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Azealia Banks has hit out at Iggy Azalea in a series of tweets concerning the Eric Garner verdict.
Following the decision not to indict the officer responsible for the choke hold that killed Garner, New York erupted into protests and a number of prominent musicians spoke out on Twitter about the verdict.
However Azealia Banks decided to use this opportunity to continue her ongoing feud with Iggy Azalea. In a series of tweets Banks attacked Azalea for her lack of support of black culture and revisit a lyric from her September 2011 mixtape when Azalea describes herslef as a "slave master". To make sure things were kept suitably surreal, Banks also threw in a few lyrics from her own 'Nude Beach a-go-go'.
its funny to see people Like Igloo Australia silent when these things happen... Black Culture is cool, but black issues sure aren't huh?
— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 4, 2014
Don't just be down to ride Black Dick..... If you with us you WITH US!!!!
— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 4, 2014
LOL... IM PETTY, but its so true, ugh, that wannabe black girl shit makes me wanna throw a jar of my piss at her LMFAOOOO.
— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 4, 2014
Black Wmn's attraction, all the white girls join in the action... Do you jingle when you dingle-dangle? Everybody does the bingle-bangle OW!
— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 4, 2014
When u call so effortlessly call urself a runaway slave master, and oh so casually pair it with a hand-whip, ........
— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 4, 2014
Rap or Pop, you're still a wigger.
— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 4, 2014
Given the tirade it would have been easy for Azalea to return with a cheap shot at Banks. Instead she took the high road by informing her followers how they could genuinely help the situation.
Theres more to sparking a change than trolling on social media. World issues shouldnt be used as a poor excuse to promote fan battles.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 4, 2014
Make sure you do something to let YOUR government know how you feel when something is unjust., not JUST your followers on twitter...
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 4, 2014
HERE ARE SOME ACTUAL PRODUCTIVE WAYS YOU CAN HELP http://t.co/zi5SqDQsTc
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 4, 2014
Also try not to judge anothers support or 'lack there of' solely on if they have ranted on twitter about it, thats not right or helpful.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 4, 2014
The world is too hung up on what is or isnt said on twitter. theres an actual world out there and multiple ways you can promote change.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 4, 2014
At one point Perez Hilton also became drawn into the battle, during which yet again Azalea defended her use of the word 'faggot' but at this point we decided to concentrate on the coverage of the protests instead.
Despite such repeated ugly outbursts Banks has surprisngly produced one of Gigwise's Top 50 Albums Of The Year. Click here to read the list in full.
