Azealia Banks

CiaranMT

Anyone on her? Someone I've come across lately. Her lyrics certainly aren't timid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tP-4m4b3tA

Heavy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg_NP0VP4FI

This is a straight-up dance tune, her original vid was taken down cos she's ripped the beat off someone else, who took exception to it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToHAvkvPtXU

Lunice providing the beats on this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0_GFLNNawU

JessieWilliam

CiaranMT wrote: »

Anyone on her? Someone I've come across lately. Her lyrics certainly aren't timid:

Azealia Banks is getting a fair bit of daytime radio play & on the video channels etc with her single "212". . I was intrigued by the lyrics so, as you do - I looked-um up.

Was I in for a surprise!

That first site I found gives a definition as to what the lyrical metaphors mean when you click on them . . but most need no explanation.:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Jv9fNPjgk

Da Shins Kelly

My brother introduced me to her a couple of months ago. I think she's class. Very good singing voice too. Definitely going places, I think.

Mr. Rager

CiaranMT wrote: »

Anyone on her?

I wish.

CiaranMT

Way-heeeey.

Not the only one.

:pac:

Shapey Fiend

She's got a couple of good tunes and a lot of not very good tunes. I'll be keeping an eye out but at this point I think people are getting very overhyped on the basis of 212 alone.

Eric Cartman

Shes definitley got talent but I just think she hasnt found her sound.

I really dont like the 212 track, the flow just doesnt sound right and its just got the wrong beat entirely.

She seems to be a big hit with the ever 80s loving hipsters but outside of that she doesnt seem to get a lot of recognition as a hip-hop artist. Time will tell where she goes with it

conor.hogan.2

I don't know hippy/ster seems to be getting big again in Hip-Hop.

Da Shins Kelly

Eric Cartman wrote: »

She seems to be a big hit with the ever 80s loving hipsters but outside of that she doesnt seem to get a lot of recognition as a hip-hop artist. Time will tell where she goes with it

It's too early to tell, but she's definitely making waves, especially after having one of the biggest sets at Coachella. Eve has already expressed an interest in working with her too.

Eric Cartman

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

It's too early to tell, but she's definitely making waves, especially after having one of the biggest sets at Coachella. Eve has already expressed an interest in working with her too.

I think if somebody else wrote a propper hip hop track that paid hommage to 90s hip hop , get somebody like eve featuring and get a big name to produce it - premier / dre etc... that she could definitley blow up and be taken seriously as a hip hop artist, rather than just hipster fodder

Da Shins Kelly

Eric Cartman wrote: »

I think if somebody else wrote a propper hip hop track that paid hommage to 90s hip hop , get somebody like eve featuring and get a big name to produce it - premier / dre etc... that she could definitley blow up and be taken seriously as a hip hop artist, rather than just hipster fodder

That's a very specific criteria you've got there. I don't think she'd have to do any of those things to be taken seriously. Whatever happened to people just doing things on their own terms? Why does it have to be Dr. Dre/Premier, why does it have to be a tribute to 90s hip hop, why does someone else have to write it?

Some hip hop fans are just plain weird.

Sl!mCharles

Eric Cartman wrote: »

I think if somebody else wrote a propper hip hop track that paid hommage to 90s hip hop , get somebody like eve featuring and get a big name to produce it - premier / dre etc... that she could definitley blow up and be taken seriously as a hip hop artist, rather than just hipster fodder

just lol

Eric Cartman

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

That's a very specific criteria you've got there. I don't think she'd have to do any of those things to be taken seriously. Whatever happened to people just doing things on their own terms? Why does it have to be Dr. Dre/Premier, why does it have to be a tribute to 90s hip hop, why does someone else have to write it?

Some hip hop fans are just plain weird.

Im just making suggestions lad. In my view that 212 track isnt great same with l8r and barbie shít, But she reminds me of lil kim in a way, I just think shed be better suited to an older hiphop sound, or atleast somebody composing the beat who didnt just spend $3000 on a macbook pro and download a drum machine & synth then call it quits.

Da Shins Kelly

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Im just making suggestions lad. In my view that 212 track isnt great same with l8r and barbie shít, But she reminds me of lil kim in a way, I just think shed be better suited to an older hiphop sound, or atleast somebody composing the beat who didnt just spend $3000 on a macbook pro and download a drum machine & synth then call it quits.

Well it's hardly going to happen on the first go at making something. She's only getting started. Some of her recent music she recorded alone in Montreal and released onto Youtube herself (L8r and the Slow Hands cover) before releasing 212.

Her 212 track is good, in my opinion. It shows the level of her versatility as a singer and rapper, her talent as a potential pop star, and it's getting her the attention she needs so she can get noticed and attract bigger producers. She's also far more talented than Lil Kim ever was.

The fact that she's generating so much buzz on the strength of this not-100%-perfect EP is pretty indicative of how good she could potentially be. It's only the beginning for her.

Da Shins Kelly

Announcement today of a collab with Missy Elliot.

Shapey Fiend

Eric Cartman wrote: »

I think if somebody else wrote a propper hip hop track that paid hommage to 90s hip hop , get somebody like eve featuring and get a big name to produce it - premier / dre etc... that she could definitley blow up and be taken seriously as a hip hop artist, rather than just hipster fodder

lolololololol

She's got production from the likes of Lunice and Diplo if you think they started making beats last week when they got a laptop then you're very much mistaken.

But I think you can direct that criticism at Azaelia. She's still too green. She's been rapping a few years but it lacks something. She may well turn into a good artist but she's gotten hyped a little early. When I see what the album/mixtape is like then I'll judge.

dRNk SAnTA

Eric Cartman wrote: »

I think if somebody else wrote a propper hip hop track that paid hommage to 90s hip hop , get somebody like eve featuring and get a big name to produce it - premier / dre etc... that she could definitley blow up and be taken seriously as a hip hop artist, rather than just hipster fodder

Ha what!
Eve and Dre collabs to be taken seriously? Yeah actually I reckon she should take Left Eye Lopez's place on the TLC re-union tour for a real career boost. [/SARCASM!!]

I like her... she crosses genres and has loads of personality. Her rap style is cool but I'd agree maybe she's blowing up too quickly. She's pretty raw.

conor.hogan.2

Ah now she is no left eye.

Jimmy Iovine

She's alright. Heard that 212 song last year and now all of a sudden I see every second person putting it up on Facebook with the usual "OMG this song" nonsnese that happens. I even heard my sister listening to it last night.

She'll need to come out with a few more catchy ones like that if she wants to stay in the spotlight. The majority of the people that put up the link are pretty stupid. They'll love it this week and have forgotten completely about it in 3/4 weeks.

Fair play to her though for getting so much attention for a song with a hook like it has.