Azealia Banks

Azealia Banks
Banks in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Azealia Amanda Banks
Also known as	Miss Bank$ Азилька[1]
Born	(1991-05-31) May 31, 1991 (age 33) New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop[2] hip house[3] pop rap[4]
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter actress
Discography	Discography songs videography
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Parlophone Prospect Park E1 Chaos & Glory Interscope Polydor XL
Website	www.cheapyxo.net

Azealia Amanda Banks (/əˈziːliə/ ə-ZEE-lee-ə; born May 31, 1991) is an American rapper and singer. Raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, she began releasing music through Myspace in 2008 before being signed to XL Recordings at age 18. She subsequently signed with Interscope and Polydor Records before separating in 2013. Banks became an independent artist and started her own independent record label, Chaos & Glory Recordings. She later signed to Parlophone and Warner Records before quitting her label in 2023.

Banks's song "212" was called one of the best songs of 2011 and one of the defining songs of the decade by music publications, including Rolling Stone and Billboard. She has since released three mixtapes (Fantasea in 2012, Slay-Z in 2016, and Yung Rapunxel Pt.II in 2019), a studio album (Broke with Expensive Taste in 2014), and two extended plays (1991 in 2012 and Icy Colors Change in 2018). In 2017, Banks had her film debut in the musical drama Love Beats Rhymes, portraying the lead character. Banks's works have garnered acclaim from critics, drawing on various sounds including house, rap, pop, electronic music, and avant-garde.

Throughout her career, Banks's social media presence and outspoken views, especially on U.S. politics and race, as well as disputes with other artists, have attracted significant controversy. Complex noted in 2014 that "she gets more attention for her public feuds than she does for her music".