Recently Azealia Banks was a guest on Hot 97 and aired out her displeasure about cultural appropriation regarding Hip Hop, a slight to numerous artists particularly Iggy Azalea.
Not one to keep quiet herself, Iggy responded mostly by claiming Banks hasn’t had as successful of a career and that her negative attitude has kept her from more success.
“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,” Azalea tweeted. “Your inability to be responsible for your own mistakes, bullying others, the inability to be humble or have self control. It’s YOU!” Subsequent to her response of Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea received threats to her career and livelihood from hacking group Anonymous. They claim (via Twitter) that if Iggy doesn’t release an apology for “misappropriating black culture, insulting peaceful protesters, and making light of Eric Garner’s death” the memory of her “will burn from the public faster than the moment you surfaced.” They also make mention of the alleged sex tape Azalea was involved in but said they wouldn’t release it.
Originally, Azealia Banks took to the airways and claimed Azalea isn’t better than any black female artist making music and that she is misappropriating black culture.
“Cause it’s bigger than just playing the shit on radio, I don’t give a fuck, that’s fine bitch, do what you’re gunna do,” she said. “I have a problem when you’re saying that it’s hip-hop and putting it up against black culture.”
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im so confused. what was the point of all that if they just took back their threat at the end and said they would not release the tape? wouldn’t a sextape will only make her bigger like Kim K?
cause they’re lames and they think they have power because they shut down websites for a day. like anyone gives a fuck
When I read the threats I was ROFL and just couldn’t stop laughing, because that’s not “Anonymous”, they are not that stupid, I used to be an Hacxker in the bad old days and the real Anonymous are into bigger thing, more important things than some local squabble. If I was (real) anonymous I would find these fakers and shut them down because they are ruining a good, respected name.
i didnt even notice that haha probably one of banks butthurt fans
@sub7even – This is so strange, in the past there was a sub7even I used to encounter in my cracking days and that person was really good, knew their stuff.
he h4x3d your gibson
LOL @ the ‘die-hard’ defense of a wack MC who raps like she’s from a place she’s not from, worse than that…doesn’t write her own lyrics. If a black artist does the same, everybody clowns them (& rightly so!). But when Iggy does it’s cool?? LOL I just don’t see why she’s immune to being called out. As far as I’m concerned if she was a real MC, she would offer to battle Azealia Banks! Let’s see who can really spit!
This is like me saying I’m gonna knock someone out if they don’t apologize for something they did then say I wasn’t really gonna knock them out even though I got a mean right hand.
No joke, everyone of you here on this website hate so much on Iggy because she’s having success. Definition of HATERS…Having Anger Towards Everyone Reaching Success – H.A.T.E.R.S! Straight up, always wanna play the Race card, get over it. Some people were made to shine, others weren’t. Azealia Banks is a true hater! White girl Iggy has way more swag than her & gets way more play than her! This chick Azealia needs to get over her hatred towards white people. No joke, real shit!
Seems like you are also a fan of black culture as I see you have made your way onto a site that reports on Black culture. As a guest to our culture, I would like to welcome you. With that said, no one is upset that Iggy has success, people are upset because she isn’t representing a culture that isn’t hers properly and with respect. Until she learns to respect Hip-Hop as a guest, she will always receive backlash. By the way, I’m a fan of the old Eminem 🙂
Why does it have to do with colour? I am white. I listen to a lot of hip hop. But because I don’t have a certain skin colour, we don’t vibe out the same? We don’t chill to the same lyrics? My appreciation of the beat is because I want to be black? The Wu completely ripped their identity from a different culture and no one told them to fuck off because that shit was Asian and they are guests to the culture.
@cuba- guest in black culture?? gtfoh.. im so sick of you ignorant fucks.. so that means blacks are a guest in nba culture cause whites started that right?? blacks are a guest in the nfl cause whites started that right?? your a guest with your own ma, cause im white and I started that pussy good, right??
@ Anon
”I started that pussy good, right!” LOL what? How can you ‘start’ something you’ve never had little man?
”blacks are a guest in the nfl cause whites started that right??”
