Azealia Banks

Azealia Amanda Banks was born on May 31, 1991, in New York City's Manhattan borough; she was the youngest of three.{{cite web|last=Diep|first=Eric|title=Today in Hip-Hop: Azealia Banks Celebrates 22nd Birthday|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/hip-hop-today/2013/05/today-in-hip-hop-azealia-banks-celebrates-22nd-birthday/|work=XXL|date=May 31, 2013|access-date=August 17, 2013}}{{cite web|last=Chandler|first=D.L.|url=http://hiphopwired.com/2012/12/24/azealia-banks-hints-at-retirement-promises-2-lps-in-2013-video/|title=Azealia Banks Hints at Retirement, Promises 2 LPs in 2013 [VIDEO]|publisher=Hip-Hop Wired|date=December 24, 2012|access-date=December 30, 2012}} Her single mother raised her and her two siblings in Harlem, after their father died of pancreatic cancer when she was two years old.{{cite web|author=Ortved, John|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/fashion/azealia-banks-a-young-rapper-taking-cues-from-the-street.html?_r=3&ref=fashion&|title=Azealia Banks, a Young Rapper Taking Cues From the Street|work=The New York Times|date=February 1, 2012|access-date=November 17, 2012}} Following her father's death, Banks says that her mother "became really abusive—physically and verbally. Like she would hit me and my sisters with baseball bats, bang our heads up against walls, and she would always tell me I was ugly. I remember once she threw out all the food in the fridge, just so we wouldn't have anything to eat." Due to escalating violence, Banks moved out of her mother's home at age 14 to live with her older sister.{{cite web|last=Sciortino|first=Karley|title=Azealia Banks: Fighting Talk|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/14493/1/azealia-banks-fighting-talk|magazine=Dazed & Confused|access-date=January 24, 2019|date=September 15, 2012}}

At a young age, Banks became interested in musical theater, dancing, acting, and singing. At 16, she starred in a production of the comedy-noir musical City of Angels, where she was found by an agent who sent her to auditions for TBS, Nickelodeon, and Law & Order, all without success.{{cite web|last=Baron|first=Zach|date=August 28, 2012|title=The Making of Azealia Banks|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/08/azealia-banks-spin-issue-story/|access-date=October 28, 2017|work=Spin}} At this point Banks decided to end her pursuit of an acting career, citing the stiff competition and overall sense of nonfulfillment.{{cite web|title=Azealia Banks interview – BBC Sound of 2012| date=January 10, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1zevdRivA| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211108/hc1zevdRivA| archive-date=November 8, 2021 | url-status=live|publisher=YouTube.com|access-date=January 27, 2013}}{{cbignore}} Because of this lack of fulfillment, she began writing rap and R&B songs as a creative outlet. She never finished high school, instead choosing to embark on a career as a recording artist.

Under the moniker Miss Bank$, she released her debut recording, "Gimme a Chance" online on November 9, 2008. The recording was accompanied by the self-produced track "Seventeen", which sampled the Ladytron song of the same name. Banks sent both tracks to American DJ Diplo.{{cite web |last=Mlynar |first=Phillip |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2696294/azealia-banks-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202232448/http://www.mtv.com/news/2696294/azealia-banks-interview/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |title=Azealia Banks Says She Was Not Discovered By Diplo |publisher=MTV Hive |date=June 7, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2017}} Later that year, she signed a development deal with record label XL Recordings and began working with producer Richard Russell in London, leaving the label later that year due to conflicting ideas.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/soundof/2012/artists/azealiabanks/|title=BBC Sound of 2012 – Artist Profile – Azealia Banks|publisher=BBC|date=January 4, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/07671-azealia-banks-xl|title=Azealia Banks has pop at XL Recordings|publisher=The Quietus|date=January 5, 2012}}{{Cite web |last=Dworken |first=Arye |date=2014-11-13 |title=Azealia Banks Discusses the Self-Made World That Saved Her |url=https://www.self-titledmag.com/the-self-titled-interview-azealia-banks/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |language=en-US}}

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{{Quote box|width=30em|align=left|quote=Richard [Russell] was cool, but as soon as I didn't want to use his beats, it got real sour. He wound up calling me "amateur" and the XL interns started talking shit about me. It just got real fucking funny. I was like, "I didn't come here for a date. I came here to cut some fucking records." I got turned off on the music industry and disappeared for a bit. I went into a bit of a depression.|salign=right|source=—Banks talking of her departure from XL Recordings}} After leaving XL Recordings, Banks dropped the 'Miss Bank$' moniker and formally became Azealia Banks, which preceded a move to Montreal. Using YouTube as a portal, she uploaded several demo tracks, including "L8R" and a cover of "Slow Hands" by Interpol. After her Canadian visa expired, Banks returned to New York, where she sold keychains at a Manhattan jazz club and danced at a Queens strip club to make ends meet. "That's when I was really depressed", Banks said. "I don't have a manager, I don't have a boyfriend, I don't have any friends, I don't have any money. Here I am working at the strip club, trying not to say the wrong thing and get into fights with these girls who don't give a shit."

In September 2011, Banks released her debut single, "212", as a free digital download from her website. It was released officially on December 6, 2011, as the lead single from her EP 1991.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/212-feat.-lazy-jay-single/id522653580 |title=Azealia Banks – '212' – Digital Download |publisher=iTunes Store (UK) |access-date=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520001003/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/212-feat.-lazy-jay-single/id522653580 |archive-date=May 20, 2012 }}{{Cite magazine |last=Lyons |first=Patrick |date=2019-11-21 |title=Songs That Defined the Decade: Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay's '212' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/azealia-banks-212-songs-that-defined-the-decade-8543860/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The track attained moderate European chart success, peaking at No. 14 in the Netherlands, No. 12 in the United Kingdom and No. 7 in Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Azealia+Banks+feat.+Lazy+Jay&titel=212&cat=s |title=Dutch 100 Chart Information |publisher=Hit Parade |date=April 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504040611/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Azealia+Banks+feat.+Lazy+Jay&titel=212&cat=s |archive-date=May 4, 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=13|title=GFK Chart Track|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|date=March 30, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008132811/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=13|archive-date=October 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120408/7501/|title=UK Singles Chart Archive|website=Official Charts|date=April 9, 2012}}

File:Azealia Banks Art Basel 2012.jpg, 2012]]Though unsigned at the time, Banks began working with British producer Paul Epworth on a debut studio album.{{cite web|last=Cragg|first=Michael|title=New music: Azealia Banks – Liquorice|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/19/azealia-banks-liquorice|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 6, 2013|date=December 19, 2011}} It was announced in December 2011 that she would feature on "Shady Love", a track on American band Scissor Sisters' fourth studio album, Magic Hour, although the appearance was uncredited.{{Cite news |last=Cragg |first=Michael |date=2012-01-03 |title=New music: Scissor Sisters – Shady Love ft Krystal Pepsy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jan/03/scissor-sisters-shady-love |access-date=2024-09-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} An accompanying video was released in January 2012 following its radio premiere from Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1) on January 4,{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a358085/scissor-sisters-reveal-new-single-shady-love-music-video.html|title=Scissor Sisters reveal new single 'Shady Love' music video|work=Digital Spy|date=January 3, 2012}} though the single's release was canceled for unconfirmed reasons. Banks released the track "NEEDSUMLUV (SXLND)" online on January 16, 2012, coinciding with what would have been the 33rd birthday of the late singer Aaliyah, who is sampled on the track.{{cite web |last=Dalton |first=Josh |date=January 16, 2012 |title=Azealia Banks – NEEDSUMLUV (SXLND) > featuring Aaliyah |url=http://www.crackintheroad.com/music/13896-new-azealia-banks-needsumluv-sxlnd/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608151422/http://www.crackintheroad.com/music/13896-new-azealia-banks-needsumluv-sxlnd/ |archive-date=June 8, 2012 |access-date=January 16, 2012 |publisher=Crack in the Road}} A week later saw the emergence of a second track, "Bambi", produced by Paul Epworth and selected as the soundtrack for a Thierry Mugler fashion show in Paris.{{cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|title=Azealia Banks – "Bambi"|url=https://stereogum.com/934712/azealia-banks-bambi/mp3s/|publisher=Stereogum|date=January 27, 2011}}

