How education and upbringing influenced the life of Azealia Banks. A timeline of key moments.
Azealia Banks is an American rapper and singer from Harlem, New York City. She gained initial recognition through Myspace in 2008 and signed with XL Recordings at 18. Her career involved contracts with major labels like Interscope, Polydor, Parlophone and Warner Records, but she ultimately became an independent artist, founding her own label, Chaos & Glory Recordings. She quit her label in 2023.
On May 31, 1991, Azealia Amanda Banks was born. She would later become an American rapper and singer.
As characterized by AllMusic, Azealia Banks musical style is a combination of hardcore hip-hop, indie pop, and dance music. As of 1991, Banks was known for using profanity in her lyrics.
In December 2014, Azealia Banks called for over $100 trillion to be paid to African Americans as financial reparations for the enslavement of their ancestors.
In July 2016, Azealia Banks admitted to lightening her skin due to skin blemishes and defended the process of skin bleaching.
In October 2016, Azealia Banks retracted her endorsement of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, citing concerns about women's rights.
In December 2016, Azealia Banks posted videos detailing her cleanup of a closet where she claimed to have been practicing witchcraft.
In December 2016, Azealia Banks revealed that she had a miscarriage and asked her fans for advice and support.
In 2016, Azealia Banks shared that one of her siblings was a trans man and congratulated him on his top surgery.
In early 2017, Azealia Banks launched her online store, CheapyXO, featuring artist merchandise and skin care products.
On August 8, 2020, Azealia Banks announced her intention to end her life by euthanasia and document the process on film.
In 2020, Azealia Banks relaunched her online store, CheapyXO, to include her podcast and spiritual items.
In 2020, during a plea deal in Manhattan Court, Azealia Banks was ordered to seek mental health treatment.
In January 2021, Azealia Banks received criticism after posting a video of her digging up and cooking her dead pet cat.
In February 2021, Azealia Banks publicly announced her engagement to American artist Ryder Ripps.
In April 2022, Azealia Banks posted an Instagram story repeatedly chastising Ukraine in the 2022 Russian invasion of the country and praised Russia's president Vladimir Putin.
In January 2023, Azealia Banks praised Florida's governor Ron DeSantis, stating she felt safer in Florida due to his policies.
In July 2024, Azealia Banks attended a rally in support of Trump's 2024 presidential campaign in Florida.
In 2025, Azealia Banks expressed support for trans people and criticized J. K. Rowling for her "paranoid" views on trans women.
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