Hip-House rapper, singer, and songwriter Azealia Banks (Miss Bank$/Yung Rapunxel) dropped out of New York’s LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts to pursue her music career.  Born in 1991, she was influenced by Aaliyah and other R&B queens. Azealia Banks knew from a young age that performing was in her blood, and had performed in […]

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Hip-House rapper, singer, and songwriter Azealia Banks (Miss Bank$/Yung Rapunxel) dropped out of New York’s LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts to pursue her music career.  Born in 1991, she was influenced by Aaliyah and other R&B queens. Azealia Banks knew from a young age that performing was in her blood, and had performed in off-Broadway productions by the age of ten.  Banks became discouraged when trying her hand at television work, so she kept on with her dreams of a solo career in music.  She self-released her single, ‘Seventeen,’ which attracted attention from European audiences. Azealia Banks has collaborated with Pharrell, Toko Yasuda, and Theophilus London, among others.  She is known for her passionate and controversial views on civil rights, political views, and profane lyrics.

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