Celeb News: Ebony Magazine SCALPS Azealia Banks

Ryan

Didn't We Almost Have It All, Azealia Banks?

IN THE LATEST 'WEEKLY READ,' MICHAEL ARCENEAUX LAMENTS THE HIGH HOPES MANY OF US HAD FOR THE OUTSPOKEN EMCEE

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I wish I could start this off with Tyra Banks’ “WE WERE ROOTING FOR YOU! WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU!” Fact is, most people weren’t rooting for you because you alienated the absolute hell out of the general public over and over again with your Twitter tirades and the numerous beefs with your peers they inspired.

For a millisecond, you were the wet dream for those of us longing to see you capitalize on Nicki Minaj kicking the door back open for female rappers. Unfortunately, it didn’t take you long to basically become the Crypt Keeper of said dreams.

Oh, sis. Didn’t we almost have it all?

Now, you’re probably still on a high from being released by your former label, Universal Music. You’ve been out here tweeting “I’S IS FREE!!!!!” and comparing yourself to Miss Celie. I don’t know you’re so giddy, though. All this has done is make certain that’ll even take longer for you to release a full-fledged album. That is, if you ever do. Not to mention, your label-less life lends further credence to the theory that you’re basically Foxy Brown without the hits.

It makes me so sad that we’ll probably never catch you at the hot spot. Even sadder is that even if you kept the deal with Universal and dropped an album (finally) featuring you and Jesus’ remake of “The Whisper Song,” it’d still only get nominal attention, because again, so many people curse the day you were allowed Internet access.

So let’s summarize: You fight too damn much online. You got in trouble for using a gay slur. You beefed with management and top recording artists and hit making producers. This is the recipe for a gumbo of failure. Or better yet, this is like spitting in God’s face and then praying for $10.

Read the full article: http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-c...#ixzz38KEAbrbK

Saint

None of these magazines are credible to me anymore. They're all trash now imo.

Caesar

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Originally posted by Saint

None of these magazines are credible to me anymore. They're all trash now imo.

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Cain

Whatever, she's still one of the most talented and energetic female rappers these days.
If anything they should support her.

getback

WoozyFloozy

All of this is so tired and stale.

marajxgrant

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Not to mention, your label-less life lends further credence to the theory that you’re basically Foxy Brown without the hits.

nooooo

they read her down.

Marvin

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Originally posted by Saint

None of these magazines are credible to me anymore. They're all trash now imo.

It's not like they lied though

bleuwaffle

Mister Martian

They're so right it hurts... it's just something that should have been published long ago.

tittieslap

Damn.

Airhead

Everything in that article is true.

gagacasanova

Mrs. Aaron Paul

ouch, but i see no lies

MDJD11

Seriously Ebony? We don't shade other black women no matter what. Very unprofessional of this mag.

JonathanLGardner

Perfect and well-deserved read.

We were all rooting for you Miss Banks.

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We’ll always have “212,” though. I’m sure that’s good enough to get you an episode of Unsung.

OH

Superbitch

OOP. THEY SCALPED HA!!! But did they lie? Poor ha, almost make me feel bad for her but she created all this mess. Ive never liked her bitchy attutude nor cockiness but I always thought she'd make it and be successful because she's talented. Not anymore, she burned lots of bridges good luck to her tho it'll be interesting to see if any major label would take a chance on someone like her...you never know what can happen.

Diar7

Superbitch

If this was someone else getting shade even if it was an unknown on Twitter yall would be like YASSSSS omg yeasss scalp read ha!!! destroy ha!!.

Alejandrawrrr

ok ebony.

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Originally posted by Saint

None of these magazines are credible to me anymore. They're all trash now imo.

Basically. Trying too hard to be "in" with that "read". It basically reads like the average ATRLer who doesn't even get a kii or a cosign. Like, yeah we get it, she had hype, and ****ed up (with some degree of it out of her control), and is starting fresh now. The article just seems like that person had nothing else to write about, and decided to beat a dead horse to get something in print.