August 9, 2012

Rapper and Professional Twitter Beef Expert, Azealia Banks graces the cover of VIBE’s 17th annual JUICE issue, clad in sand with her frequent collaborator producer, Diplo.

Penned by friend of the Fly People, Tracy Garraud, The Rapstress dropped some gems, I officially like her as a result of this interview.

Here are a few …

Ironically, the New York rappers earning the most success now are the ones who get criticized for abandoning their “roots.” How do you feel about that?
All of these New York niggas trying to rap on this “real New York” shit—none of these niggas going anywhere. The only nigga from New York who got on was [A$AP Rocky], doing some South shit. The only bitch who got on since Nicki Minaj was doing some Euro shit. Fuck y’all. New York is full of mad haters.

So you’re not weary of wavering between pop and hip-hop after seeing the side eyes Nicki received?
Not at all. The hip-hop world is used to a certain lifestyle that Nicki Minaj and me are trying to escape from. It’s weird because they like you when they can still see you, but once you try to ascend, it’s like, “What. The. Fuck?” Because they can’t reach you anymore, and they’re not rising with you. They miss that comfort and it takes a while to get used to it, but eventually they’ll understand. That’s the power of art. Art pushes culture and forward thinking. Right now, if you listen to Nicki, she’s really making good pop music and is definitely up there with Gaga and Katy—exactly where she wants to be. But the hip-hop world maybe didn’t know that’s where she wanted to be [laughs].

There’s a certain point you reach when the pressure is on and the stakes are high for you to stay in the race.

Only the strong survive, this girl is a strong one!

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-Stay Fly!

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