Azealia Banks is an American Rapper most notably for her 2012 hit song "212." The song had a nice beat and a catchy tagline, which gained the attention of artists such as Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and even Lady Gaga.
Banks is known for having "beefs" with many artists. Most of the times, these fights are for no particular reason. Just a few celebrities, namely: Iggy Azalea, T.I., Angel Haze, Diplo, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell. Her most recent Twitter rant was directed at ex-One Direction member Zayn Malik. What caused this? Well, Zayn recently released his video for "Like I Would." It was a trippy, futuristic type of video. Twitter went wild when the video came out, with lots of reaction. Banks put her two cents in by posting a picture of the comparison between the "Like I Would" video and her own "Chasing Time" video. The collage picture also showed outfits that Banks has worn in the past. She tweeted " Damn Zayn mood boarding the f**k outta me." Zayn shadily responded "No lies I see you reaching but I don't care" followed by " My @'s too good for you." Thinking that the tweets were directed to her, Banks went into a slew of racist and homophobic comments directed at Malik. Calling Zayn a "curry scented b*tch" and saying she was going to call him a "punjab". These comments disgusted many people, and they came quickly to the defense of Malik (#dontmesswithzquad).
This caused Banks to lose a chance to perform at the Born and Bred festival in the UK. Born and Bred tweeted "We have decide to cancel Azealia Banks headline appearance at Rinse Born and Bred." They continued, "Rinse Born and Bred is a celebration of rave culture and has been created for everyone. We celebrate inclusivity and equality."
Supporters initially thought that Azealia still had some potential to have a promising career, but that all ended when 14-year-old Skai Jackson snatched any last bit of credibility she had left.
You guys may know Ms. Skai Jackson as the actress who played Zuri on the hit Disney show "Jessie." After seeing the Twitter drama between Malik and Banks. Jackson took to Twitter and tweeted "Azealia Banks needs to simmer down a little." In Azealia Banks fashion, Banks had hit back at Skai, making mean comments about Skai's mom "pimping her out on Disney", calling Skai a "little black b*tch," and to top it all off suggesting Jackson needs to "grow some hips." Real mature, Banks. Attacking, bullying, and sexualizing a little girl who is so mature to call you out on your problematic behavior.
Skai's clapback was not only "classy," but it was wig-snatching gold. Calling Azealia "Azealia Stanks," and Tweeting, "I had a career before Disney and I'm sure I will after!" followed up by "And I know I won't turn out like you bitter and miserable! Fix ur life... and I'm sure my mom did a wayyy better job than yours did! You give black women a bad name. I'll be praying for you." (#youbettaslayskai)
Honestly, Azealia Banks needs to take Skai's advice and take "several seats." She needs to stop getting into petty fights other with artists in an attempt to stay relevant. Banks needs to take a break, re-evaluate her life decisions, try to get back into the booth, and reboot this music career. Since she has been now been suspended by Twitter, she is going to have a lot of time on her hands to do so.
