Azealia Banks

[Hexxx 2,244]

I said it above and ill say it again, the fact that you're making this about "faves" is a testament to your inability to perceive what im saying articulately. You see a paragraph (hardly an essay) about how her attitude has genuinely affected her career and all you can take from it is that im being a dumb hater lol Its like come on. Even if you don't agree, you're not even actually thinking about it. You're just blindly coming to her defense and theres hardly even anything to defend.

And this whole "shes not fake and shes not afraid to bash people" is that supposed to be celebrated? This bull**** Bad Girls Club mentality of "im being a b---h because im real". Its like you're not being real, you're being a douchebag.

and what part of she's coming out of the hole don't you understand?? She's about to release new music. You trying to prove a point but you're still not doing the research. Her attitude has nothing to do with the music.

But who will take her now? Girl is damaged goods

someone has her now ;)

nobody in their right mind will sign a homophobic lunatic like her again.

who will promote her music? which company will sign a touring contract? nobody, ever.

she's done.

she wasn't even signed when she became big :usrs:

[blacklistedd 599]

and what part of she's coming out of the hole don't you understand?? She's about to release new music. You trying to prove a point but you're still not doing the research. Her attitude has nothing to do with the music.

 

Her attitude has everything to do with her struggles with her label. Shes like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum, instead of working with what she has and focusing on making dope music and getting her point of view out there. Not even for commercial consumption but just to be an artist.

 

If she wants to do it independently more power to her, but the way shes spoke about how shes handled her Interscope situation, the fact that shes been "begging" to be dropped, its so stupid.

 

I don't agree with you guys in regards to supporting how shes handled it and how she perceives it. She was given an amazing opportunity and she childishly squandered it and thats supposed to be celebrated? Her having problems with her label and being frustrated is understandable, I get it. Her wanting to move on and go elsewhere to have her voice heard is also understandable. Im just talking about the WAY she handles herself and how its stupid how you guys cheer her on. Its all ****ed up.

[aaronyoji 2,055]

yassss azel, trash the opportunity that so many rising musicians would die for

no *real musician is dying to have their craft manipulated and controlled by corporate suits and completely have their promotional schedule tarnished.

[Desperado 2,439]

LMAO

 

Poor dat trying to make it seem like a good thing.

 

#shesDONE #goodBYE #gagaCURSE #restinPISS

why the hashtags tho, are u on instagram? 

[Willy Wonka 4]

Why on earth are you of all people defending her? She epitomizes having a total and complete lack of character.

 

For someone whos always going on about female empowerment and moral social standing it seems hypocritical of you to support her brash attitude so adamantly.

First and foremost, I think she's incredibly talented. I love her music.

And to be honest, people on here didn't start hating her until she made (relatively mild) statements about Gaga. I think she's the underdog and I think she's been mismanaged and put at a disadvantage her whole life. I don't think she's a lost cause whatsoever.

I know she's a mess. I don't support all of her statements, but I think deep down, she's a strong woman and she's better than some of the things she says. I'm rooting for her.

[Desperado 2,439]

nobody in their right mind will sign a homophobic lunatic like her again.

 

who will promote her music? which company will sign a touring contract? nobody, ever.

 

she's done. 

Homophobic for what because she called the damn perez hilton a *******? 

 

After those comments she's still touring and getting shows so people is still interested in her. 

[Spock 20,292]

someone has her now ;)

Oh, I didn't know that. Which label picked her up?

[Hexxx 2,244]

Her attitude has everything to do with her struggles with her label. Shes like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum, instead of working with what she has and focusing on making dope music and getting her point of view out there. Not even for commercial consumption but just to be an artist.

 

If she wants to do it independently more power to her, but the way shes spoke about how shes handled her Interscope situation, the fact that shes been "begging" to be dropped, its so stupid.

 

I don't agree with you guys in regards to supporting how shes handled it and how she perceives it. She was given an amazing opportunity and she childishly squandered it and thats supposed to be celebrated?

it's not if stupid if she doesn't like the label. The artists get treated like dirt by Interscope.

[Hexxx 2,244]

Oh, I didn't know that. Which label picked her up?

she hasn't said anything about it yet but she said the name on twitter. She has probably moved to another label the past few months.

[blacklistedd 599]

First and foremost, I think she's incredibly talented. I love her music.

And to be honest, people on here didn't start hating her until she made (relatively mild) statements about Gaga. I think she's the underdog and I think she's been mismanaged and put at a disadvantage her whole life. I don't think she's a lost cause whatsoever.

I know she's a mess. I don't support all of her statements, but I think deep down, she's a strong woman and she's better than some of the things she says. I'm rooting for her.

