Like how we had a Nicki Minaj era...and how we are still in a Rick Ross era. This chick is gonna have her era. No tip riding, just observation. For one, This chick has a knack for making catchy songs and every single and video she has put out has been on point. She did a good job of taking a dance track and making it very pop
AZEALIA BANKS - 212 FT. LAZY JAY - YouTube
With Nicki you know that the personality she displays is all an act...with this AB chick its no act, this chick is really a little off. IMO AB does that alternative pop hipster hip hop sh*t a little better. Its like Nicki Minaj on steroids. She does that alternative R&B/ Hip Hop sh*t pretty well...
LUXURY - AZEALIA BANKS (**OFFICIAL VIDEO**) - YouTube
This chick knows how to pick beats....She's the female Joey Badass of picking early 90's sounding beats. Shorty has an ear for early 90's sounding dance music as if she was raised on the Strictly Rhythms records catalogue. This is what caught my attention from jump because she picks music that has a nostalgic feel.
1991 - Azealia Banks - YouTube
AB's musical foundation is rave/dance/house music and that type of music has been winning since forever. With Dance music you can have 1 hit that will stay in rotation for decades. Just ask Cee Cee Peniston, Crystal Waters, Aly Us, Sonique , KLF or C&C music factory.
Azealia Banks - Liquorice (Explicit) - YouTube
Lyrically she's ok. A lot of her lyrical content consists of sly sexual remarks and slick raunchiness. But that flow is sick.The flow is undeniable. She has a gift for catching and riding the beat. And being that we are in an era where complex lyricism isn't at the forefront, she fits right in
Azealia Banks - Van Vogue - YouTube
Looks wise, from some angles, she resembles a chocolate Rihanna....But unlike Rihanna this chick is picking all the beats and writing the songs
Asos and Azealia Banks -- Fierce - YouTube
She has elements of 50 Cents in her as well being that her current reputation has her known for beefing with any and everyone. So far she has displayed that she can put together a catchy diss track
Azealia Banks ft steve aoki - No Problems (offcial Video) With sound - YouTube
The leaders of that weird hipster music in the 2000's were Santigold and MIA. AB seems to be the one who will carry the torch for this decade.
ATLANTIS - AZEALIA BANKS (**OFFICIAL VIDEO**) - YouTube
Me personally I felt her mixtape was cool for the type of music she's doing but it was too alternative for my taste. One thing I like about this chick is she constantly reminds you she's from NY no matter how alternative sounding her music is she wants u to remember she's from NYC. On thing I'm not feeling about this chick is that her music is not aimed at the hood but rather the hipster/dance/pop crowd yet she uses the word "nikka" very freely in her songs.
My final reason for believing we are about to enter an AB era is that she's signed to Interscope.....Interscope took underground backpack rapper Kendrick Lamar and made him a radio friendly enitity. One could only imagine what kind of push a more pop freindly entity like AB will have. Her first single from Interscope is pretty much what one would expect her first single debut would be. With Interscop backing this chick I believe we are about to be force fed into an AB era.
Azealia Banks - Yung Rapunxel (Explicit) - YouTube
....when has a female rapper ever had a "era"? When has a female last been succesful without coming up from under another nikka?Wuznt Kid Sister on the same shyt pretty much?I think that wuz her name?pretty chick who made weird soundin music,could semi spit.