In May 2012, Banks announced plans to release a mixtape—originally titled Fantastic—titled Fantasea.{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a380987/azealia-banks-confirms-new-mixtape-fantastic-for-summer-release.html|title=Azealia Banks confirms new mixtape 'Fantastic' for summer release|work=Digital Spy|date=May 10, 2012}} Preceding its release the tracks "Jumanji",{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a381222/azealia-banks-debuts-new-track-jumanji-listen.html|title=Azealia Banks debuts new track 'Jumanji' – listen|work=Digital Spy|date=May 11, 2012}} "Aquababe",{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a386973/azealia-banks-releases-new-track-aquababe-listen.html|title=Azealia Banks debuts new track, 'Aquababe' – listen|work=Digital Spy|date=June 13, 2012}} and "Nathan" (featuring rapper Styles P) were made available online.{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|url=http://idolator.com/6675731/azealia-banks-catty-nathan-single-artwork|title=Azealia Banks' Catty "Nathan" Single Artwork|publisher=Idolator|date=June 30, 2012}} Fantasea was released via Banks's Twitter account on July 11,{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|title=Azealia Banks Shares Fantasea Mixtape|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/47121-azealia-banks-shares-fantasea-mixtape/|work=Pitchfork|date=July 11, 2012|access-date=August 18, 2013}} and described as "thrilling document of a phenomenally gifted performer in a state of flux".{{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=Marc |title=Azealia Banks: Fantasea |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16950-azealia-banks-fantasea/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

Banks's first EP, 1991, was released in the UK on May 28 and in the US the next day.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/1991-ep/id529080589|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531025145/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/1991-ep/id529080589|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 31, 2012|title=Azealia Banks – 1991 – Digital EP|date=May 28, 2012 |publisher=iTunes (UK)|access-date=June 13, 2012}}{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Andrew |date=May 15, 2012 |title=Azealia Banks Reveals "1991" EP Release Date, Artwork |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/andrew-martin/azealia-banks-reveals-1991-ep-release-date-artwork |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=www.complex.com |language=en}} The 4-track EP, which includes 212, was not eligible for the UK Albums chart, but the title track charted at No. 79 on the UK Singles chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |title=Official UK Singles Top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=June 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627071941/http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |archive-date=June 27, 2012 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live }} It also reached No. 133 on the US 200,{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=azealia banks|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Azealia Banks – Chart history – Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard}} while reaching No. 17 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart,{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=azealia banks|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}}|title=Azealia Banks – Chart history – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard}} No. 12 on the US Rap chart,{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=azealia banks|chart=Rap Albums}}|title=Azealia Banks – Chart history – Rap Albums|magazine=Billboard}} and headin' US Heat chart.{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=azealia banks|chart=Heatseekers Albums}} |title=Azealia Banks – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 3, 2013}} In 2013, 1991 was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2013.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409211136/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2013.htm |archive-date=April 9, 2013 }}

Banks was scheduled to release her second single, "Esta Noche", from Fantasea, on September 25, 2012, but it was pulled the day of its release due to sampling disputes between Banks and its producer, Munchi.{{cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|title=Azealia Banks Pulls Single "Esta Noche" After Producer Munchi Denies Permission|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/48003-azealia-banks-pulls-single-esta-noche-after-producer-munchi-denies-permission/|work=Pitchfork|date=September 26, 2012|access-date=August 18, 2013}} Banks collaborated with both Lady Gaga and Kanye West, but these songs remain unreleased.{{cite web |last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1696281/azealia-banks-lady-gaga-kanye-west-collabo/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140430135907/http://www.mtv.com/news/1696281/azealia-banks-lady-gaga-kanye-west-collabo/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 30, 2014 |title=Azealia Banks Confirms Lady Gaga, Kanye West Collabos |publisher=MTV News |date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2017}} On December 31, 2012, Banks released "BBD", a collaboration with Sup Doodle and Apple Juice Kid.{{Cite news |last=Cragg |first=Michael |date=2013-01-02 |title=New music: Azealia Banks – BBD |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/jan/02/new-music-azealia-banks-bbd |access-date=2024-09-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

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Early in 2012, Banks revealed that her debut album would be called Broke with Expensive Taste, and said it would include contributions from musicians including Toko Yasuda, Theophilus London, Kevin Hussein, and Ariel Pink.{{cite web|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|title=Azealia Banks: Hip-Hop Cash Princess|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2014/02/19/azealia-banks-hip-hop-cash-princess-2/|work=Forbes|date=February 14, 2014}}{{cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=Azealia Banks Posts 'Broke With Expensive Taste' Tracklist|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/azealia-banks-posts-broke-with-expensive-taste-tracklist-20130910|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 10, 2013|access-date=September 13, 2013|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107170109/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/azealia-banks-posts-broke-with-expensive-taste-tracklist-20130910|url-status=dead}} She initially said the album's lead single would be a track titled "Miss Amor" and that it would be accompanied by a B-side, "Miss Camaraderie", both produced by Lone,{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/01/01/new-music-azealia-banks-bbd-bad-bitches-do-it/#more-146339 |title=New Music: Azealia Banks – 'BBD' |work=Rap-Up |access-date=February 23, 2013}} but these plans changed: in January 2013 she announced that the first official single from the album would be "Yung Rapunxel", which was released in March 2013 on SoundCloud.{{cite web|title=Azealia Banks Unleashes 'Yung Rapunxel' on First Single|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/01/28/azealia-banks-unleashes-yung-rapunxel-on-first-single/|work=Rap-Up|access-date=June 29, 2013}}{{cite web|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|last2=Snapes|first2=Laura|title=Listen: Azealia Banks: "Yung Rapunxel"|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49850-listen-azealia-banks-yung-rapunxel/|work=Pitchfork|access-date=July 6, 2013|date=March 11, 2013}}

In May 2013, Banks announced that the second single from Broke with Expensive Taste would be "ATM Jam", featuring Pharrell.{{cite web|last=Diep|first=Eric|title=Azealia Banks Announces "ATM JAM" Single Featuring Pharrell|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/azealia-banks-announces-atm-jam-single-featuring-pharrell/|work=XXL|date=May 7, 2013|access-date=August 20, 2013}} On June 29, she debuted the song at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival,{{cite web|title=Azealia Banks Debuts 'ATM Jam' at Glastonbury |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/06/29/azealia-banks-debuts-atm-jam-at-glastonbury/|work=Rap-Up|access-date=June 29, 2013|date=June 29, 2013}} with New York City radio station Hot 97 premiering a clean, shortened version of the studio recording three days later.{{cite web|author=Mr. North |url=http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/azealia-banks-atm-feat-pharrell/ |title=New Music: Azealia Banks Feat. Pharrell "#ATMJAM" |publisher=Miss Info|access-date=July 2, 2013| date=July 2, 2013 |archive-date=July 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705171251/http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/azealia-banks-atm-feat-pharrell/|url-status=dead}} On July 11, the full studio version of "ATM Jam" was released on BBC Radio 1.{{cite web|title=New Music: Azealia Banks f/ Pharrell – '#ATMJam' [Full]|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/07/11/new-music-azealia-banks-f-pharrell-atm-jam-full/|work=Rap-Up|access-date=July 11, 2013|date=July 11, 2013}} Banks confirmed in November 2013 that "ATM Jam" would not appear on Broke with Expensive Taste due to negative fan feedback and personal disinterest regarding the song.{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2013|title=Azealia Banks blames Pharrell for 'ATM Jam' performance|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-nov-12-la-et-ms-azealia-banks-blames-pharrell-for-atm-jam-performance-20131112-story.html|access-date=June 11, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite web |last=Weinstein |first=Max|title=Azealia Banks Keeps It Real About Being Shut Out of the Music Industry - XXL|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/azealia-banks-interview-music-industry/ |access-date=June 11, 2020|website=XXL Mag|date=July 13, 2017 }}

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Banks announced in mid-July that after a long battle, she had parted ways with Universal Music Group. She reportedly has possession and the rights to the work she released with Interscope.{{cite news|title=Azealia Banks 'free' from record deal with Universal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/11/azealia-banks-leaves-record-deal-universal|last=Michaels|first=Sean|newspaper=The Guardian|date=July 11, 2014}} On July 28, 2014, Banks released the official second single from Broke with Expensive Taste, titled "Heavy Metal and Reflective", on her own label, Azealia Banks Records.

