Azealia Banks and Wale acquired right into a heated and general exhausting back-and-forth on social media this week.
It began on Wednesday when the “212” rapper took situation with a tweet from Wale, who wrote, “I am not sellin my soul . I am not playin them different video games both .. ain’t no ‘period’ I ain’t by no means stopped…hope this helps wit the nostalgia bait.”
Though the tweet wasn’t directed at her, Banks responded hours later with, “N***a the one scorching track you ever made is ‘ridin in that black joint’ [from Saints Row 2]. It’s no shade . However ur rap swag and supply and persona acquired one thing off in a really generic sort of manner. It’s highkey trigger u African no shade. U shoulda been African T-pain.”
“I’m speaking about his music. lol why no one ever informed Wale he dumb trash?” she added in a separate tweet.
“Rattling I assumed u solely got here for ppl who disrespected u in some method .. be taught sumn new day by day,” he replied.
Whereas Wale initially responded with curiosity about Banks’ critiques, significantly her mentions of Africa and her deep musical data, the dialogue shortly (and unsurprisingly) turned bitter as she doubled down.
Throughout a number of tweets, Banks criticized the “Lotus Flower Bomb” rapper, calling him a “dumb colonized Nigerian” with “extraordinarily low influence” whose music is akin to “eating regimen Curren$y stream / fake [Rick] Ross storytelling blended with generic hypebeast weblog period ‘swag’ raps.” She additionally steered Wale ought to “be on them [Distruction Boyz] beats. Some Gqom/midnight starring vibes.”
“My favourite factor on this app is you tellin all people what they need to be doing…life is difficult af and but you discover time to inform all people in all places on a regular basis do issues … you might be manner too type to us,” Wale wrote.
“Ngl … the rooster butcher woman sayin my solely hit is off a online game I by no means performed earlier than is humorous af,” he continued in a separate tweet. “I do not even assume that track is on dsp. We Stan.”
“Says the man with a interval panty fetish,” Banks replied. “I didn’t say it was your solely hit, I truthfully wouldn’t know what hits you could have since you’ve by no means developed any type of musical identification that was distinct sufficient for me to acknowledge. If somebody performed me one thing I’d most likely simply assume it was Wiz Khalifa tbh.
“I do keep in mind you type of creepily and randomly alluding to my interval, and I do keep in mind ridin in that black joint from like 2009. It is best to put it out. I favored it. . . Ps: the ‘rooster butcher’ is disappointingly pedestrian . You’ve acquired an undeniably flaccid manner with phrases.”
Wale fired again sarcastically, “Huge phrase buzz phrase deep minimize repeat … we get it your articulate. That is why we get pleasure from your commentary … inform us extra in regards to the African factor.”
Elsewhere, Banks likened Wale to “a tampon chewing canine” and “an effeminate weirdo in black American cosplay.” She additionally accused him of making an attempt to be seen as a “non threatening and agreeable as to corny white ‘producers.’”
“Essentially the most disappointing factor bout this trade is that I’ve realized u do not know ball,” he replied. “And you have been the AnR for everyone in all places on a regular basis for years…. and also you simply do not know ball .. this take appears like if chat gpt and pitchfork had a child .. u know an excessive amount of!”
Banks hit even decrease, saying, “You understand white balls in your mouth and the heat of white buttholes quivering round your nostril as you lick and savor the tacky salt off of trade gooch.”
“Wale, I make higher music than you. I’m handicapped by blackness and feminine genitalia and have truthfully spent manner an excessive amount of time making an attempt to justify myself to a gaggle of males who did every part to make shit exhausting for me,” she wrote in a separate tweet.
“You’re 40, you’ve peaked. And none of you n***as have something to supply me however jealousy and discouragement as a result of you don’t have anything to supply yourselves however jealousy and discouragement. Why can’t you all be like Drake ? Damnnit.”
She continued, “Did he have this a lot mouth for Meek Mill when he knocked his tooth out? Or does Wale watch every part I do unbeknownst to be ? Does Wale know the varieties of sexual harassment coercion, psychological and bodily abuse I’ve persevered all through the years to solely have gotten higher at my craft?
“Did wale say something when Rza let Russell Crowe spit on me and name me a N****r? Why do black males in hiphop who don’t have anything for me at all times attempt appointing themselves the one who will ‘educate me a lesson.'”
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