Azealia Banks
Azealia Amanda Banks is an American rapper.
She was born on May 31, 1991, in New York City’s Manhattan borough and is the youngest of three.
Raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, she began releasing music through Myspace in 2008 before being signed to XL Recordings at age 18.
In 2011, her debut single “212” went viral and entered several international charts. Banks thereafter signed with Interscope and Polydor Records before later separating in July 2013.
She eventually became an autonomous artist and started her independent record label, Chaos & Glory Recordings, after multiple negative experiences with previous labels.
Banks identifies as bisexual professed dissatisfaction with society’s labeling of others based on sexual orientation.
Azealia Banks launched her online store, “CheapyXO,” in early 2017 which featured skincare products and other forms of merchandise. Banks has continued working on the branding and content of the website, relaunching it in 2020 to include her podcast as well as more spiritual items.
In February 2021, Banks publicly announced her engagement to Ryder Ripps, an artist, and subsequently confirmed in March that they had split up.
Banks is known for disreputable online spat with celebrity blogger Perez Hilton that unfolded on Twitter when Hilton sided with Banks’ rival, Angel Haze, in a dispute between the two rappers. She has also publicly feuded with Elon Musk and his girlfriend Grimes.
Azealia Banks Net Worth
Azealia Banks has a net worth of $2 million. She has several singles to her credit, including “212”, “Liquorice” and “Yung Rapunxel”.
Banks is the winner of several awards, including New Style Icon at the Billboard Awards in 2011 and Best Single from the 2012 Urban Music Awards.