Well dark-skinned peopled started YOU! I mean, caucasians are a spin-off of original dark-skinned people so I guess technically speaking we started everything you started, right?
Who said I wasn’t black? I’m saying y’all play the race card. Do you not see the comments, everything that has to do with Iggy, oh she white, she ain’t hip hop, she don’t represent it, blah blah! It’s all our peeps! All my kin folk disrespecting her because she outsells any black rapper! Let me guess, your like 2 chainz, French Montana, wale, Rick Ross, drake, that shit garbage! And they black! Why ain’t ya talking shit on their crappy ass music! They should be banned from hip hop! Oh, wait they black, so they get pass…get the fuck outta here! Respect the fact that she getting her money! You ain’t gotta listen to it or knock it….just don’t say anything, simple!
Everything Iggy said about Azelia Banks is 100% true. That bitch is sooooooooo jealous that google autocorrects Azelia to Azalea.
Banks is a jealous, bitter, ugly girl. Iggy is more hiphop than that ugly, foul-mouthed whore. She’s so jealous of iggy’s success. She can go and roast in hell with her hatred, bitterness and ugliness. Such an attention-seeking imbecile
oh noes not the nerds
Don’t like Iggys music but she’s right about everything she said.
hack the planet
There was a time when Hacking was fun and you were truly Anonymous, then 9/11 happened and the NSA and the FBI started sharing information.
Then they had Computer manufacturers all turn over the list of all the MAC address of people who bought computers.
Then they plugged into all the ISPs secretly and NOW whenever you go online anywhere in the world there is a number of super computers that acknowledge your name MAC address and IP number and link it to the name of the person who purchased the computer.
Then there is another building in another (secret State) State with super Computers also, which takes that information and monitor what you send out and what your web searches are and who you communicate with, so the Government have taken the joy out of Anonymous hacking, but for them to come for you there needs to be a number of cross references hits by multiple super computer indicating a threat or a danger or an FBI warrant…So, most real “Hackers” have just retired young, or gone political like the organization Anonymous, but the don’t deal in petty squabbles between Rappers, they are Industrial and Governments TruthTellers, not the idiots attacking Iggy Azalea. There’s more but space is limited.
I just realize there might be novices who will read this and not know what a MAC address is.
MAC address is a series of letters and numbers that is you computer name, all computers (NIC) have it and whenever you go on the Internet it is broadcast to all the Routers that your Internet activity hits (ALL ROUTERS)it is the equivalent of shouting your name and location to all devices and anybody who wants to trace you, IP Address is the access that your Internet Provide gives you and their Servers keep a log of your activities/Internet visits and copies of your emails.
ofc nerdy lame ass anonymous is getting involved. stay in your moms basements for this one pls
lame ass anonymous?? you must not know whats really up with the world.. anon as a whole is a wonderful thing for the world at large.. they are one of the only groups of people standing up to the massive amount of corruption going on in govts around the world today.. I think YOU need to go back to the basement at your mas crib and fo some research whats really goin on with the world today, and who is actually pon the common mans side and not just suck the dick of the wealthy
Its funny how Azaelia Banks is talking shit to Iggy about culture when I just saw a few of her videos on youtube wondering who this ugly person is and I started laughing my ass off because her music is not original. And if any of you people including celebrities and other music artist that support this kind of arrogant behavior had done your research, you would know that the music A. Skanks uses originated in EUROPE! YUP! ONCE AGAIN, it originated in EUROPE Before it was brought to the USA….so its seems this bitch actually is trying to be “non black” yet raps about her black pride! Stupid ugly monkey looking ho! Before you talk shit about another artist, research your own shit! Europeans are not 100% black, they are a mixture of latin, white and other races! This is why you aren’t successful! This is why you make America look bad and other countries mock us! Because of your ignorance! As a woman, you should be supporting other women instead of bashing them! A real woman would publicly apologize and take responsibility for their bad intentions and try to establish some sort of friendship. Iggy did not start this or said anything about you. You started talking about her. Woman up you stupid ho! PROPS TO MY GIRL IGGY FOR BEING A REAL MATURE AND LOVELY INDIVIDUAL!
