we don’t talk about azealia banks enough. the only female rapper that could contend with nicki minaj at her prime, wasn’t reliant on sex to sell, wrote her own bars and inhabited the house x female rap x alternative realm of rap flawlessly. a true musical and cultural pioneer.

no rapper ever has come close to the impact of 212. the extreme explicitness of the song and STILL mainstream radio play???!!! from an upcoming artist ?!!?!?? pushing the word ‘cunt’ to the forefront of british society??!!?

azealia can effortlessly bounce from ballads to house beats, trap to alternative pop and experimental sounds. collaborations ranging from childish gambino to fall out boy and demos with lady gaga and rihanna

a darkskinned, natural (at the time) ‘weird art school kid’ destroyed the stereotypical archetype of the female rapper. her unapologetic mouth and skilful delivery has easily placed azealia as one of the best female rappers of our generation

azealia banks was the tornado the world just wasn’t ready for