Azealia Banks was born in Harlem, New York, in 1991.

She immediately showed an interest in musical theatre,

acting and singing at a young age, landing roles in musicals. This, combined with an abusive

home, led her to leave school at an early and to move in with her older sister,

in the pursuit of becoming a recording artist.

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Here are the Top 5 Reasons to love Azealia Banks:

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1.  SPEED
The speed at which Banks spits out the rhymes is like listening to your best friend

chatting at you after they’ve sunk a few Redbulls.

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2. SHE’S IN DEMAND BY MEGASTAR 

On the record she worked with cutting edge writers and producers;

Kevin James, Travis Stewart, Jeff Martens and Matthew Cutler,

adding these to those that came before, Diplo, Richard Russell and Paul Epworth.

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3. SPELLING “FEMINISM” WITH A “C”

The track that made the Harlem girl explode was ‘212’,

which featured the ‘C’ word, heavily, and has appeared in most of her work.

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4. VOGUING IN THE 21st CENTURY
Banks has brought the concept of Voguing right on back to the dancefloors.

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5. SHE BANGS OUT A GOOD BEAT
Her onstage presence is something of a rarity

and those that have seen her haven’t let their feet touch the ground.

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(Giuliano Federico)

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