Banks surprise-released Broke with Expensive Taste under Prospect Park on iTunes on November 7, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/broke-with-expensive-taste/id936648395|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402172224/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/broke-with-expensive-taste/id936648395|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=Broke with Expensive Taste – Album|date=November 7, 2014 |publisher=iTunes Store (UK)|access-date=March 10, 2015}} The physical album was released on March 3, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Broke-Expensive-Taste-Azealia-Banks/dp/B00Q89MY9M|title=Azealia Banks: Broke with Expensive Taste|website=Amazon|access-date=February 7, 2015}} In 2015, Banks performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and posed nude for the April issue of Playboy, shot by Ellen von Unwerth.{{cite magazine|title=Azealia Banks Poses Nude for 'Playboy'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6465926/azealia-banks-playboy|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 16, 2015|date=February 11, 2015}} In late 2015, Banks revealed that she was unable to release new music until March 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7603597/azealia-banks-blocked-no-new-music-march-2016|title=Azealia Banks Blocked From Releasing New Music Until March 2016|publisher=Idolator|date=August 7, 2015|access-date=August 8, 2015|first=Mike|last=Wass}} due to the separation from her label, Prospect Park, but as of February 2016 she was officially cleared of her contract and able to release new music.

In February 2016, Banks released the single, "The Big Big Beat", with its official video uploaded to Vevo in April.{{cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Ryan |title=Azealia Banks "The Big Big Beat" Video|url=http://www.hhkmag.com/azealia-banks-the-big-big-beat/|website=HHKMag|access-date=April 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505054742/http://www.hhkmag.com/azealia-banks-the-big-big-beat/|archive-date=May 5, 2016|url-status=dead}} The song would serve as the lead single to Banks's second mixtape, Slay-Z, which was released on March 24, 2016.{{Cite magazine |last=Platon |first=Adelle |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7272558/azealia-banks-slay-z-mixtape|title=Azealia Banks Returns to Twitter, Delivers Download Link to Her 'Slay-Z' Mixtape|date=March 24, 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 25, 2016}} In July 2017, Slay-Z was reissued to iTunes, Spotify, and other online music stores under her independent record label, Chaos & Glory Recordings. The re-issue would include the Lunice collaboration, "Crown", which was released as the project's sole bonus track.{{Cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/listen-to-azealia-banks-new-lunice-collaboration-crown-2268571576.html|title=Listen to Azealia Banks' New Lunice Collaboration "Crown"|last=Cuby|first=Michael|date=February 17, 2017|work=Paper|access-date=February 19, 2017}}

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In early 2017, Banks launched her online store, CheapyXO. The site features artist merchandise from Banks as well as original skin care products. The site also includes "CheapyXO Radio" which links to a playlist curated by Banks herself. Banks would later relaunch the site in 2020 to include her podcast, Cheapy's Two Cents, as well as, "Botantica XO", which is composed of spiritual items.{{Cite web |title=CHEAPYXO by Azealia Banks {{!}} The Official Merchandise Store |url=https://www.cheapyxo.com/ |access-date=June 16, 2020 |website=CHEAPYXO by Azealia Banks |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413222351/https://www.cheapyxo.com/ |url-status=dead }}

Banks announced that her next project will be Fantasea II: The Second Wave, a follow-up to 2012 mixtape Fantasea.{{cite web |last=Weinstein |first=Max |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/azealia-banks-interview-music-industry/ |title=Azealia Banks Keeps It Real About Being Shut Out of the Music Industry |work=XXL |date=July 13, 2017 |access-date=November 3, 2017}} On June 5, 2017, Banks released the song "Chi Chi"{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/azealia-banks-is-back-in-full-form-for-new-hip-hop-track-chi-chi-2433592195.html|title=Azealia Banks Is Back in Full-Form for New Hip-Hop Track "Chi Chi"|last=Cuby|first=Michael|date=June 5, 2017|work=Paper|access-date=June 5, 2017}} intended to be the lead single from Business & Pleasure, however, it was later demoted to a stand-alone single.{{Cite web|title=Azealia Banks|url=https://www.facebook.com/azealiabanksmusic/photos/a.660198657418153/2789666587804672/?type=3|access-date=June 11, 2020|website=facebook.com}} On June 26, 2017, Banks released the promotional single, "Escapades", from the upcoming album Fantasea II: The Second Wave.{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2017/06/azealia-banks-escapades-48k-monitor-mix-demo/|title=Azealia Banks Drops Two Versions of New Song 'Escapades'|work=XXL|date=June 26, 2017 |access-date=June 26, 2017}} After a yearlong hiatus from touring, Banks returned to New York City to embark on a North American tour with 20 dates across the U.S. and Canada. The tour began on October 4 in Chicago and concluded on October 31 in San Francisco.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/08/azealia-banks-tour/|title=Azealia Banks Is Going on Tour – XXL|website=XXL Mag|date=August 29, 2017 }} Banks also performed across Europe in a handful of shows during 2017.

It was announced in 2015 that Banks would make her acting debut as the main character in the RZA-directed musical drama film Coco (now known as Love Beats Rhymes).{{cite magazine|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Azealia Banks, Common & RZA Teaming for Musical Drama 'It Doesn't Have to Rhyme'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6576094/azealia-banks-common-rza-teaming-for-musical-drama-it-doesnt-have|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 31, 2015|date=May 26, 2015}} The film was officially released on December 1, 2017.

On January 31, 2018, Banks announced that she had signed a US$1 million record deal with Entertainment One.{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/02/azealia-banks-signs-1-million-dollar-deal-entertainment-one/|title=Azealia Banks Lands $1 Million Deal With Entertainment One|website=XXL Mag|date=February 2018 |access-date=February 5, 2018}} On March 9, 2018, she released "Movin' On Up" to iTunes and other streaming platforms as the second promotional single from Fantasea II: The Second Wave.{{Cite web|title=Movin' on Up ft. An Expresso (Produced by Newbody)|url=https://soundcloud.com/azealia-banks/movin-on-up-40|access-date=June 16, 2018}} The song was previously featured in the 2017 film Love Beats Rhymes which Banks starred in. In March 2018, she announced that the first official single from her forthcoming album would be "Anna Wintour". It was released on April 6, 2018, and the official music video for the single was released on May 24, 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/05/azealia-banks-anna-wintour-video/|title=Azealia Banks Gets Into the Groove in New "Anna Wintour" Video - XXL|website=XXL Mag|date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=October 17, 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/azealia-banks-pays-homage-to-janet-jackson-in-anna-wintour-music-video|title=Azealia Banks Pays Homage to Janet Jackson in "Anna Wintour" Music Video {{!}} The House Next Door|work=Slant Magazine|access-date=October 17, 2018}} On July 6, a second single, "Treasure Island", was released.{{Citation|title=Azealia Banks – Treasure Island|url=https://genius.com/Azealia-banks-treasure-island-lyrics|access-date=December 5, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/azealia-banks-shares-new-song-treasure-island-listen/|title=Azealia Banks Shares New Song "Treasure Island": Listen |website=Pitchfork|date=July 5, 2018 |access-date=December 5, 2018}} In November, Banks announced on her Instagram account that she would release the Christmas-themed EP Icy Colors Change on December 7. A demo of the title track was released in December 2017. The project was released on December 19 after several delays, with a promotional single, "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?", released on December 13.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/azealia-banks-releases-new-holiday-ep-icy-colors-change-listen/|title=Azealia Banks Releases New Holiday EP Icy Colors Change: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=December 21, 2018 }} Another promotional single from Fantasea II: The Second Wave, "Playhouse", was released exclusively on SoundCloud on April 12, 2019.{{Cite web|date=April 12, 2019|title=Azealia Banks Is Ready to Seduce on New Track "Playhouse": Listen|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/azealia-banks-playhouse/|access-date=June 11, 2020 |website=Highsnobiety}} Banks first teased the track back in 2016 by playing the entire song on the live streaming app, Periscope.{{Cite web|date=April 21, 2016 |title=Azealia Banks Shared a Rihanna Demo and a New Solo Track Last Night|url=https://www.spin.com/2016/04/azealia-banks-rihanna-demo-snippet-business-and-pleasure-playhouse-stream/|access-date=June 11, 2020|website=Spin}}