 

I've liked some of her music, I think she has a cool point of view. But victimizing her is straight up stupid. Im sorry. Mismanaged? How has mismanagement impaired her career? Shes the one thats been impairing her career with her reactions. She is a mess, yes. I think she is the opposite of strong, I think shes weak. I do however, think shes better than the things she says. I do however think shes just very stubborn and therefore kept sabotaging herself instead of making all focus be on what was important.

 

As for the whole Gaga thing, a lot of her fans were "monsters" or whatever so the delusionals are expectedly not going to like her after the myriad of insults she made. These insults were not mild, they were pretty unoriginal though.

 

As I said, yeah I like Fantasea, yeah I like her EP, yeah I have no doubt i'll like future releases from her as far as her music goes. But it baffles me that anyone defends her like some people do. Its really delusional.

it's not if stupid if she doesn't like the label. The artists get treated like dirt by Interscope.

 

Yeah and as I said if you read, her being frustrated is understandable and her planning to move elsewhere to have her voice heard is also understandable. Whats stupid is how she handles herself and the fact that all of you so adamantly defend her brashness as if its representative of empowerment and strength. Its the opposite of.

[Staryu 6,162]

it's not if stupid if she doesn't like the label. The artists get treated like dirt by Interscope.

^ This. Yes, sometimes Azealia says some pretty mean stuff that I don't necessarily agree with, but I believe that the main reason why she had so many delays was that most of her music doesn't sound very mainstream (I know that mainstream doesn't necessarily = bad) at all and Interscope probably wanted her to become another "poppy" rap artist. Thank god Azealia doesn't want to become that because an album filled with "ATM Jam"s would be...

Sure, all these Twitter beefs do not help her, but it won't destroy her career completely. :coffee:

[Edu 3,961]

Free her mind

ARTPOP

[Willy Wonka 4]

I've liked some of her music, I think she has a cool point of view. But victimizing her is straight up stupid. Im sorry. Mismanaged? How has mismanagement impaired her career? Shes the one thats been impairing her career with her reactions. She is a mess, yes. I think she is the opposite of strong, I think shes weak. I do however, think shes better than the things she says. I do however think shes just very stubborn and therefore kept sabotaging herself instead of making all focus be on what was important.

 

As for the whole Gaga thing, a lot of her fans were "monsters" or whatever so the delusionals are expectedly not going to like her after the myriad of insults she made. These insults were not mild, they were pretty unoriginal though.

 

As I said, yeah I like Fantasea, yeah I like her EP, yeah I have no doubt i'll like future releases from her as far as her music goes. But it baffles me that anyone defends her like some people do. Its really delusional.

 

There's no doubt she's messed up her career. No fan of Azealia on here says otherwise. We all know that she's partly responsible for her downfall. The difference is that detractors want to say that it's all her fault while those who follow her career know that Interscope has not done her any favors, to be honest. She may run her mouth, but if she had the music to back it up, it would be less of an issue. Unfortunately, her label has been delaying the release of her album for years. Not only that, but they had prevented her from releasing a second mixtape as well. Basically, they've been stonewalling her.

 

Furthermore, I think her attitude is partly a product of the environment in which she grew up. She had a rough childhood. In no way does it excuse her behavior, but it makes me more inclined to be empathetic than hateful.

 

I agree. The severity of some of her responses show her immaturity, insecurity, and weakness. But I'd also argue the extent to which she's stood up for herself is a sign of strength. She isn't letting people walk all over her whatsoever. She wants to be in control of her own destiny. To be completely honest, I wouldn't be surprised if some of her more sensational tweets weren't attempts to be dropped from her contract. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a new Azealia coming forward.

 

To say that the comments about Gaga are anything but mild, especially coming from Azealia, is laughable. Especially after Gaga made almost the exact same comment about Katy. The second one wasn't even accurate, since Red Flame wasn't used. And the third was even more mild. All she did basically was call her lame. This fanbase has blown up these comments as if Azealia was sending death threats to Gaga. 

 

I think fans defend her because detractors want to paint her as nothing but a twitter troll when she's a multi-dimensional person like anyone else. The majority of the vitriol on here isn't even a result of some of Azealia's more incendiary comments; people hate her for her mild insults towards Gaga. That's why I defend her. Because that's a stupid reason to hate someone. If she hadn't made those comments about Gaga, she'd be praised as a goddess for attacking Perez. But because of her short and mild beef with Gaga, she's a target. That's stupid. If people have a more substantial issue with her, I understand. I don't share that perspective, but I understand. But the stan wars type mentality towards her? Bull****.

[Hexxx 2,244]

I've liked some of her music, I think she has a cool point of view. But victimizing her is straight up stupid. Im sorry. Mismanaged? How has mismanagement impaired her career? Shes the one thats been impairing her career with her reactions. She is a mess, yes. I think she is the opposite of strong, I think shes weak. I do however, think shes better than the things she says. I do however think shes just very stubborn and therefore kept sabotaging herself instead of making all focus be on what was important.