Azalia Banks uses white culture in all of her shit and relies on shit-tier beefs to be relevant. She thinks she is controversial but people see through her race-baiting bullshit and she always seems like a fan. She always seems like an outsider not aware that she’s not on a message board. When people like Action Bronson fire back she shits her fucking panties.
People who bring about certain change or bring something different to pop culture (Obama, Iggy) or as George Clinton said those who tend to “shake the gate” are and probably will always be put under severe public scrutiny and pressure. I’m behind Iggy 100% for standing her ground. Azalea”The Bitter Bitch” Banks in my opinion by using the social media platform is a bad representation for black female artists everywhere.
On another note: Twitter beefing suuuuucks!!!
TheAnonMessage is so pathetic, why are you posting their shitty tweets?
To add to what I just stated: Airing your grievances out against someone on ANY social media platform is uber tacky!!!
Azelia Banks is no role model for what she is talking about but she is right about what she sees of ‘our’ culture. We don’t own shit, we hardly get any real props for our achievements and an average rapper like Iggy can get far in this industry and be compared to exceptional, boundary pushing artists like Nikki Minaj who have pushed the culture forward, been controversial and can actually rap when she wants to. Could you really listen to a whole Iggy album?
So who really dictates what good ‘black’ music is?
PS Iggy is getting too comfortable with that slave master line, its not her convo and you lot are really making her think shes involved like that. That’s supposed to be your history
Both Nicki and Iggy are trash.
How do you know it was any easier for Iggy than Nicki? Bitch traveled across the world and struggled for years before she got any recognition in a country that was foreign to her and in a culture that laughs at most white people trying their hand at the art.
“its not her convo and you lot are really making her think shes involved like that.” , wait Wasn’t Azealia Banks crying because Iggy wasn’t speaking out on Mike Brown or Eric Garner? Despite the fact that shes a white girl from another country?
Was Anonymous not supposed to act against IS ? Guess priorities changed…smh
Jj-uk did you just say boundary pushing artist like nicki minaj???….LOL!!! NICKI’S whole style was little Kim’s style. Sorry but she basically just took Kim’s and lady gaga style and claimed it like her own and she just raps about having a fat ass and dating guys with big docks that sell coke. Hate to break it to you but its clear nicki uses her assets for bars. Now that she broke up with her man she’s on meek mills dick and did u notice her last few songs have that meek mill flow? Meek even gave her recycled bars he used before…lol. news flash!!! The music industry always push wack artist instead of good artist!!! Look at nicki, iggy,migos, future,young thug, and the list goes on!!! This isnt about race
Remember how she tried going completely away from rap to try and become a pop star then realizing they really didn’t want her then trying to claim hip hop again
For real tho Azealia Banks music is trash. But with that being said, I’m starting to respect her more and more everyday. That fat crakka Action Bronson came at her out of nowhere on some disrespectful shit and she handed him his L, plus she came at Jim Jones fake ass real hard with that Succubi joint
she did not hand no one an L, bronson destroyed her and his shit got way more retweets. guarantee she wouldnt pop off to jim jones face like that hes 100% realer than her. she don’t even make hip-hop./
oh noes not the nerds, not the nerds please lol
T.I. gonna snitch on these nerds.. he’s following Iggy’s twitter feed and saying “ay mane, i might have to drop a dime on these nerds”.
Shit, good ol’ Clifford might even do another PSA about it (anybody remember that)
Anonymous need to take a fucking seat. They should put their talents to better use in this messed up world than bully some rapper
yup
iggy azalea > thot banks.
banks ur music is ok. but ur rapping is below subpar. step ur bars up and close ur mouth hoe.
Azealia banks needs to shut the fuck up….yeah hiphop is the new jazz. Yes more white people are rapping….guess what tramp….for the entire history of hiphop 80% of people who pay for cds and shows are white. She should be telling blacks to support artist. Look at it this way….if i spend my money on anything, im likely to want to be apart of it too. She has no hits…no buzz built on “music”.
Iggy already apologized for her slave master comment ages ago. Move on Banks!