Banks separated from eOne Music in 2019. Consequently, she announced in May of that year that she had been working on a project called Yung Rapunxel: Pt. II. The title references Banks's debut single off Broke with Expensive Taste, "Yung Rapunxel". It was released through SoundCloud on September 11, 2019, before later being taken down.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/azealia-banks-returns-with-yung-rapunxel-pt-ii-mixtape-new-mixtape.119562.html|title=Azealia Banks Returns With "Yung Rapunxel: Pt. II" Mixtape|website=HotNewHipHop|last=A.|first=Aron|date=September 12, 2019 |access-date=November 8, 2019}}

On December 16, 2019, Banks released the promotional singles "Count Contessa" and "Pyrex Princess" on various streaming platforms. "Pyrex Princess" is a song from Business & Pleasure, previously released on August 22, 2018, before being taken down. "Count Contessa" was previously published on SoundCloud in 2013.{{Citation|title=Count Contessa|url=https://soundcloud.com/azealia-banks/count-contessa|access-date=December 24, 2019}} A music video for "Count Contessa", directed by Rony Alwin and shot in Bali, Indonesia, was previously released on December 8, 2015.{{Cite web |url=https://www.papermag.com/azealia-banks-count-contessa-1500106500.html|title=Watch Azealia Banks Walk Her Pet Pig, Dance On The Beach In "Count Contessa" Video |date=December 9, 2015|website=Paper|access-date=December 17, 2019}}

Throughout the first quarter of 2020, Banks debuted her podcast Cheapy's Two Cents and released multiple promotional singles, including "Slow Hands", an Interpol cover previously uploaded in 2012,{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAtIGB2jiOk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211108/FAtIGB2jiOk| archive-date=November 8, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Slow Hands (Interpol Cover)| date=September 3, 2010|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} as well as "Salchichón" being produced by frequent collaborator Onyx.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/slow-hands-single/1503289204|title=Slow Hands - Single|via=Apple Music|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407234537/https://music.apple.com/us/album/slow-hands-single/1503289204|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/salchich%C3%B3n-feat-onyx-single/1500967382|title=Salchichón (feat. ONYX) - Single|via=Apple Music|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322100656/https://music.apple.com/us/album/salchich%C3%B3n-feat-onyx-single/1500967382|url-status=dead}} Additionally, Banks released multiple tracks exclusively on her SoundCloud, such as "Diamond Nova", which previously served as the B-side to her 2013 single "ATM Jam", featuring and produced by Pharrell,{{Citation|title=Diamond Nova ft Pharrell|url=https://soundcloud.com/azealia-banks/diamond-nova-ft-pharrell|access-date=April 7, 2020}} as well as the Spanglish single, "Nirvana".{{Citation|title=Nirvana prod by Onyx & As If Kid|url=https://soundcloud.com/azealia-banks/nirvana-prod-by-onyx-as-if-kid|access-date=April 7, 2020}}

On June 9, 2020, Banks released the lead single from her as-yet-unreleased album Business & Pleasure{{Cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/ezscle/azealia_banks_releases_tracklist_of_upcoming_lp/ |title=Azealia Banks releases tracklist of upcoming LP Business & Pleasure |date=February 6, 2020 |access-date=February 24, 2021}} titled "Black Madonna" featuring producer Lex Luger.{{Cite web|title=Black Madonna (feat. Lex Luger) - Single by Azealia Banks|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/black-madonna-feat-lex-luger-single/1517624974|access-date=June 10, 2020|website=Apple Music|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322100304/https://music.apple.com/ca/album/black-madonna-feat-lex-luger-single/1517624974|url-status=dead}} On December 23, 2020, she released the promotional single "Mamma Mia" on all platforms, where it was previously released on her SoundCloud account since April 2020.{{Cite web|title=Azealia Banks Gets Aquatic On "Mamma Mia"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/azealia-banks-gets-acquatic-on-mamma-mia-new-song.1986795.html|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=HotNewHipHop|date=April 7, 2020 }}{{Citation|title=Mamma Mia|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2SQ7VcmluqdRzFTJ4nASeW|access-date=January 7, 2021}} Banks released the single "Six Flags" featuring Slim Dollars on January 7, 2021.

On July 7, 2021, Banks released the single "Fuck Him All Night". A perfume of the same name was launched months later.{{Cite web|date=October 1, 2021|title=Azealia Banks has dropped a 'Fuck Him All Night' perfume|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/body/article/54359/1/azealia-banks-has-dropped-a-fuck-him-all-night-perfume|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=Dazed}} She also announced that she was under new management.{{Cite magazine|title=Azealia Banks Points Her Fingers at Kanye West in 'F--- Him All Night' Cover Art|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9597150/azealia-banks-kanye-west-nails-f-him-all-night-cover-art/|access-date=July 8, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|title=Azealia Banks Announces Kanye West-Inspired Single 'F**k Him All Night'|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/07/06/azealia-banks-fk-him-all-night-kanye-west/|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Rap-Up}}

Banks began teasing a track titled "New Bottega" in August 2022.{{Cite web|last=Yalcinkaya|first=Günseli|date=August 31, 2022|title=Azealia Banks shares new fashion anthem, 'New Bottega'|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56852/1/azealia-banks-has-shared-a-sneak-peak-of-her-fashion-anthem-new-bottega |access-date=January 12, 2023|website=Dazed Digital|language=en-GB}} On November 9, she announced that she had officially signed to Parlophone Records, under Warner Music Group.{{Cite web |title=Azealia Banks Says She's Signed Major Record Deal with Warner / Parlophone - That Grape Juice |url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2022/11/azealia-banks-says-shes-signed-major-record-deal-with-warner-parlophone/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=thatgrapejuice.net|date=November 8, 2022 }} In January 2023, she posted an Instagram Story stating that she had left Parlophone and announced that she would instead release "New Bottega" independently.{{Cite web|last=Hoste|first=Elliot|date=January 26, 2022|title=Azealia Banks quits record label, calls them 'silly fragile white liars'|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/58049/1/azealia-banks-quitting-major-label-deal-parlophone|access-date=August 3, 2023|website=Dazed Digital|language=en-GB}} After several delays, "New Bottega" was released by the Australian dance music label Sweat It Out on March 10, 2023, as a collaboration between Australian house producer Torren Foot and Banks.{{Cite web|last=Baird|first=Nicholson|date=March 10, 2023|title=V's New Music Roundup: Azealia Banks, Miley Cyrus, and More|url=https://vmagazine.com/article/vs-new-music-roundup-azealia-banks-miley-cyrus-and-more/|access-date=August 3, 2023|website=V Magazine|language=en-US}} However, the following May, Banks said she had not authorized the release and criticized Torren Foot's rework of the song, which she called "a piss poor remix of [her] master track". She also criticized Sweat It Out for marketing "New Bottega" as a dance recording instead of a hip hop song.{{Cite web|last=Rossignol|first=Derrick|date=May 8, 2023|title=Azealia Banks Is Not Pleased With Australia, 'One Of The Most Culturally Stale White Nations On The Planet'|url=https://uproxx.com/music/azealia-banks-australia-culturally-stale-white-nation/|access-date=August 3, 2023|website=Uproxx|language=en-US}}

