You may not know it, but the man in the picture above is one of Pop’s music most powerful entities.
Yes, as the driving force behind Lady GaGa‘s career Troy Carter‘s influence in the industry- though rarely publicized- has made him ‘the one to go to’ for any hoping to recreate GaGa’s success.
In 2009 there was Nicki Minaj, who reportedly called on Carter to manage her alongside then mentor Diddy in a partnership of sorts. A partnership, that failed to come to fruition for reasons still unknown.
Then came Azealia Banks, who succeeded in landing a deal with Troy earlier this year. However, as reported here yesterday, that deal ended just as quickly as it started, leaving Banks without a manager.
Now she was spoken on the matter, hinting that ‘egos’ were to blame for the split.
Full story below…
She tweeted:
Lol I just want a really hardcore woman… Or a really gay man as my manager… You other niggas have WAY too much ego shit with y’all.
— ♥ YUNG RAPUNXEL ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) June 8, 2012
I know who you are: yes… You short bald man.. I know you planted all these false stories…..
— ♥ YUNG RAPUNXEL ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) June 8, 2012
Guess what?: I’m still not going to let you manage me again. I’ve dealt with enough cyber bullying to see right thru this.
— ♥ YUNG RAPUNXEL ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) June 8, 2012
In response to her ‘inflammatory’ tweets, some Twitter users responded with:
Lol @ Azealia Banks ruining her career so early in the game.
Azealia Banks is annoying me. she has so much potential and such good songs and stage presence etc yet shes just SO unprofessional
Azealia Banks moaning on here about managers and how egotistical they are. She was dropped by Lady Gaga’s manager…how bad must she be?
Yo, someone tell Azealia Banks to chill first then holla at me. Does she not know those tweets about female mgmt only can get her sued?
Azealia Banks is anti-bullshit, thats why I love her.
@thatgrapejuiceAzealiaBanks talking shit now that he drop her, but she wasnt saying anything when he was managing her.
Update:
In response to this article, Azealia has confirmed that the ‘short bald man’ she referred to in Tweet 2 was not Troy Carter.
@DavidGrapeJuice please correct that article.. The short bald man I’m referring to is NOT Troy. Troy is not bald. He has a light Caesar.
— ♥ YUNG RAPUNXEL ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) June 8, 2012
Your thoughts?
30 COMMENTS
Bobby
June 8, 2012 at 11:34 am
Everyone can hate on Azealia all they want .. saying shes unprofessional but I’m gonna call it REAL. Shes keeping it REAL with everyone. Whether it’s annoying to you or not _ your still gonna read up on her. Face it .. anybody who hates her is still paying attention to her. Love Azealia, and her great music allows her to act any type of way she wants in my eyes as long as shes keeping it 100. Representing New York to the fulllest. Never sell out my bitch <3
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Kingphoenix
June 8, 2012 at 12:29 pm
You better PREACH Bobby, I agree with this 100%.
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therealest
June 8, 2012 at 4:04 pm
so true. The only people that would call out are the people on the other side of the fence who want to keep everyone in the dark about the realities of the industry.
I bet those tweets above (keykey @WeLoveCaolan ect) are from people who work for this Troy Carter guy.
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Jasmine
June 8, 2012 at 8:30 pm
Who is she again? I never heard of her before. Has she had any albums or videos in the past?
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Bobby
June 8, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Spend more time on youtube than posting sarcastic comments.
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AMAZINJALEN
June 8, 2012 at 11:38 am
Bye Bye Banks! Lol
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Nahjee
June 8, 2012 at 11:41 am
Damn she got beff again!!! Idk about this girl it’s always something going on she keeps talking shit on twitter beefing with people it’s not looking good at all. Just deal with the fact y
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Nahjee
June 8, 2012 at 11:42 am
Damn she got beff again!!! Idk about this girl it’s always something going on she keeps talking shit on twitter beefing with people it’s not looking good at all. Just deal with the fact you got drop ok. Her attitude is real messy I would not blame the guy from parting ways with her she has a lot of to learn
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Nahjee
June 8, 2012 at 11:42 am
Damn she got beef again!!! Idk about this girl it’s always something going on she keeps talking shit on twitter beefing with people it’s not looking good at all. Just deal with the fact you got drop ok. Her attitude is real messy I would not blame the guy from parting ways with her she has a lot of to learn
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Kissy_Minaj
June 8, 2012 at 11:44 am
OMG enough of this girl already, her career is over before its even begun because of her stank attitude.
