Recode asks: “Did Jack Dorsey send beard shavings to rapper Azealia Banks to promote Square Cash?” Well—did he? For the GIF-filled answer, click here.
Selfishness Is Not Sociology
Woe be unto those who conflate the way things are with the way things play out in their social media feeds. Steve Grand, an internet-famous gay musician, now has plenty of evidence of this after an observation of his in an interview with PrideSource caused a furor, by the internet’s standards (but in actuality is just…
Anonymous Threatens to Release Stills From Alleged Iggy Azalea Sex Tape
Azealia Banks has a new ally in her ongoing-and-occasionally-hilarious Twitter feud with rapper Iggy Azalea—the collective hacking organization Anonymous, which has threatened to release stills from an alleged Azalea sex tape unless she issues a public apology to Banks.
Azealia Banks Says Iggy Azalea Doesn't Care About Black People
After a grand jury decided not to indict officer Daniel Pantaleo for killing Eric Garner yesterday, professional Twitter troll Azealia Banks took her opportunity to accuse Australian rapper Iggy Azalea of not caring about black people.
Here's Lady Gaga Supposedly Talking Shit on Azealia Banks
Earlier today, Lady Gaga graced the stage of Good Morning America to perform a Wizard of Oz-styled spin on "Applause," complete with several costume changes. (This era, she's really intent on wowing us with how many times she can change her costumes in one song, and I will admit that it is a nice distraction from the…
Azealia Banks Called Perez Hilton a "Faggot," But That Doesn't Make Her a Homophobe
For the better part of the past 48 hours, 21-year-old New York rapper Azealia Banks (best known for her 2011 viral hit "212") has been holding the attention of her Twitter followers hostage. First it was a Twitter beef with fellow 21-year-old hip-hop up-and-comer Angel Haze, which resulted in a swapping of dis tracks.…
Today's Song: Azealia Banks featuring Styles P 'Nathan'
Between the steely beat, the timbre of her voice and her flow, Ms. Banks is serving "Is That Your Chick?"-era Missy Elliott on "Nathan," a song from her Fantasea mixtape, due out next week. It's just as well: if Missy's not going to release robotic, just-leftfield-enough hip-hop, I'm glad that someone's doing it.…
All the Girls Standing in the Line For the Rap Show: Iggy Azalea's Sudden Rise
Iggy Azalea almost wasn't Internet-famous. Last summer, the native Australian was living in Los Angeles, and after what was supposed to be two weeks in Miami at age 16 had turned into five years spent in four cities throughout the states, she was down to the last of her savings. She had one shot left, and so she used…
A Post-Gotye Pop Landscape: Three New Albums You Will Listen to This Week
Sometimes, the gods — otherwise known as music label execs — smile down upon us, and we're blessed with a great moment in pop. I don't know if our current moment is one for the ages, but it is really fucking enjoyable. In the U.S., Gotye's weirdo Sting/Zombies mash-up earworm, "Somebody That I Used to Know" is No. 1…
Shocker: Rapper Who Talks About Her 'Cunt Getting Eaten' by Girls Is Bisexual
Azealia Banks is the smiley young crush object of certain internet types due in no small part to lyrics like, "Kick it with ya bitch that come from Parisian/ She know where I get mine from, end of season/ Now she wanna lick my plum in the evening/ And fit that tongue-tongue d-deep in/ I guess that cunt gettin eaten."…
A Theory As to Why So Many People on the Internet Have an Insatiable Crush on Azealia Banks
I think it's because she talks about oral sex just as much as Lil Kim but instead of Biggie in the background there's some kinda nerdy guy and so some people on the internet do a double take and say "The pretty smiling dancing girl in pigtails and short shorts who loves oral sex sometimes hangs out with kinda nerdy…
What's New in Music
Looks like it's over between Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, the alt-rock power couple of Sonic Youth. With the future of the band uncertain, a number of artists, young and old, have already stepped forward to fill the void. Let's listen in.