Azealia Banks is disgusted by Kanye West‘s decision to exploit Whitney Houston‘s alleged drug addiction for profit and publicity.
West and his artist Pusha T horrified music lovers when they used an image, lifted from Whitney’s bedroom following a supposed drug-induced episode, to promote the latter’s new album ‘Daytona.’
Banks had this to say about it…
This is not cool. https://t.co/dKd8rhAZgy
— CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 25, 2018
Like, what is the point in glorifying a legendary black woman’s fall from grace?? Am I missing something art-wise? Is there a deeper meaning ? Where’s the think piece?
— CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 25, 2018
The fact that the both of them know Whitney wouldn’t be okay with that were she were to survive that scene in that suite is most alarming. I wonder how hip-hop is going to try to give them passes for this one.
— CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 25, 2018
Oh yeah I know …. because black women’s misery means absolutely nothing to hip-hop. Hip hop only cares that black men get to be outrageous and get paid….. disappointing.
— CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 25, 2018
Kanye is SO beyond disappointing at this point.
— CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 25, 2018
He wouldn’t dare use a photo of Michael Jackson (his idol) dead on a gurney so why pull from Whitney’s fall from grace? What makes him think it’s okay to disrespect her and not the man he’s openly touted as his inspiration? : sexism and misogynoir
— CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 25, 2018
He wouldn’t dare use photos from his mother’s death scene so why use photos from Whitney’s death scene ??? I’m really very turned off about this. Kanye is really so self serving it’s disgusting
— CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 25, 2018
She wasn’t the only one. Whitney’s collaborator Claude Kelly shared…
As they should.
It’s fucking creepy and distasteful.
He’s disrespectful. Fame-whoring makes people do creepy things, man. https://t.co/5DDbyAqxsr— ClaudeHaveMercy! (@ClaudeKelly) May 25, 2018
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I see no lies.. it’s sad that Pusha allowed Kanye to use him as a pawn now his hard work and good lyrics are being over looked and under appreciated.
Only person that in my mind who could n would be allowed to use that photo is now dead herself. Her daughter. It’s sick and a cry for publicity. Good thing about Pusha he Will get the streams
See if Azaleia Banks can continue to make point like this and not just speak some petty ass hater b*******, she would be so much more respected and actually be heard. When she goes off the deep end and has her words fueled by hate / insecurity, the insightful thoughts (like this) don’t get to be heard or taken as seriously because of past remarks she’s made.
She spoke the truth on this one and I fully agree. Keep coming thru with the truth and people will have no choice but to listen.
Azealia makes points like this all the time. She only seems “insecure, and fueled by hate” when it’s your FAVE she is talking about.
Azealia is crazy herself. Only that this time she is right, nothing else.
Or when she went after the girl from Disney and her mother, or called Zayn racist slurs, or when she supported Donald Trump. But that’s besides the point now because she was right on this time.
Kanye West is an idiot he backs trump… as you see no matter the amount of money in your account you cannot buy class. I’m NEVER listening to either of ones music. Disgusting ?
I don’t get the point of the cover what’s the significance? Because Pusha dealt drugs ?
And Kanye still got people to listen to Pusha’s album with the Drake diss. Where is the people’s dignity. Turn KANYE AND PUSHA OFF! Can you do that?
WTH???
They wish they had it like Whitney. It was a natural force of nature that only happens once in a lifetime at most and none of these people are it. Enough said.
I don’t think this is her death scene.i think this was from 2006 or so.i think kanye west is doing the 80/20 thing now.P*** off 80% with the hope that 20% will buy into whatever he is selling.He just trolling at this point.
What he doesn’t know is that he is in a sad sad place,both career wise and mentally.He has lost it.
This is the crime scene photograph from Whitney’s hotel room on that fateful night. I dunno what’s worse… the fact Kanye licensed it or the fact that the estate offered it
No it’s actually from a 2006 issue of the National enquirer
Someone should make an album cover with a still of Ray J giving Kim Kardashian the pole in her ass, but the thing is it would have done more good to her than bad because to them, any press is a positive to them.
That’s actually a great idea. I’m down with that or a picture of his mom dead on the hospital bed. He’s truly lost his mind.
I watched an hour worth of Azealia interviews last night and I’m a fan again. She’s so smart. And really comes from intellect. She’s soooooooo smart it’s crazy. And to think she dropped out of HS.
He’s totally cancelled from my ANYTHING!! He’s totally a Kartrashian! Koonye Kartrashian in the FLESH!!
so true
This is disgusting and I dont agree with this. Hes using this photo to create sales because he thinks its something that’s to talk about and people going to buy it just to see the picture. I hope it don’t sell so please every one dont buy it.
At some point I’m interested in what he has to say about this.
Also this is from an old enquirer picture not the last night in her hotel room. If it was from 2 nights in a hotel room then jeez that was one hell of a party….
Banks has some good points and if she found the middle ground of getting the point across and getting attention perhaps she wouldn’t be so hated…