 

As for the whole Gaga thing, a lot of her fans were "monsters" or whatever so the delusionals are expectedly not going to like her after the myriad of insults she made. These insults were not mild, they were pretty unoriginal though.

 

As I said, yeah I like Fantasea, yeah I like her EP, yeah I have no doubt i'll like future releases from her as far as her music goes. But it baffles me that anyone defends her like some people do. Its really delusional.

 

Yeah and as I said if you read, her being frustrated is understandable and her planning to move elsewhere to have her voice heard is also understandable. Whats stupid is how she handles herself and the fact that all of you so adamantly defend her brashness as if its representative of empowerment and strength. Its the opposite of.

I think you're just upset and you just wanna share your opinion.

[blacklistedd 599]

Basically, they've been stonewalling her.

 

Furthermore, I think her attitude is partly a product of the environment in which she grew up. She had a rough childhood. In no way does it excuse her behavior, but it makes me more inclined to be empathetic than hateful.

 

I agree. The severity of some of her responses show her immaturity, insecurity, and weakness. But I'd also argue the extent to which she's stood up for herself is a sign of strength. She isn't letting people walk all over her whatsoever. She wants to be in control of her own destiny. To be completely honest, I wouldn't be surprised if some of her more sensational tweets weren't attempts to be dropped from her contract. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a new Azealia coming forward.

 

To say that the comments about Gaga are anything but mild, especially coming from Azealia, is laughable. Especially after Gaga made almost the exact same comment about Katy. The second one wasn't even accurate, since Red Flame wasn't used. And the third was even more mild. All she did basically was call her lame. This fanbase has blown up these comments as if Azealia was sending death threats to Gaga. 

 

I think fans defend her because detractors want to paint her as nothing but a twitter troll when she's a multi-dimensional person like anyone else. The majority of the vitriol on here isn't even a result of some of Azealia's more incendiary comments; people hate her for her mild insults towards Gaga. That's why I defend her. Because that's a stupid reason to hate someone. If she hadn't made those comments about Gaga, she'd be praised as a goddess for attacking Perez. But because of her short and mild beef with Gaga, she's a target. That's stupid. If people have a more substantial issue with her, I understand. I don't share that perspective, but I understand. But the stan wars type mentality towards her? Bull****.

 

 

I'll respond to each section in bullet points

 

-they've given her grief probably creatively but also because of how she mismanaged her own reactions publicly. they didn't just push her **** back for no reason, she fueled that stonewalling and probably kept fueling it out of annoyance, like I said, like a spoiled tantrum

 

-her attitude probably is a product of her environment but its not like she grew up poor and underprivileged, shes not from the hood she just grew up next to it, so to speak. I also was empathetic towards her at first, but the mouth just kept on running and only recently has she kept herself on the DL and its just a little too late imo. my empathy was out the door a long time ago.

 

-you don't have to be brash to not be a door mat. bad girls club mentality is not positive and not representative of strength no matter how you want to paint it. also, the fact that she immaturely would find ways such as those to be dropped from her label like a child throwing a tantrum doesn't convince me that its like justifiable lol and you know....its not even just the attitude. I dont mind an attitude. But azealia constantly made something out of nothing. constantly. it was embarrassing.

 

-I think some of them were mild and some of them were vicious. but it wasnt even what she said but the fact that she knew she was contributing to the online stan war nonsense and perpetuating the backlash with her accusations of plagiarism and what not. thats what I didnt find mild. its the intent, not necessarily the words themselves. i dont think it hurt gaga in the long run and tbh people throw insults her way so often i dont even care, but I just mean the intent of it wasnt mild if were discussing the subject.

 

-I mean clearly I know she is a person lol shes not just a mouth with an attitude. but thats what I mean about her not being smart, she seemed to self sabotage and for whatever reason purposefully paints herself as an obnoxious troll and I dont find that justifiable and as I said I dont think it was smart for her career. I dont think that made her not be a door mat, I think it just exposed her as a douche. I dont care what gender you are or arent', an asshole is an asshole. and as much as I like her music, its not like she was just so amazingly talented that what did offer was enough to overshadow her actions.

 

-and as for gaga being praised for insults, please, shes anything but praised for them. she is blasted for breathing let alone insulting someone. just because some delusional fans on here claim goddess doesn't mean that means anything lol the delusionals of any pop artist are not to be taken seriously. that being said though, gaga doesn't throw insults out that often and when she has in the past I have not always agreed with them. There are times that I do believe putting something in its place should be done, Azealia never really did that though. She just always made something out of nothing for the sake of it.