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Banks has said she admires American recording artists Beyoncé and Aaliyah, calling the former "the queen of everything. She's the most remarkable performer and musician. And this is just my humble opinion, but I just think she's better than everyone else making music right now."{{cite magazine|last=Nika|first=Colleen|date=September 10, 2012|title=Q&A: Azealia Banks on Why the C-Word Is 'Feminine'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/qa-azealia-banks-on-why-the-c-word-is-feminine-181176/|access-date=October 12, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone}} Banks is inspired by, and has drawn directly upon, black gay culture, such as the film Paris Is Burning, in her music.{{cite web|author=Madison Moore|authorlink=madison moore|date=January 8, 2013|title=Let's Talk About Azealia Banks|url=http://splicetoday.com/pop-culture/let-s-talk-about-azealia-banks|publisher=Splice Today}}

AllMusic characterizes Banks as "a stylish vocalist who combines hardcore hip-hop, indie pop, and dance music".{{cite web|title=Azealia Banks {{!}} Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/azealia-banks-mn0002837954/biography|access-date=February 23, 2015|publisher=AllMusic}} Meanwhile, The Guardian{{'}}s John Robinson considered Banks's style "an appealing blend of Missy Elliott and dance-pop".{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=John|date=September 21, 2012|title=This week's new live music|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/22/this-weeks-new-live-music|access-date=July 1, 2015|work=The Guardian}} In regards to her musical style, Banks has frequently been noted for the use of profanity in many of her songs, particularly her reclamation of the word "cunt",{{cite news|last=Self|first=Will|date=March 2, 2012|title=Hothouse Flower|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/t-magazine/culture/azealia-banks-hothouse-flower.html?_r=0|access-date=November 6, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Wolfson|first=Sam|date=September 18, 2012|title=Samantha Cameron loves rapper Azealia Banks: has she heard the lyrics?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2012/sep/18/samantha-cameron-loves-azealia-banks|access-date=November 6, 2012|work=The Guardian}}{{cite web|last=Empire|first=Kitty|date=March 3, 2012|title=Azealia Banks; Sharon Van Etten – review – The Observer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/mar/04/azealia-banks-sharon-van-etten|access-date=November 6, 2012|work=The Guardian}} examples including her debut single "212", in which she uses the word more than ten times, or other songs such as "Fierce", in which she refers to herself as the "cunt queen".{{cite news|last=Banks|first=Azealia|title=Azealia Banks – 212 – Lyrics|url=http://azealiabanks.tumblr.com/post/11497782646/azealia-banks-212-lyrics|access-date=June 27, 2013|newspaper=Tumblr}}{{cite news|last=Banks|first=Azealia|title=Fierce – Lyrics|url=http://azealiabanks.tumblr.com/post/28504276967/fierce-lyrics|access-date=June 27, 2013|newspaper=Tumblr}} Banks attributes this to her upbringing in Harlem, saying, "...I'm from Harlem. I went to art school; I grew up with the cunts. And that term doesn't come from me! People think I invented it, but I didn't. To be cunty is to be feminine and to be, like, aware of yourself. Nobody's fucking with that inner strength and delicateness. The cunts, the gay men, adore that. My friends would say, 'Oh you need to cunt it up! You're being too banjee.' Banjee means unrefined and rough. You need your cunts: they fix your hair for you and do your makeup. They give you confidence and give you life." She is also known for her often fast-paced rapping, or "flow". In a review of Banks's debut EP 1991, Chris Dart of Exclaim! found Banks's rapping speed "remarkable", commenting that she "manages a feat that takes most rappers the better part of a career to master: the perfect marriage of bangin', club-friendly beats and smart, crisply delivered lyrics".{{cite journal|last=Dart|first=Chris|date=June 13, 2012|title=Azealia Banks – 1991|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/azealia_banks-1991|journal=Exclaim!|access-date=June 25, 2013}}

Since writing "212", Banks has adopted an alter ego, "Yung Rapunxel". This alter ego was adapted from Banks calling herself Rapunzel due to a long weave she wore while working at Starbucks as a teenager. Banks discussed this with Rolling Stone saying, "Yung Rapunxel is that girl who pisses people off but doesn't really mean to. She's actually a sweetheart! But people are so taken aback that she's so herself; she's not even trying to be unique or different. She literally just lives in her head; she does what she wants to do. So, the lipstick is here for someone who is happy to be themself."

In October 2019, Banks announced that she would perform under the name Azilka ({{langx|ru|Азилька}}) during her tour in post-Soviet countries.{{cite news |title=Meet Азилька: Azealia Banks chooses new stage name for performances in post-Soviet states |url=https://meduza.io/en/shapito/2019/10/21/meet-azilka-azealia-banks-chooses-new-stage-name-for-performances-in-post-soviet-states |access-date=October 28, 2019 |work=Meduza |date=October 21, 2019}}

On August 8, 2020, Banks announced that she intended to end her life by euthanasia and document the process on film.{{cite web |last1=Morin |first1=Alyssa |title=Fans Send Support to Azealia Banks After She Posts Concerning Messages |url=https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/1177649/fans-express-concern-for-azealia-banks-after-she-posts-cryptic-messages |website=E! Online |date=August 9, 2020 |publisher=E! |access-date=August 12, 2020}}

In February 2021, Banks publicly announced her engagement to American artist Ryder Ripps,{{cite web|title=Azealia Banks had a deeply transphobic response to a fan who told her she needed to convert to Judaism in order to become Jewish|url=https://www.insider.com/azealia-banks-engaged-jewish-transphobia-response-backlash-2021-2|website=Insider|date=February 22, 2021|access-date=February 22, 2021}} but the next month Banks announced the end of the relationship.{{cite web |last=Mendez |first=Moises |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/azealia-banks-artist-ryder-ripps-185157622.html |title=Azealia Banks and artist Ryder Ripps have ended their relationship |date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=June 17, 2022 |work=Yahoo}} They had made an audio sex tape and sold it as an NFT.{{Cite web|title=Azealia Banks and Ryder Ripps' NFT sex tape is being resold for over $260 million by the anonymous RultonFyder|url=https://news.yahoo.com/azealia-banks-ryder-ripps-nft-214256014.html|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Yahoo! News|date=March 12, 2021 }}

In November 2023, Banks posted an Instagram story in which she accused American record producer Diplo of sexually coercing her during the time they worked together when she was 17 years old. She said that he would pressure her to have sexual relations with him in exchange for music and then refuse to give her the tracks. She also accused him of sexual misconduct towards other women, calling him "someone who needs to be canceled from the [music] industry".{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Demi|date=December 6, 2023|title=Azealia Banks Calls Out Diplo: Breaking Down Her Accusations|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/741922-azealia-banks-diplo-accusations|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=October 26, 2024}}

In March 2025, Banks revealed that she was moving to Stockholm, Sweden.{{cite magazine|title=Azealia Banks Moves to Sweden—After Previously Calling It a "Racist" Country

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In July 2016, Banks admitted to lightening her skin due to skin blemishes caused by her birth control regimen and defended the process of skin bleaching.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7430326/azealia-banks-defends-skin-bleaching | title=Azealia Banks Defends Skin Bleaching, Says It Doesn't Negate Her Past Comments About 'Blackness in America' | magazine=Billboard | date=July 6, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016}} In December of the same year, she revealed that she had had a miscarriage and asked her fans for advice and support.{{cite magazine|last1=Havens|first1=Lyndsey|title=Azealia Banks Reveals She Had A Miscarriage, Disses Nicki Minaj On Facebook|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7632291/azealia-banks-facebook-miscarriage-nicki-minaj-feud|access-date=December 21, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=December 20, 2016}}

