Since the release of her debut single, '212 Feat. Lazy Jay', late in 2011, the song has become a hit in clubs with its techno beats and explicit lyrics.
Come 2012, and the song has reached the top 20 in the UK, she is the fashion world's new pin up girl, and has already performed at Coachella, one of, if not the biggest music festivals in the world.
She placed third in the BBC Sound of 2012, which showcases the "most promising new music for the year ahead". Previous winners of the coveted award include Adele, Jessie J and Ellie Goulding.
Azealia's vocals also featured on the Scissor Sisters new single, 'Shady Love', under the moniker 'Krystal Pepsy'.
Having graduated from the same high school as Nicki Minaj, of course there were going to be comparisons. But the 20 year old hailing from the streets of Harlem commented that “I don’t think Nicki necessarily opened the door for anyone else but herself.”
For me, I am captivated by Azealia's apparent ease of transitioning from rapping to singing with still that same, rude bitch attitude.
Other female MC's have already witnessed Azealia's attitude, having publicly dissed Australian born Iggy Azalea, and Kreayshawn via twitter. However, her raw talent proves that she can back this up and hold her own in the competitive rap world.
She confirmed that her new album will be named 'Broke With Expensive Taste', and is expected towards the latter end of 2012.
Her song 'Bambi' featured in the Mugler Men's Fall/Winter 2012 show at Paris Fashion Week, and it's a banger. The song starts with Azealia speaking "Like, you know? [giggles]", followed by a heavy electro beat. In the verse Azealia's lyrics are spoken and she asks quite sultrily 'So, where are you from?' These spoken lyrics combined with the electro beat build the song to the climax, where Azealia then comes in with some heavy rapping and that is coupled with another heavy beat. The song is definitely one I want to hear playing in a club on a night out!
Azealia is performing at the sold out Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay on the 29th of July.
Check out 'Bambi' below:
Also, check out BBC's interview of Azealia Banks for the BBC Sound of 2012.
What a cool bitch.
Unfortunately, you can not buy 212 from the Australian iTunes anymore.
You can however purchase the music video here:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/music-video/212-feat.-lazy-jay/id518344600
And you can find out more about Azealia Banks here:
http://azealiabanks.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/AzealiaBanks
http://www.facebook.com/azealiabanksmusic
#FallingForAzealiaBanks
xo
