Azealia Banks kicked off a turf war early Wednesday morning (June 21) after she claimed Top Dawg Entertainment artist SZA stole her swag. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Banks wrote: “Another Day, another attempt to recreate the genius that is … Azealia Banks.”
The caption accompanied a photo of the cover art for Banks’ Slay-Z mixtape and SZA’s look for the “Drew Barrymore” video shoot.
HipHopDX reached out to TDE President Terrence “Punch” Henderson to clarify the situation, and he was happy to provide a photo of what he called the “actual inspiration” for SZA’s look.
“[This is] some lady that the director found and wanted to recreate the image in the Drew Barrymore video,” he explained. (The image appears to be by photographer Mark-Meir Paluksht.)
Banks took plenty of heat on social media for the initial post and people accused her of trying to “tear down” another Black woman. Banks defended her actions online.
“The lies people tell themselves just because they would rather paint me as a villain rather than just taking what I say at face value,” Banks wrote in another since-deleted Instagram post. “Calling someone out for copying is not ‘tearing down another black woman.’ And all the ‘sza did it better’ lines are just more delusions you’re putting on top of shit just to lie to yourself about how similar the two photos are.”
“Y’all KNOW,” she continued. “Them tiddies and that hair in my slay-z cover, and my posture on my slay-z cover is UNMATCHED. She matched her shoes to my logo and missed the mark. Only an observation. Not a tear down. Bless. Xx.”
SZA, of course, just released her long awaited debut album, CTRL, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart this week.
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Lmao this dumb fucking THOT serious? The genius that is azaliea banks? Yea on oposite day and if the entire world did crack PCP and LSD all at once this is the same dumb bitch who got all her credit card cut up in her face for $150K debt yep a super genius by todays standards actualy lmao
“Some lady” lol ok
Somebody just needs to catch this bitch and beat the blood outta her one good time. Humble her ol slanderous ass out…
I really wish yall would stop giving irrelevant “artists” like Azealia airtime. There has to be shit out there that is more newsworthy than this…
Sza is way badder. Azaeilia is gross as a person inside and out.
As much as I love Azealia Banks music she is irritating the fawk out of me!! Girl be quiet!!!!! Everybody ain’t trying to copy you….
Fuck Banks, just because no-one wants to fuck her talentless, no ass having, loudmouth…she ain’t thick, she ain’t talented, and she deserves no further opportunities in this industry.
You don’t know music if you think she isn’t talented. Her personality is separate from her musical abilities. Learn how to differentiate between the two
That’s a Hoe look
To be fair, Azaelia did do it the way Nicki would’ve done it. generic af
Quit micromanaging the commemts
I love both ladies. They’re sensually hot
Only banks I know are Llyod and the ones that keep my cash. Sit down be humble!
Dear OneHitWonder
Your look is a copy of someone else’s look, but have the nerve to call out others for doing the same? Listen, the internet costs money, money you don’t got. Go make some music.
It was jacked, not by SZA but most likely an art director or stylist. Style jacking has always been around and always will, Banks just needs to let go of the petty stuff. She was lucky she was getting buzz for her new music. She is extremely talented but needs to shut up about stuff she can’t control, cause she don’t know how to use the right language to carry on a dialogue.
BLACK CHICKS DON’T SELL MUSIC WITHOUT SHOWING THEIR ASS ANYMORE – SAD!!!! (no really, that is sad but true…) The labels should have some respect for these young women if they can’t respect themselves…..
all that banks hoe do is attention seek and talk lies after the bullshit with RZA ya should never even mention her ugly ass ever again