BuzzFeed News wrote Banks "has been frank about her own mental health issues".{{cite news |last1=Abdelmahmoud |first1=Elamin |author-link=Elamin Abdelmahmoud|title=How Media Coverage Of Azealia Banks Reflects A Double Standard |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/azealia-banks-kanye-west-mental-health-double-standards |access-date=May 25, 2022 |publisher=BuzzFeed News |date=August 26, 2020}} In 2020, during a plea deal in Manhattan Court to avoid prison time, she was ordered to seek mental health treatment.{{cite news |last1=Kwateng-Clark |first1=Danielle |title=Azealia Banks Ordered To Seek Mental Health Treatment |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/azealia-banks-ordered-seek-mental-health-treatment/ |access-date=May 25, 2022 |publisher=Essence |date=October 26, 2020}} The British magazine gal-dem reported the same year that she has bipolar disorder,{{cite magazine|last=Kasule|first=Melissa|date=August 28, 2020|title=We can hold Azealia Banks accountable and still acknowledge the dangerous repercussions of misogynoir|url=https://gal-dem.com/azealia-banks-accountable-misogynoir/|magazine=gal-dem|access-date=October 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118024601/https://gal-dem.com/azealia-banks-accountable-misogynoir/|archive-date=November 18, 2022|url-status=dead}} but she stated in 2025 that it was a misdiagnosis and that she has premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).{{Cite tweet|first=Azealia|last=Banks|user=azealiaslacewig|number=1897024862532596178|title=No, I was misdiagnosed. I have PMDD, and PTSD induced ADHD.|access-date=March 8, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250308042233/https://x.com/azealiaslacewig/status/1897024862532596178|archive-date=March 8, 2025|url-status=live}}

Banks is bisexual. During the few instances where she has discussed her sexuality with the press, she has expressed dissatisfaction with society's labeling of others based on sexual orientation. In an interview with The New York Times, she said, "I'm not trying to be, like, the bisexual, lesbian rapper. I don't live on other people's terms."

Banks has been accused of both homophobia and transphobia, with Out editors calling her a bully to the LGBT community rather than an ally.{{cite web |last=Sutherland |first=Jacob |title=Is Azealia Banks Stannable? |url=https://ucsdguardian.org/2019/10/28/azealia-banks-stannable/ |access-date=May 25, 2022 |work=The UCSD Guardian |date=October 28, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.out.com/commentary/2019/3/20/azealia-banks-isnt-queer-ally-shes-bully |title=Azealia Banks Isn't a Queer Ally, She's a Bully |access-date=May 25, 2022 |work=OUT |date=March 20, 2019}} In 2015, she used homophobic language when she called a flight attendant a "fucking faggot" during what is described as an "in-flight meltdown".{{cite web |last=Duffy |first=Nick |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/09/26/azealia-banks-says-she-wants-to-pepper-spray-a-gay-man-in-the-face-in-disturbing-rant/ |title=Azealia Banks says she 'wants to pepper spray a gay man in the face' in disturbing rant |access-date=May 25, 2022 |work=PinkNews |date=September 26, 2015}} Later that month, Banks posted what Billboard called a "Twitter tirade" against the LGBT community when she tweeted, "LGBT community are like the gay white KKK's. Get some pink hoods and unicorns and rally down rodeo drive... If I am to be a part of an LGBT community I want to be in it with people who aren't so weak or so easily moved ya know."{{cite magazine |title=Azealia Banks Blasts LGBT Community in Twitter Tirade |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/azealia-banks-blasts-lgbt-community-in-twitter-tirade-6708168/ |access-date=May 25, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |date=September 28, 2015}} In 2020, she said gay men were "appropriating horse culture" by using harnesses, ketamine, and sexual lubricant.{{cite news |last=Riley |first=John |title=Azealia Banks: Gays are 'appropriating horse culture' with ketamine and harnesses |url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2020/12/rapper-azealia-banks-claims-gays-are-appropriating-horse-culture/ |access-date=May 25, 2022 |work=Metro Weekly |date=December 8, 2020}}

Banks has expressed a broad range of views on trans people over the years. In 2016, she shared that one of her siblings was a trans man and congratulated him on his top surgery.{{cite web|last=Grimes|first=Gary|title=Azealia Banks calls out 'paranoid' JK Rowling over trans views: 'It's been YEARS sis'|url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/azealia-banks-blasts-j-k-rowling-over-trans-views-478877/|website=Attitude|date=February 6, 2025|access-date=February 6, 2025}} In 2021, she said that trans women are "just gay boys on hormones using male aggression to force their ways into women's spaces",{{cite news |last=Milton |first=Josh |title=Azealia Banks faces blistering backlash after yet another disgustingly transphobic rant |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/23/azealia-banks-trans-transphobia-judaism-engagement-ryder-ripps-angelica-ross/ |access-date=October 5, 2022 |work=PinkNews |date=February 23, 2021}} and argued in 2023 that state funding for other healthcare issues should take precedence over funding for gender-affirming surgery, which she compared to cosmetic surgery.{{cite web|last=Darville|first=Jordan|title=Azealia Banks praises right-wing, anti-trans Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in new interview|url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/01/20/azealia-banks-ron-desantis|website=The Fader|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=August 3, 2023}}

Four years later in 2025, she started to express support for trans people and criticized J. K. Rowling for her "paranoid" views on trans women.{{cite magazine|last=Daw|first=Stephen|title=Azealia Banks Backpedals on Past Anti-Trans Comments to Call Out J.K. Rowling's Rhetoric|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/azealia-banks-slams-j-k-rowling-anti-trans-rhetoric-1235894220/|magazine=Billboard|date=February 6, 2025|access-date=February 6, 2025}} When asked about her own past comments, she denied being transphobic and said that she had been reacting to "activist" rhetoric at the time; she also argued that "a female and a woman are two different concepts". She also mentioned her transgender brother and noted the "pain" and "ostracism" that is caused by transphobia.

Banks is known for publicly speaking out on African-American civil rights issues, with a commentator at Splice Today describing her as having "that hot New York temper where she will pop off if you cross her the wrong way".{{cite web|author=Antonio Molloy|date=December 30, 2014|title=Azealia Banks calls for reparations for slavery: 'America owes black people over $100 trillion'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/azealia-banks-calls-for-reparations-for-slavery-america-owes-blacks-over-100-trillion-9949957.html|work=The Independent}} In December 2014, she called for over $100 trillion to be paid to African Americans as financial reparations for the enslavement of their ancestors, citing U.S. reparations to Native American communities and German reparations to Jewish survivors of the Holocaust as precedents.{{cite web|first=Dean|last=Van Nguyen|date=December 29, 2014|title=Azealia Banks calls for $100 trillion in slave reparations|website=NME|url=https://www.nme.com/news/azealia-banks/81961#CPYy4PvFzHdHYJgu.99}} On Twitter, she urged young African Americans to take an interest in such issues, adding, "We are the children of the people who perished in the name of modern capitalism and we deserve a piece of that fucking pie". She added that reparations could be used to improve educational prospects for black Americans.

In 2016, Banks took to Twitter to express her endorsement of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, clarifying that "I have no hope for America ... I think Donald Trump is evil like America is evil and in order for America to keep up with itself it needs him ... politicians are inherently evil, I trust the one who is most transparent."{{cite web|date=February 1, 2016|title=Rapper Azealia Banks endorses Donald Trump|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/azealia-banks-endorses-donald-trump-2016-2|access-date=February 17, 2016|work=Business Insider}} She retracted her endorsement of Trump in October 2016, posting on Facebook: "I made a major mistake endorsing toupey-toupee. Women's rights are important and we must protect them."{{cite magazine|last=Lang|first=Cady|date=October 11, 2016|title=Aaron Carter and Azealia Banks Withdraw Support for Donald Trump |url=https://time.com/4526589/aaron-carter-azealia-banks-on-donald-trump/|access-date=October 15, 2016|magazine=Time}}{{cite web |last=Feldman |first=Kate |date=October 11, 2016 |title=Azealia Banks, Aaron Carter rescind Donald Trump endorsements — 'I made a major mistake endorsing toupey-toupee' |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/azealia-banks-aaron-carter-rescind-donald-trump-endorsements-article-1.2827227 |access-date=March 18, 2021 |work=New York Daily News}} Nonetheless, after Trump won the presidency, she posted, "He is my fucking hero right now. I am elated."{{cite news|last1=Thorpe|first1=Isha|date=November 9, 2016|title=Azealia Banks Congratulates Donald Trump On His Presidential Win|publisher=iHeartRadio|url=http://www.iheart.com/news/azealia-banks-congratulates-donald-trump-on-15284066/|url-status=dead|access-date=November 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110112226/http://www.iheart.com/news/azealia-banks-congratulates-donald-trump-on-15284066/|archive-date=November 10, 2016}}

