Azealia Banks Simply, Effectively Slays in 'Anna Wintour' Video
In this Brave New World of Twitter groupthink and kneejerk #CancelCulture with zero nuance, it's become exhausting to even try and keep up with who's "acceptable" in my music library in 2018. I've watched "Problematic Fave™" Azealia Banks raise valid, controversial points, cross lines, reveal…
"Chasing Time" Video: Azealia Banks Serves '90's Hip-Hop Meets Futuristic Ferocity
In case you missed it, feisty, frequently #problematic femcee Azealia Banks has made like the opposite of her Twitter feed and dropped her debut album, Broke With Expensive Taste, without even a hint of noise beforehand. And, you know what? It's really pretty great. And that's not the only thing…
'Broke With Expensive Taste': Azealia Banks Puts Her Money Where Her Mouth Is (Album Review)
There was a time — the past two years, to be exact — that Broke With Expensive Taste existed merely as a punchline. But, in a testament to the true bizarreness of 2014, a time when Meghan Trainor, Iggy Azalea and Taylor Swift now rule the airwaves, Azealia Banks suddenly decided to drop her…
Azealia Banks Just Beyonced Her Debut Album, 'Broke With Expensive Taste'
Did you just see a pig flying past your window? It's real, it's actual, it happened: Professional Twitter bully and occasional rapper Azealia Banks just pulled a Beyoncé and put her endlessly delayed, highly-to-lukewarmly anticipated debut Broke With Expensive Taste on iTunes, which includes her…
MuuMuse's Most Anticipated of 2013 (Part One!)
It's the most wonderful time of the year: A time when the promise of next year's music still shines bright like a diamond, free of the crippling reality of weak lead singles, terrible cover art and devastating chart positions. (Remember how excited we all were for The Spirit Indestructible this…
Azealia Banks Slays as Gunslinging Goddess in "Liquorice" (Video Premiere)
BOOM. The clip for Azealia Banks' 1991 EP smash "Liquorice" has just arrived, guns blazing. Shot by fashion legend Rankin and styled by Gaga's stylist/Thierry Mugler creative director Nicola Formichetti, the video follows Azealia through the wild, wild west (and about a half dozen high fashion…
Win A Signed Copy of Azealia Banks' 1991 EP!
Bang, pop, pop, this thing go POW. Okay, quit with the van vogueing and pay attention for a hot second: You still twerking and werking to Azealia Banks' ferocious debut, 1991 EP? Thought so. (In case you missed it, check out the MuuMuse review.) Two weeks after releasing her EP digitally, the…
Azealia Banks Goes Back to the Future on '1991' (EP Review)
It's safe to say that 20-year-old Harlem rising rapper Azealia Banks is no longer "One to Watch." By now, everyone's already watching. Back in late 2011, the LaGuardia High School alum (the superstar factory that's brought us Nicki Minaj and Wynter Gordon, among others) released her unbelievably…
Lana Del Rey and Azealia Banks Team Up for "Blue Jeans" Remix
I made this and you're welcome. I CAN'T FEEL MY FACE. OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD: It's the collaboration we've all been waiting for! Wait--Britney and Madonna did a new song together?! No! Janet and Britney then, surely?! Still no. HEIDI MONTAG AND PARIS HILTON? No. But close. No, actually not close at…
Scissor Sisters Premiere New Single Featuring Azealia Banks: "Shady Love"
Shady Love (Clean) by Scissor Sisters Official Ladies and ladyboys: It's time to get a little shady! Just minutes ago, disco-pop dance outfit Scissor Sisters premiered their brand new track on BBC's Radio 1: "Shady Love" featuring Krystal Pepsy--otherwise known as the DJ duo between Sisters…