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  Azealia Banks Hot Dogs With Styles P on Squelchy 'Nathan'

  July 2, 2012 – Azealia Banks has joined forces with Styles P, just after declaring the Gangster and a Gentleman MC, via Twitter, "literally my FAVORITE rapper." The Gotham duo kicked off the weekend trading tongue-twisting, catchily crass verses on "Nathan," backed by Scotland producer Drums of Death's squiggly synths reminiscent of '80s acid house. …
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  Triple Trouble: Azealia Banks, Missy Elliott Join M.I.A.'s 'Bad Girls'

  June 26, 2012 – Live fast. Die young. Leave plenty of (beautiful) remixes. Former Major Lazer half Switch's brilliantly "bangin', bangin'" reworking of M.I.A.'s "Bad Girls" surfaced last week, featuring sharp-tongued verses from Missy Elliott and Rye Rye. …
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  Azealia Get Your Gun: Banks Goes West in 'Liquorice' Clip

  June 14, 2012 – Rising hip-hop superstar Azealia Banks just dropped her new Rankin-directed, color-treated clip for "Liquorice," perhaps the strongest track on her recent 1991 EP (via Karen Civil). Aesthetically, the video is as delicious as her video for "212", perhaps moreso considering that now Banks has both a technicolor palate and a costume chest to play with. …
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  Azealia Banks' Mermaid Ball, By the Numbers

  June 4, 2012 – Last night, following her set at Hot 97 Summer Jam, Breaking Out artist Azealia Banks finally brought her set home to New York City for her first show since blowing up. …
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  Hear Azealia Banks' Calypso-Tinged Clapper 'Jumanji'

  May 11, 2012 – Jumanji grossed more than $100 million in the U.S. alone. Was anyone else blissfully unaware of this? Released near the peak of Robin Williams' post-Mrs. Doubtfire, pre-Good Will Hunting '90s resurgence, this board game-themed movie (also starring a young Kirsten Dunst!) lends its title to the latest track from Azealia Banks. …
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  The Week's 9 Controversial, Baffling, and Excellent Covers

  April 27, 2012 – It may have been a sluggish week for Internet goodies, but it was a great one for cover songs. From the excellent and deliberate to the spontaneous and cringe-worthy, here are the week's nine most noteworthy: The Blog-Baiting: 1. Azealia Banks on Lana Del Rey's "Blue Jeans," as Remixed by Smims&Belle We already showed you this today, but Azealia Banks did the inevitable and put herself on a Lana Del Rey song. …
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  You Can Hear Azealia Banks on a Lana Del Rey Remix, But Can't See Her Live (For Now)

  April 27, 2012 – The gap between real-life accomplishment and its online facsimile has arguably never been bigger — hey, even unfairly maligned internet-hype-cycle poster children Black Kids had live performances under their belts before raving to all of our friends about "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You." That divide between our physical and virtual worlds is highlighted again today, as wildly talented, Breaking Out New Y …
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  Coachella 2012: Radiohead, Azealia Banks, Jeff Mangum Top Saturday's 10 Best Sets

  April 15, 2012 – Didn't make it to Coachella but want to know what you missed? Heading to Coachella's first-ever second weekend and need to know who to catch? In addition to our list of 30 must-see acts at this year's fest, SPIN has compiled a rundown of each day's 10 best sets. Read up on Friday's top shows and Sunday's greatest performances. …
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  Hipster Moron Brags About Being a Hipster Moron in 'New York Times Magazine'

  April 11, 2012 – One should always be suspicious of nostalgia for a supposedly more pure or idyllic time. Too often, when you dig a little deeper, you uncover some racism, sexism, classism, and, as is the case with Alexandra Molotkow's New York Times Magazine piece, "Why the Old-School Music Snob Is the Least Cool Kid on Twitter," elitism. …
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  Hear Azealia Banks' Percussive 'Fun' Diplo Team-Up

  March 26, 2012 – Cool-hunting DJ/producer Diplo is dangerously ubiquitous these days ands shows no signs of slowing down just yet. His recent Usher collaboration "Climax," which also featured orchestral arrangement by avant-classical wizard Nico Muhly, sets a new career milestone of potentially "Paper Planes"-rivaling magnitude. …
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