In April 2022, Banks posted an Instagram story repeatedly chastising Ukraine in the 2022 Russian invasion of the country. She claimed, without evidence, that Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy prevented African exchange students from leaving the country, in reference to Ukrainians authorities who barred Black immigrants from fleeing at the onset of the war.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title='Open the door or we die': Africans report racism and hostility trying to flee Ukraine |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/open-door-die-africans-report-racism-hostility-trying-flee-ukraine-rcna17953 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=NBC News |language=en}} She also claimed without evidence that Ukraine was using its embassies in African countries to recruit mercenaries to fight in Ukraine. Banks said that Zelenskyy was trying to provoke a global nuclear war and urged Ukraine to surrender.{{cite web|last=Nwachukwu|first=Sophia|title=Rapper, Azealia Banks, Rants about the Russia/Ukraine Conflict|url=https://www.herald.ng/azealia-banks-rants-about-the-russia-ukraine-conflict/|website=The Herald|location=Nigeria|date=April 28, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022}} In a previous Instagram story from April 1, she had praised Russia's president Vladimir Putin, saying that she "really fucking love[s]" him and calling him her "favorite super villain ever".{{Cite web|last=Benitz|first=Samantha|title=Shocking Confessions: Azealia Banks Sparks Backlash With Pro-Putin Statement, Calling Him 'My Favorite Super Villain'|url=https://radaronline.com/p/azealia-banks-loves-putin-calls-him-favorite-super-villain/|date=April 1, 2022|access-date=May 31, 2022|website=Radar Online}}

Banks moved from Los Angeles to Miami in 2021.{{cite web|last=Marr|first=Madeleine|title='I'm feeling it.' Azealia Banks and her hot takes just moved to Miami. Welcome!|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article254465848.html|website=Miami Herald|date=September 25, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2023}} In January 2023, she said that she did so because she had become disillusioned with the politics of Los Angeles and that she felt "way safer" in Florida.{{cite web|last=D'Souza|first=Shaad|title='I deserve respect': Azealia Banks on redemption, Republicans – and Kanye|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/20/i-deserve-respect-azealia-banks-on-redemption-republicans-and-kanye|website=The Guardian|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=August 3, 2023}} She also praised Florida's governor Ron DeSantis, whom she called "focused on the basic shit" and "practical about a lot of things".

In July 2024, Banks attended a rally in support of Trump's 2024 presidential campaign in Florida.{{cite web |last=Wong |first=Curtis |title=Azealia Banks Takes Her Support For Trump To A New Level |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/azealia-banks-donald-trump-rally-florida_n_668fe553e4b0877e5b9463f6 |website=HuffPost |access-date=25 July 2024 |language=en |date=11 July 2024}} On November 4, the day before the election, she posted on X (formerly Twitter) that she would be voting for Kamala Harris due to concerns over Elon Musk's involvement with Trump; she wrote that Musk "belongs nowhere near American politics".{{cite web|last=Parkel|first=Inga|title=Azealia Banks switches presidential endorsement day before the election due to Elon Musk|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/azealia-banks-election-trump-harris-elon-musk-b2641278.html|website=The Independent|date=November 4, 2023|access-date=November 5, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Frank|first=Jason P.|title=Azealia Banks Will Vote for Kamala Harris Due to Former Housemate Elon Musk|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/azealia-banks-kamala-harris-endorsement-elon-musk.html|website=Vulture|date=November 4, 2023|access-date=November 5, 2023}} On November 6, she posted an image on X, purportedly of her ballot with Donald Trump selected, captioned, "I lied, I voted for Trump yesterday."{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-11-06 |title=Azealia Banks admits to lying about voting for kamala harris, appeals to trump for tax breaks |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2507987/azealia-banks-admits-to-lying-about-voting-for-kamala-harris-appeals-to-trump-for-tax-breaks |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} In an April 2025 Twitter post, Banks expressed regret for voting for Trump, writing: "Ok I think it's time everyone who voted for Trump admit that we made a fucking mess. Like this is an absolute disaster. He's so petty and vindictive rn. Tbh, rightfully so, but not when the wellbeing and livelihood of billions of people – damn near the entire world lay in your hands."{{cite web|last=Mendez|first=Marisa|date=April 17, 2025|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/azealia-banks-regret-donald-trump-vote|title=Azealia Banks Admits Regret Over Donald Trump Vote|website=HipHopDX|access-date=April 17, 2025}}{{cite web|last=Bras Nevares|first=Gabriel|date=April 17, 2025|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/903215-azealia-banks-regrets-voting-donald-trump-hip-hop-news|title=Azealia Banks Explains Why She Regrets Voting For Donald Trump|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=April 17, 2025}}

Banks has developed a reputation for disputes with several public figures on social media,{{Cite news |last=Oppenheim |first=Maya |date=2016-05-12 |title=A brief history of Azealia Banks public feuds |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/azealia-banks-a-brief-history-of-the-rappers-public-feuds-and-tirades-a7026016.html |access-date=October 17, 2018 |work=The Independent}} particularly Twitter, with Complex noting that "she gets more attention for her public feuds than she does for her music".{{cite web |last1=Diep |first1=Eric |last2=Ortiz |first2=Edwin |date=June 19, 2014 |title=A History of Azealia Banks' Twitter Beefs |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/eric-diep/a-history-of-azealia-banks-twitter-beefs |work=Complex}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8455742/azealia-banks-vs-the-world-comprehensive-social-media-feud-history|title=Azealia Banks vs. The World: A Comprehensive List of Her Famous Feuds|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103213334/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8455742/azealia-banks-vs-the-world-comprehensive-social-media-feud-history|url-status=bot: unknown}}

Banks has been involved in altercations with crew and passengers aboard commercial flights, resulting in her being removed from airliners, and she has accused some foreign airlines of racism against her.{{cite news |last=Walters |first=Mike |date=2019-08-28 |title=Azealia Banks Says She Was Racially Profiled & Assaulted on Flight, Airline Blames Her |publisher=Yahoo! News |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/azealia-banks-says-she-racially-173041555.html |access-date=August 28, 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Ramisetti |first=Kirthana |date=2015-09-22 |title=Azealia Banks' airline meltdown, homophobic slur caught on camera |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/azealia-banks-drops-homophobic-slur-airplane-meltdown-article-1.2369767 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=New York Daily News}} She also denounced "racists" in Israel and Australia and said she would never return to either country.Sources regarding statements about Israel:

• {{cite web|author=TOI Staff|title=Rapper Azealia Banks slams 'racist' Israelis, vows never to return|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rapper-azealia-banks-slams-racist-israelis-vows-never-to-return/|website=The Times of Israel|date=May 9, 2018|access-date=August 2, 2021}}
• {{cite web|last=Spiro|first=Amy|title=Azealia Banks: I will never ever go to Israel again|url=https://www.jpost.com/omg/azealia-banks-i-will-never-ever-go-to-israel-again-555924|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=May 9, 2018|access-date=August 2, 2021}}Sources regarding statements about Australia:
• {{cite web|last=Boulton|first=Martin|title=Azealia Banks vows never to return to Australia|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/azealia-banks-vows-never-to-return-to-australia-20221214-p5c6cw.html|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=December 14, 2022|access-date=August 3, 2023}}
• {{cite web|last=Cain|first=Sian|title='This place makes me utterly miserable': Azealia Banks refuses to tour Australia again|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/14/this-place-makes-me-utterly-miserable-azealia-banks-refuses-to-tour-australia-again|website=The Guardian|date=December 14, 2022|access-date=August 3, 2023}}

