It’s safe to say it’s been a rough week for Interscope‘s Azealia Banks, following spats with Perez Hilton and the allegedly racist MC Angel Haze.
However, in what should brighten her mood, Rap icon Nas has declared his love for her material released by both she and ‘Catch Me‘ Rapper Nicki Minaj.
His words below…
On Female Rappers, he told Huck Magazine:
“I like Azealia Banks, I like Nicki [Minaj]. Those are the girls that are currently in the game.
It is women’s time but women are under the illusion that they’re being blocked, so women have to stop playing man’s game when it comes to the artistic sh-t. They have to just go and do it. Stop worrying about where you fit in. Just go and do it.”
Then on Hip Hop’s reaction to Frank Ocean‘s sexuality baring letter:
“I think hip hop artists realize that there are a lot of things against us and showing some kind of brotherhood is very positive. It’s good to see.”
However, it was thoughts on Hip Hop icons of yesteryear that hit home the hardest. He shared:
“KRS-One said years ago, “Here’s where the problem starts, no heart. Because of that a lot of groups fell apart.” [...] The ones that came up and were just so talented that you didn’t understand what happened to them – a lot of them just didn’t have any heart. [They] wind up on drugs, or become bitter and just talk about people all day. They had no heart. And they make excuses for it.”
24 COMMENTS
JR
January 5, 2013 at 9:39 am
We need a hotter sexier black male rapper to come out the closet. Frank Ocean is cool but he a regular joe…kinda unsexy.
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vanny
January 5, 2013 at 10:02 am
well your wish might just come true hunty! cause trey songz is out in public kissing men…any day now…any day! *sits back and waits for statement*
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Queef (The Hood Rat Slayer)
January 5, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Speak for yourself, Frank is sexy to me.
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toohotfortv
January 5, 2013 at 3:45 pm
i agree, he looks like someones cuzzin (or just some random person at kmart) in a few years he’ll no doubt be looking like someones uncle… and not in a good way
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Jahlal
January 5, 2013 at 9:40 am
Yes @ Nas set the record straight!
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the real oxxo
January 5, 2013 at 9:53 am
Nas is the GOAT.
Azealia is getting respect from legends at 21 years old. that itself deserves a round of applause.
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vanny
January 5, 2013 at 9:59 am
yassss nas spill that T …….. NICKI MINAJ is the QUEEN hands down, even nas knows about lil kim being bitter!!!jajajajaja have several seats kimmy!
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Well bitch
January 5, 2013 at 5:02 pm
your dad only needs one seat and thats on my cock Vanny u c*** HAHA!
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nicko
January 5, 2013 at 10:37 am
I feel bad for Iggy Azalea , it seems like she’s always being ignored :/ This year there’s gonna be a lotta competition in female rap , Eve , banks, iggy, and the Queen Nicki are all releasing an album this year. Cool
#TeamMinaj
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vanny
January 5, 2013 at 10:45 am
the shade hunny the shade!!! the fact that you did not mention nothing about lil kims new album … probably because she will never release it lol…. but yes NICKI MINAJ all day!!!the queen is coming back #THEPINKPRINT2013
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Iconic Iggy
January 5, 2013 at 6:24 pm
She’s gotten praise from Mike Posner, Trey Songz, Cee-Lo, Keri Hilson, and others. Don’t feel bad. And Eve is not competition for anyone. No one was feeling She Bad Bad. And Banks killed her own career. So its really just Iggy, Nicki, and Missy Elliot
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Monstarebel
January 5, 2013 at 11:15 am
i love Nicki & Azealia but Azealia really needs to get that attitude together….shes so talented yet her music is always being over shadowed by her Twitter beefs
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Cream
January 5, 2013 at 11:28 am
I think nas just did come out onley gay people like frank ocean
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BEY FAKE...BEY A FLOP...BEY A LIAR...BEY A PLAGERIST...BEY A HOOD HIVE!!!
January 5, 2013 at 11:30 am
I just want to fuck nas and his big monster dick!!! * licks lips to his cherry wine*
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Sierra
January 5, 2013 at 11:51 am
Bey fake < the fuck? O_o he made some Good pointers.
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QUEEN MINAJ
January 5, 2013 at 12:27 pm
YAS A LEGEND PRAISING ME
AND I DIDNT HAVE TO FUCK HIM
COUGH LIKE KIM COUGH
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BEY FAKE...BEY A FLOP...BEY A LIAR...BEY A PLAGERIST...BEY A HOOD HIVE!!!
January 5, 2013 at 4:25 pm
Stfu!! BITCH ATLEAST KIM FUCKED A FINE n****!! YOU FUCKED A GREMLIN AND HIS DAD!!! BITCH!!
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QUEEN MINAJ
January 5, 2013 at 8:55 pm
LMAOO FINE n****
PLEASE BIGGIE IS A LYRICAL GOD BUT HE WAS NOT FINE AT ALL
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Queef (The Hood Rat Slayer)
January 5, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Nas is praising my two favs. I’m so proud of Queen Nicki and Azealia.
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OMG Just Google Kelsnetwork and see what happens!
January 5, 2013 at 5:14 pm
nicki has made a great contribution to female rap regardless of her gimmicks…
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chyna white
January 5, 2013 at 5:53 pm
rih domo good quailty music http://youtu.be/A9VoGpIFwOc
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chyna white
January 6, 2013 at 8:42 am
Ciara Ft. Nicki Minaj – Sweat (New Single) 2012: http://youtu.be/MDTLA-ghjRE via @youtube
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Tbozfan10
January 7, 2013 at 1:49 am
I think he’s the wrong person to decide if there is an “illusion” about female rappers being “blocked.” I think a female rapper would honestly know more about that than he would. But he’s on point with the Frank OCean stuff
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