American rapper Azealia Banks rose to fame back in 2011 with the release of her debut single "212" which went viral soon after. But even though she's one of the most talented female rappers in the music industry, Banks hasn't reached the level of success like her peers. That is mostly due to numerous feuds she had with fellow artists as well as the controversial behavior she regularly exhibits on her social media platforms.
Today's article takes a look at the rapper's feuds with other celebrities throughout the years. From Iggy Azalea to Rihanna — keep on scrolling to find out who else ended up on our list today!
8 Azealia Banks vs. Kreayshawn (2012)
Kicking the list off is Azealia's 2012 beef with fellow rapper and singer Kreayshawn. It all started when Kreayshawn tweeted a link to Banks's "212" music video, which was uploaded to an adult movie website. Azealia did not find this entertaining so she took it to Twitter to confront Kreayshawn, saying, "you think you’re funny? you’re a dumb bitch. And you can’t rap. I’ll sit on your face." However, the two patched things up eventually, and Azealia Banks even publicly apologized for her harsh words.
7 Azealia Banks vs. Iggy Azalea (2012)
Next on the list of Azealia's beefs is the still-ongoing beef with her fellow rapper Iggy Azalea, which started in February 2012 when Iggy appeared on the cover of the XXL Freshman cover as the only female rapper. Of course, Banks thought Iggy was not the right choice for the cover, so she spoke about it on Twitter. She said: "Iggy Azalea on the XXL freshman list is all wrong. How can you endorse a white woman who called herself a 'runaway slave master'?" To that Iggy responded: "You can’t block my blessings! Today I’m celebrating! Get with it or kick rocks!"
6 Azealia Banks vs. T.I. (2012)
Azealia's next beef, which was with rapper T.I., is related to her beefy with Iggy Azalea. You see, Iggy is a part of T.I.'s record label Grand Hustle, so when Azealia Banks opened fire at Iggy, T.I. felt that he should show support for his prodigy.
In an interview with Atlanta's Hot 107.9, T.I. spoke about Banks, saying, "If you spend half of your day getting money and the other half of your day counting money, you ain’t got no time in your day to worry about nobody else." Banks responded the next day on Twitter: "Come on T.I... Ni**as is not scared of u and whatever shit u got to say on some radio show..."
5 Azealia Banks vs. Lil' Kim (2012)
Let's move on to Banks's next beef, which was with the iconic rapper Lil' Kim back in 2012. The drama between the two started after Lil' Kim declined to collaborate with Banks on a song. Of course, Banks took it to Twitter once again and claimed that "Lil' Kim doesn't write her own raps." But in 2017, Azealia took the high road and actually apologized to Lil' Kim. "I wanted to make music with you for so many years Kim. Apologies if when I sent that verse you thought I was trying to write for you – I wasn't," said Banks on her Instagram profile. She continued, "I hope one day we can link in person and straighten things out because I was sooo confused and heartbroken when our collab fell thru."
4 Azealia Banks vs. Nicki Minaj (2012)
As you can see, 2012 was a very busy year for Miss Banks. After beefing with Kreayshawn, Iggy, T.I., and Lil' Kim, she moved onto her next victim — Nicki Minaj. The feud between these two started after Azealia turned down Nicki's offer to tour with her in Europe. Nicki would later tweet "#ManTheseBitchesDelirious" which Azealia Banks believed was aimed at her. So she had to do what she did best — posted a bunch of tweet jabs aimed at Nicki Minaj.
3 Azealia Banks vs. Lady Gaga (2013)
After a short hiatus, Azealia Banks went back to her habits of getting into feuds with other celebs. In 2013, she took a jab at Lady Gaga. Gaga and Azealia worked together on two songs — "Ratchet" and "Red Flame" — for Gaga's 2013 album "ARTPOP", but in the end, neither song made the final cut. That led Azealia to attack Gaga on Twitter and accuse her of stealing her ideas. She tweeted: "Make sure u let them know where u got the title for red flame from. U stole that from the demo I sent u." The tweets were eventually deleted. Soon after, a fan-recorded video of Gaga showed up online where she talks about how Banks has a bad attitude.
2 Azealia Banks vs. Rihanna (2017)
In 2017 Azealia got into a feud with none other than Rihanna. The drama started not too long after Trump declared the Muslim ban. Rihanna spoke up against Trump and the ban, which Banks — who is a Trump supporter — didn't like. Not only did she call out Rihanna for her anti-Trump words, but Azealia also purposely posted Rihanna's phone number on her Instagram profile. Rihanna clapped back by posting text messages Azealia had sent her, where she claimed that Rihanna was a drug and sex addict.
1 Azealia Banks vs. Lana Del Rey (2018)
One of Azealia's most recent feuds was with singer Lana Del Rey. It all started in 2018 when Lana commented on Kanye West's Instagram photo where he's wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap, criticizing him for supporting Trump. That was enough for Banks to get involved and call Lana a "typical White woman" who is pretending to be an ally. Lana responded on Twitter saying, "u know the addy. Pull up anytime. Say it to my face. But if I were you- I wouldn’t." Lana also added that Azealia "coulda been the greatest female rapper alive" but that she messed up that opportunity.