In May 2016, Banks posted what several media outlets described as a racist and homophobic rant{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44302767|title=Eight times celebrities messed up on social media|first=Lucy|last=Todd|date=May 30, 2018|access-date=May 30, 2018|website=BBC|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530170016/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44302767|archive-date=May 30, 2018}} against Zayn Malik on Twitter, later targeting young actress Skai Jackson.{{cite web |last=Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |date=May 12, 2016 |title=Azealia Banks' Twitter Deactivated After Racist And Homophobic Tweets |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/azealia-banks-twitter-suspended-over-racist-and-homophobic-remarks_n_5734c83ee4b060aa78199c8a |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220045/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/azealia-banks-twitter-suspended-over-racist-and-homophobic-remarks_n_5734c83ee4b060aa78199c8a |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=June 2, 2021 |website=HuffPost}}{{cite web|website=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-36264525|title=Azealia Banks accused of racism after Twitter rant aimed at Zayn Malik|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=June 2, 2021|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603034510/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-36264525}}{{Cite web |last=Song |first=Sandra |date=2016-05-17 |title=Azealia Banks Calls Skai Jackson A "Coon In Training" Right After Her Apology For Using Racial Slurs |url=https://www.papermag.com/azealia-banks-calls-skai-jackson-a-coon-right-after-her-apology-for-us-1803582920.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030102904/https://www.papermag.com/azealia-banks-calls-skai-jackson-a-coon-right-after-her-apology-for-us-1803582920.html |archive-date=2020-10-30 |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=Paper}} As a result, Banks was dropped by her UK booking agency and a then-upcoming hip-hop festival, and her Twitter account was suspended.{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=2018-06-06 |title=Azealia Banks' Twitter Account Deactivated After Slamming Monet X Change |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/azealia-banks-twitter-account-deactivated-monet-x-change-8459619/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{cite web|last=Wakefield|first=Lily|title=Azealia Banks suspended from Twitter after graphic transphobic rant against gender affirmation surgery|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/14/azealia-banks-suspended-twitter-transphobia-gender-affirmation-surgery-covid-farmers-trump/|access-date=June 13, 2022|website=PinkNews|date=October 14, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Harrison|first=Ellie|title=Azealia Banks storms out of Miami Pride show: 'I'm really not happy to be here'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/azealia-banks-miami-pride-wynwood-performance-b2099479.html|access-date=April 11, 2023|website=The Independent|date=June 13, 2022}}

In October 2016, Banks filed a police report against actor Russell Crowe, claiming that he choked and spat at her before proceeding to call her the n word during a party in his hotel suite. However, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office dropped the case in December. RZA supported Banks' claims the following year during an interview with The Breakfast Club, but also condemned her alleged "obnoxious and erratic" behavior.{{Cite web |title=Azealia Banks and Russell Crowe clash over hotel party altercation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/17/azealia-banks-russell-crowe-hotel-altercation |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=The Guardian |date=October 17, 2016 |last1=Smith |first1=Nigel M. }}{{Cite web |title=Updated: RZA Admits Russell Crowe Did Spit at Azealia Banks, As She Originally Claimed |url=https://www.papermag.com/rza-azealia-banks-russell-crowe |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Paper }} Crowe in turn claimed that he removed Banks from the premises because she threatened to physically assault other attendees.{{Cite news |title='Racist, misogynist pig': Azealia Banks responds after Russell Crowe hotel room fracas

|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/racist-misogynist-pig-azealia-banks-responds-after-russell-crowe/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=The Telegraph |date=October 19, 2016 |last1=Saunders |first1=Tristram Fane }}

In December 2016, Banks posted a series of videos on Instagram detailing her cleanup of a closet in her apartment where she claimed to have been practicing witchcraft. She admitted to practicing "three years worth of brujeria". The video appeared to show dried blood, feathers, and the carrion of dead chickens.{{Cite web|date=December 30, 2016|title=Sia slams Azealia Banks over bizarre 'animal sacrifice' video |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sia-slams-azealia-banks-bizarre-animal-sacrifice-video-1926656|access-date=July 20, 2021|website=NME}} In January 2021, she received criticism after posting a video on Instagram of her exhuming the remains of her dead pet cat, Lucifer, and collected some of his bones. She later said in an interview that she did not eat the cat and exhumed it for taxidermizing purposes.{{Cite web |last=Wavvy |first=Mr |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Azealia Banks clarifies that she did not eat her cat |url=https://cultmtl.com/2021/01/azealia-banks-clarifies-that-she-did-not-eat-her-cat/ |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=Cult MTL}}{{Cite web |last=Brunati |first=Bryan |date=2021-01-12 |title=Fans watch in horror as Azealia Banks exhumes, cooks pet cat |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/rapper-azealia-banks-digs-up-and-cooks-dead-cat-as-horrified-fans-watch-on-instagram/news-story/1572e9861ed0a5b334edf5a44f75607d |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=news.com.au}}{{Cite web|date=January 13, 2021|title=Azealia Banks Posted A Video Where She Digs Up And 'Cooks' Her Dead Cat|url=https://junkee.com/azealia-banks-cat-reactions/284744|access-date=July 22, 2021|website=Junkee}}

In January 2019, Banks posted xenophobic remarks about Irish people, in which she used ethnic slurs and mocked the Great Famine, after performing in Ireland.{{cite news|last=Moriarty|first=Aoife|title=Azealia Banks: 'I want to dedicate this to all the beautiful Irish women' |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/azealia-banks-i-want-to-dedicate-this-to-all-the-beautiful-irish-women-1.3767685|newspaper=The Irish Times |date=January 23, 2019}}{{cite news|last=Power|first=Ed|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/azealia-banks-who-is-she-and-why-does-she-hate-ireland-1.3769599 |title=Azealia Banks: Who is she and why does she hate Ireland?|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=January 24, 2019}}{{cite web |date=January 25, 2019 |title=Azealia Banks: Irish fans react to 'inbred' comments |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47001418 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118024606/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47001418 |archive-date=2022-11-18 |work=BBC News}} That August, she posted xenophobic remarks about Swedish people after performing in Sweden, adding that she "would really love to see someone bomb the shit out of this place".{{cite news |last=Rocks |first=Chelsea|title=Azealia Banks: fans worried after video of the rapper digging up a dead cat appears on Instagram - what happened?|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/azealia-banks-fans-worried-after-video-rapper-digging-dead-cat-appears-instagram-what-happened-3094806|newspaper=The Scotsman |date=January 13, 2021|access-date=March 18, 2022}}{{cite news |last=Rikken |first=Cornelis |date=2019-08-27 |title=Azealia Banks anklagar SAS-anställd för misshandel på flyget – FBI kallades in |language=sv |trans-title=Azealia Banks accuses SAS employee of assault on the flight - the FBI was called in |publisher=Aftonbladet |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/GGq8kB/azealia-banks-anklagar-sas-anstalld-for-misshandel-pa-flyget--fbi-kal}}

{{main|Azealia Banks discography|List of songs recorded by Azealia Banks|l2=songs recorded}}

Studio albums

• Broke with Expensive Taste (2014)

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Headlining

• Mermaid Ball (2012–13){{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/06/azealia-banks-mermaid-ball-numbers/ |title=Azealia Banks' Mermaid Ball, By the Numbers |first=Devon |last=Maloney |date=June 4, 2012 |work=Spin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405014557/https://www.spin.com/2012/06/azealia-banks-mermaid-ball-numbers/ |archive-date=April 5, 2013 }}
• Broke with Expensive Taste Tour (2014–15){{cite web|title=Azealia Banks postpones UK tour dates |url=https://www.nme.com/news/azealia-banks/76093 |work=NME |date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315101430/http://www.nme.com/news/azealia-banks/76093 |archive-date=March 15, 2014 }}
• Azealia Banks: North American Tour (2017)
• Back to the Union Jack (2024){{Cite web |title=Azealia Banks Tour 2024, Official Concert Tickets from MyTicket.co.uk |url=https://myticket.co.uk/artists/azealiabanks |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=MyTicket}}

Featured act

• ShockWaves NME Awards Tour (2012)

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