink more licker, too fuck u up quicker, then you’d wanna fuck me for saying the word n****” it was meant for the fans to guess what the word was. Eminem can’t be racist when all his friends are black. Eminems best friend proof is black, the man he considers that saved his life is black Dr. Dre. All his favorite rappers are black, Infact the only white person Eminem even talks to is his daughter lol. The only thing racist about eminem is some of his retarded dick riding fan base. I’m african american i never once thought Eminem was racist
You are either extremely young or just incredibly stupid/envious. I say all. Nobody cares who you support, the most of the rest of the world has him covered. Ms. Banks can feel however she wants and DO and say exactly how she pleases and that is EXACTLY what we want from her -to keep digging her own hole only no one’s going to be there to throw her a shovel unless it’s to knock her arrogant and racist ass out. EMINEM is a LEGEND and has a right to say how he feels too; but, the point is, he has rightfully and aptly earned his title as a rap icon/idol – at least to many. WTF has Ms. Banks done?
I appreciate you stance. Really! Although, I am white and I rap, I never play a racist card, but again, its who get the voice, to get to the mass.
You must actually use your Brain! Unlike his fans he calls retards, degenerates and stupid. Actually he refers to being a commodity often in more songs, in regards to being white. His recent rap god, also plays a discrimination card in rap god, literally says discrimination. Thank you again, for exposing this.
“Didnt he also have a song where a Black girl broke his heart and he was calling her a n***** and all that shit? OK, Eminem”
He did that 30 years ago… you’re being racist now
Who? I’m serious. Who is this?
“Azalea banks says she doesn’t care about eminem” BITCH NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOOOUUUU!!!!!
damn you guys are some dumb motherfuckers. white boy can say literally whatever the fuck he wants but the second a poc calls him out on it then ‘ohh she’s being racist’. gtfo nobody has time for your stupid, racist ass. and before you start saying that she’s racist to white people, no she’s not. her anger is justified. and even if it wasn’t, the second she makes a jab at a white person they can shrug it off and get on with their day. racism is never gonna be over for her tho. discrimination will follow her everywhere and it’s because of dumb white trash like eminem. man, fuck eminem.
MY POINT EXACTLY!
This extremely ignorant and foolish little hot air balloon has NOTHING on the great, legendary Eminem and never will. I hope Slim Shady comes back at her, though up to this point this little peon probably isn’t worth it anyway, and squashes her out like a cockroach. What’s more, all this rock-it-to-me sock-it-to-me shock and awe shit is just a paltry act to sell records (and no this dumb bitch HAS NO valid point either); she needs to get the entire fuck up out of here with that nonsense. I’m not fan of “Iggy” either, both she and AB were meant for each other. Ms. Banks stay in your fucking lane!
She’s got a point. She don’t need anything and don’t want to fuck him. Yes, his fans, girls………….and boys…………………..lust and approval………..for the need and or desire……….
I write, sing, rap myself and have some insider info with contracted artists and labels. I am doing a investigative report on a specific artist. I can tell you this, many live behind a mic starting at age 12, so they have a life with little variety in experience, as any rapper knows, that context is necessary, so if you get hooked in the system, aka, the label, you are in the ‘hole’, so as they all do, for attention and context, they ‘diss’ each other, and provoke the critique. EM for example, has several songs that are in context entirely, a response to critique, this is the game for the people who live behind a mic, and fans, who likely don’t rap, song or entertain themselves, diss and argue on these, posts……….the idol with the most followers often plays with approval and lust.
Blacky boy