For reasons that aren't immediately clear, Azealia Banks took to Twitter this morning to diss Hot 97, BET, and other black publications that don't play or support her music, or the music of other talented black women. "Black men are allowed to fuck up, rape people, murder people, have sex with underage people," Banks complained, "and hip-hop will still support their shit." (Here she's presumably referring, at least in part, to recent criticism of Dr. Dre and Tyga.)
In her lengthy rant against "urban magazines" and black broadcast networks, Banks answered criticism from her followers and other onlookers that she caters to white audiences and white, mainstream publications. "WELL," Banks tweeted, "IT HAPPENS TO BE THAT THE WHITE MAN'S MAGAZINE IS THE ONLY ONE ACTUALLY INVITING ME ANYWHERE TO DO ANYTHING."
As far as Hot 97, her hometown hip-hop radio station is concerned, Banks says, "I went and poured my heart out on @hot97... said shit EVERYONE was afraid to say... and they still don't play my music." It now seems unlikely that she'll sit down with morning show hosts Ebro Darden, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez again anytime soon.
Read Azealia Banks' tweets below.
I beg black media publications to stop covering Azealia Banks. You have done the MOST to damage my brand.
I don't fall in line with your self righteous black Christian social beliefs and I never will. So please stop covering me.
Niggasneverlovedmeishouldreallystoplovingthem
@kanyefucker why? Them niggas donT even play my music... LOL
I need to just leave the kneegrows in the fields and enjoy my time in the big house!! Seems like that's what people want me to do anyway.
This is going to be soooo much easier for me now that I've decided to turn my back and act like I'm white !
I can't wait to see how many new doors open.
Cause honey.... This blind eye is about to be TURNING !!!!
@BET Yes! black media has done the most to damage my brand, when i was threatened with physical violence by TI u all laughed at me!
Miss Camaraderie takes back her crown: @AZEALIABANKS says black media 'damaged' her brand http://t.co/PxTM6vJKyQ pic.twitter.com/teiUCS6qkF
@BET i really truly honestly despise and hate the black media and am begging to be left alone by you all. BET especially.
No really the black media does not give black women the same lee-way and benefit of doubt that black men are given.
Black men are allowed to fuck up, rape people, murder people, have sex with underage people... and hip-hop will still support their shit.
I have a few qualms about life and society and all of a sudden i'm the worst human being in hip-hop.... FUCK ALL THE WAY OUT OF HERE.
I've never murdered anyone, i've never had sex with anyone who was underage, I PAY MY FUCKING TAXES.... like for fucks sake.
I went and poured my heart out on @hot97... said shit EVERYONE was afraid to say... and they still don't play my music.
BET doesn't play my videos but they'll play any dumb shit by any white person with a few black people in the video.
And hip-hop will be like... oh you talk so much about the white man yet you get naked in his magazine...
WELL IT HAPPENS TO BE THAT THE WHITE MAN'S MAGAZINE IS THE ONLY ONE ACTUALLY INVITING ME ANYWHERE TO DO ANYTHING.
Urban magazines don't invite me anywhere..... not even to take a picture of my foot.
