Azealia Banks only seems to pop up when she has something negative to say; it’s been her pattern for years. Monday (February 12) was no exception. Mere hours after Beyoncé announced her Texas-themed album, RENAISSANCE: Act ii, would arrive on March 29, Banks hopped on Instagram to insult the Columbia Records artist for going “country.”
In a rant uploaded to her Instagram Stories, Banks said, “You’re setting yourself up to be ridiculed again. There’s a theatrical element to country music !!! Them critics are not just going to accept an ugly blond wig and bullying from JAY-Z… It’s giving big time musical grift. Yes black girls can make county music … but you’re just really not hitting the button.
“Beyoncé please stop the madness. The gay baiting, the overtly narcissistic attempts to lazily encroach into a genre you think your popularity is gonna gain accolades for you in… You’re looking like food sis. You will gag when k Michelle tears it.”
Banks went after Beyoncé in 2018 for allegedly stealing her choreography, calling her a “regular b####.” As she said at the time, “I realized that my ex dancer Ashanti choreographed for Beyoncé and stole the original choreography @gypjaq made for count contessa. Beyoncé needs to get over herself and just hire me ‘cause even though Coachella was cute…it was still more of the same.”
She also claimed Beyoncé “loves to push this female empowerment s### but is just ALWAYS trying to steal from talented women and outdo them…but she really never does.” She continued, “I really hope she gets real with herself soon and humbles herself enough to accept the visions and full projects women who admire her put together FOR HER.”
Needless to say, the BeyHive aren’t fans of Banks and promptly dragged her online. Find some of the best tweets below.
I’d like it noted that Azealia Banks hated Renaissance and said it would fail, we all know how that ended up. pic.twitter.com/LA0Asylii2
— Sisa (@TheTitanBaddie) February 12, 2024
azealia banks has to be the most miserable artist of all time
having something bad to say about every other artist and pretending like you know it all but never pursing it in your work, if you’re so smart and have all the formulas then where is the music ? because after all… pic.twitter.com/iJOjECgitg
— PURE THIQUE HONEY 🍯 (@purethiquekj) February 12, 2024
Lmao….is it that time of year? Azealia’s love/hate, bipolar@$$ relationship w/Beyoncé is as regular as a groundhog sticking its head out of a hole come February🤣. One season she overrated, next season she on Bey’s d!k💀. https://t.co/PjvcaAx19H pic.twitter.com/MJXMZuMfb5
— Today I Got Time (@TodayIGotTime1) February 12, 2024
Azealia Banks is a jealous ass weird b####. She always attacking Beyoncé & Nicki Minaj YET uplifts mediocrity from Cardi B because she was raised in NYC & found non black features more beautiful than her own race. She’s talented but one weird, self hating b####. That s### is such…
— LE RON 🧏🏽🧏🏽♀️▶️ (@Leron_518) February 12, 2024
Azealia Banks couldn’t be more wrong. Beyoncé is #1 and #2 worldwide. And where is she charting on worldwide iTunes? Like let’s focus on ourselves before we speak on other ppl Miss Mamaz. pic.twitter.com/hsJulAghvA
— 2/10 BeyDay 🎈♒️ (@HotBoyMatt92) February 12, 2024
Oh NOW azealia needs her meds. OK. https://t.co/ZaSepf3lBr pic.twitter.com/zd6GSfVHvh
— Francis (@Nickipositions) February 12, 2024
Azealia go focus on your music or lack their of babe! https://t.co/ehbYU9ONJX pic.twitter.com/gCtjXYfFNW
— Saint Dimitri (@AntioneDimitri) February 12, 2024