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Azealia Banks' Debut EP, 1991, Out Digitally May 29 With Physical Release To Follow June 12
"212" Video Nets More Than 15 Million Views
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Interscope/Polydor recording artist Azealia Banks will release her EP 1991 digitally on May 29 with a physical version to follow on June 12.
Banks, the 20-year-old rapper/singer from Harlem, topped NME's Cool List and ranked in the Top 3 of the BBC Sounds of 2012 poll.
"What's fresh about Banks is how she combines audacious charisma with lyrical naughtiness and genre hopscotching," said Interview while V Magazine observed: "Her rapid-fire, crystalline raps are astounding in their elasticity, punctuated with clever puns, one-liners, and taunting, confrontational raunch."
Banks' video for "212 (featuring Lazy Jay)" already has more than 15 million views.You can check it out at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Jv9fNPjgk
SPIN called "212" a "dizzyingly addictive throwdown" while W noted: "when she's not spewing taunts, she's singing with all the depth and prowess of an R&B star." "'212' works because its popcraft and its shock tactics are each other's Trojan horses -- concentrate on one and the other sneaks up on you," said Pitchfork.com. "But the more you dig into the song, the more you can hear details and decisions that suggest a scary degree of pop talent."
She is currently recording her full-length debut album, which is due out in the fall.
http://azealiabanks.com
http://www.facebook.com/azealiabanksmusic
http://twitter.com/#!/azealiabanks
SOURCE Interscope/Polydor
Interscope/Polydor
CONTACT: Ambrosia Healy of The Fun Star, ambrosia@thefunstar.com or Erin Cooney of The Fun Star, erin@thefunstar.com or Dennis Dennehy of Interscope Geffen A&M, d.dennehy@umusic.com
Azealia Banks' Debut EP, 1991, Out Digitally May 29 With Physical Release To Follow June 12
"212" Video Nets More Than 15 Million Views
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Interscope/Polydor recording artist Azealia Banks will release her EP 1991 digitally on May 29 with a physical version to follow on June 12.
Banks, the 20-year-old rapper/singer from Harlem, topped NME's Cool List and ranked in the Top 3 of the BBC Sounds of 2012 poll.
"What's fresh about Banks is how she combines audacious charisma with lyrical naughtiness and genre hopscotching," said Interview while V Magazine observed: "Her rapid-fire, crystalline raps are astounding in their elasticity, punctuated with clever puns, one-liners, and taunting, confrontational raunch."
Banks' video for "212 (featuring Lazy Jay)" already has more than 15 million views.You can check it out at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Jv9fNPjgk
SPIN called "212" a "dizzyingly addictive throwdown" while W noted: "when she's not spewing taunts, she's singing with all the depth and prowess of an R&B star." "'212' works because its popcraft and its shock tactics are each other's Trojan horses -- concentrate on one and the other sneaks up on you," said Pitchfork.com. "But the more you dig into the song, the more you can hear details and decisions that suggest a scary degree of pop talent."
She is currently recording her full-length debut album, which is due out in the fall.
http://azealiabanks.com
http://www.facebook.com/azealiabanksmusic
http://twitter.com/#!/azealiabanks
SOURCE Interscope/Polydor
Interscope/Polydor
CONTACT: Ambrosia Healy of The Fun Star, ambrosia@thefunstar.com or Erin Cooney of The Fun Star, erin@thefunstar.com or Dennis Dennehy of Interscope Geffen A&M, d.dennehy@umusic.com