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Bobby
June 8, 2012 at 11:47 am
Liqourice video 6/12 .. Aquababe 6/13 .. Azealias just getting started.
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Kingphoenix
June 8, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Oh shit, im super hype yo!
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Null
June 8, 2012 at 11:55 am
Azealia is as real as they come. The blogs respect her ’cause she calls shit out when she sees it instead of letting it build up. I respect her for that.
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Viciousss
June 8, 2012 at 12:14 pm
…he got a Caesar?
Too much drama, not enough results. How many people is she gonna beef with before she starts earning all this drama? I know Kanye plucked her up and he’s as big as a drama queen as they come but he’s earned his ego, dude makes amazing songs.
I have to say I agree with the majority of response tweets, she’s shooting herself in the foot before she’s even stepped fully into the game.
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Flohno
June 8, 2012 at 12:27 pm
She doesn’t really need a manager right now. All of the major things that she’s done so far, wasn’t set up by Troy anyway.
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Roman
June 8, 2012 at 12:36 pm
What I LOVE about Azealia is her swag, she’s hood, she stands up for herself, she’s not a people pleasers. All these other bitches that are out there to get youtube likes and shit…
On the other hand I really hate how she has very little success but carries on like everybody owes her something.
But she’s talented she just needs more exposure
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virtuoso intellect
June 8, 2012 at 12:37 pm
hey at least she has personality …. its got Nicki & Rihanna this far lol
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POP ROYALTY ( Révolution)
June 8, 2012 at 12:59 pm
i LOVE this Bitch.
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WOLVERINES
June 8, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Considering the rubbish Nicki minaj is now making,
Troy carter is obviously the “Go to man” if you want to ruin your own career Hahh
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catnipbitch
June 8, 2012 at 1:01 pm
azealia for the win! shes gunna blow up and be bigger than that talentless sell-out minaj in no time.
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Hagauha
June 8, 2012 at 1:44 pm
She just knows what she wants… Go Banks!!!
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TALES FROM THE KRIMBERLY
June 8, 2012 at 1:47 pm
SHE IS TOO GHETTO FOR ME.. SHE WILL NEVER HAVE A REAL CAREER, WONT BE HERE NEXT SUMMER
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NATURALBEAUTY
June 8, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Lmao some of you guys are saying she’s real & she’s just stating the truth. So I guess she was stating the truth when she said Kim doesn’t write her own rhymes.
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///??
June 8, 2012 at 4:33 pm
lOl,on the other hand that,s no make up story that,s a fact kim don’t write her own,sh-t she can’t are just loves ghost either way she don’t writes.
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LOL
June 9, 2012 at 12:05 am
omg gurl when was the fucking last time you was in the studio with lil kim bitch let me know.you have no fucking proof kim don’t write her rhymes. biggie even said himself that she writes.bitch stay “MAD”…
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Auntie3times
June 8, 2012 at 3:25 pm
I CAN BE THE ANSWER!!!!
We are a proud family from Harlem. There are decades of GR8 artist from Harlem who suffered egregiously. Azealia’s frustrations speak volumes to the voiceless giants who dare not complained.
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Gaaglooo!
June 8, 2012 at 4:03 pm
ThIs Girl, Is Drama Queen Itself SMH! I’ll Keep It Only With Her Music!
I Know If It Was Rih, Someone Would Say “Nasty”….
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LoDiddy
June 8, 2012 at 5:20 pm
I think she is pretty cool, but their is toooooo much hype around her! I really like Iggy Azalea…The ones who move in silence always prevail. #TRUST
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Lady CrapGa
June 8, 2012 at 6:48 pm
http://gagacheat.blogspot.ca/2012/06/gaga-christ-forever-carrying-cross.html?showComment=1339188239435
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John
September 23, 2012 at 3:23 pm
The short bald man she was talking about was L.A REID. Leaked from her team.
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