They asked her, so she told them. Last week, in an interview with The Women of Hip-Hop, Eve was asked her opinion on the current crop of female MCs. She kept it funky and said she wasn’t digging a certain female 2012 XXL Freshman cover girl too tough. “I’m not really into the Iggy Azalea […]
Nicki Minaj fans got some new “I told you so” ammo while many rap purists are either rolling their eyes or crying foul. This past weekend, in a piece for the New York Times, Jon Caramanica writes of Minaj, “…when she releases her second album, ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded,’ this week, it will be as the […]
The hype machine on Azealia Banks is in full effect. GQ Magazine linked up with the Harlem bred rapper for their Style Bible issue (the same one with Drake on the cover). It’s not an extensive interview, but the feisty Universal Records signee delivered her trademark confident nonchalance that has led to shots fired at Nicki […]
Azealia Banks first premiered “F-ck Up The Fun” overseas and now releases the up-beat song for the masses today. Diplo never fails to deliver creative production and coupled with Azealia Banks’ rapid fire rhymes, this record is definitely something for the dance floor. Her debut Broke With Expensive Taste is set to be released later this year. Check out the song after the […]
Before Jackie Robinson became the first African-American major league baseball player, he was essentially screened by members of the Black community to make sure he was them most suitable representative to set the precedent. White peoples had no such committee and did no such screening when Vanilla Ice became the first mega-successful rapper to represent […]
New jacks taking shots at vets? Cold game. In a recent interview with DJ Drama, T.I. introduced his new “Hustle Gang,” which includes Australian female rapper Iggy Azalea, who made XXL Magazine’s 2012 Freshman cover. Previously, another upcoming female rapper, Azealia Banks, didn’t hesitate to question Azalea’s XXL Freshman selection and also took the Interscope […]
It hasn’t even been a full 24 hours since XXL Magazine released their 5th annual Freshman 2012 cover, and the backlash has already begun. While the Twitterverse has been littered with angry responses and inquiries as to why specific rappers were left off the magazine’s roll call, rapper Azealia Banks is wondering how Iggy Azalea […]
New York rapper Azealia Banks is not shy when it comes to expressing herself, so when asked about her s*xual preference she held nothing back. The Harlem-bred beauty spoke to the New York Times about her budding career, and like Nicki Minaj before her, Banks casually admitted to going both ways. “I’m not trying to […]
Azealia Banks Signs To Universal Music Harlem rapper and Internet Hip-Hop phenom Azealia Banks has inked a new recording deal. Today, the precocious female MC of “212” fame, who was previously signed to XL Recordings, took to the new age Hip-Hop press release, Twitter, to officially announce that she has signed with Universal Music. […]
Azealia Banks Takes Aim At Kreayshawn, Nicki Minaj Rapper Azealia Banks is quickly making a name for herself for beefing with other female MCs, and the Harlem-born artist couldn’t care less. One week after throwing a ferocious Twitter-lashing Kreayshawn’s way, Banks opened up about her disdain for the “White Girl Mob” leader, and Nicki […]
