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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 subsequently signed with Interscope and Polydor Records before later separating in July 2013.

Banks ultimately became an independent artist and started her own independent record label, Chaos Glory Recordings, after multiple negative experiences with previous labels.

Her long-delayed second and third studio albums, Fantasea II: The Second Wave and Business Pleasure, await release.

The lead singles from each respective album, Anna Wintour and Black Madonna were released in April 2018 and June 2020 respectively.

The site sells spiritual items, artist merchandise from Banks and most notably, original skin-care products.

In December 2017, she had her film debut in the musical drama, Love Beats Rhymes, portraying the lead character.

She has developed a reputation for having disputes with public figures on Twitter.

Like she would hit me and my sisters with baseball bats, bang our heads up against walls, and she would always tell me I was ugly.

I remember once she threw out all the food in the fridge, just so we wouldnt have anything to eat.

Due to escalating violence, Banks moved out of her mothers home at age 14 to live with her older sister.

At age 16, she starred in a production of the comedy-noir musical City of Angels, where she was found by an agent who sent her to auditions for TBS, Nickelodeon, and Law Order, all without success.

At this point Banks decided to end her pursuit of an acting career, citing the stiff competition and overall sense of unfulfillment.

Because of this unfulfillment, she began writing rap and RB songs as a creative outlet.

She never finished high school, instead choosing to follow her dream of becoming a recording artist.

Banks sent both tracks to American DJ Diplo.

Later that year, she signed a development deal with record label XL Recordings and began working with producer Richard Russell in London, leaving the label later that year due to conflicting ideas.

He wound up calling me amateur and the XL interns started talking shit about me.

I got turned off on the music industry and disappeared for a bit.

Using YouTube as a portal, she uploaded several demo tracks, including L8R and a cover of Slow Hands by Interpol.

Thats when I was really depressed, Banks has said.

I dont have a manager, I dont have a boyfriend, I dont have any friends, I dont have any money.

Here I am working at the strip club, trying not to say the wrong thing and get into fights with these girls who dont give a shit.

It was released officially on December 6, 2011, as the lead single from her EP 1991.

The track attained European moderate chart success, peaking at 14 in the Netherlands, 12 in the United Kingdom and 7 in Ireland.

An accompanying music video was released in January 2012 following its radio premiere from Annie Mac ( BBC Radio 1 ) on January 4, 24 though the singles release was canceled for unconfirmed reasons.

Banks released the track NEEDSUMLUV (SXLND) on the Internet on January 16, 2012, coinciding with what would have been the 33rd birthday of the late singer Aaliyah, who is sampled on the track.

She reportedly has possession and the rights to the work she released with Interscope.

On July 28, 2014, Banks released the official second single from Broke with Expensive Taste, titled Heavy Metal and Reflective, on her own label, Azealia Banks Records.

The re-issue would include the Lunice collaboration, Crown, which was released as the projects sole bonus track.

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