Azealia Banks: BBC News interview - BBC Sound of 2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/soundof2012 BBC Sound of 2012's 3rd place artist Azealia Banks talks about her experiences at Tada Youth Theatre and LaGuardia High School, how she started rapping and the variety in her music.

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[SocaTrain]

i want herrrrr

[HevanL]

She's a superior talent and I wish her well.

[deejaycecetv]

i would love to see her do a song with rihanna it would be crazy

[littlesometin]

Wish her well too, I like the R'n'B in her songs better than when she raps, that part in 212 when she goes "ayo"... love it love it love it :P

[Mrbusinesssexy]

i know for one thing she is way better than nicki minaj her flow is hot, but what im scared for a unique artist such as herself is people wanting to duplicate and recreater her sound and kind of abuse it like nickiminaj has done with hers. I dont want her to go mainstream I like her that much.

[strfkrr]

Yay! she just came out as bisexual!

[eightwo1]

@teddybruscie I agree with you. She needs to establish a fan base as well as play all her cards right. Fortunately this is a time where female rappers are getting more attention

[teddybruscie]

I think all of this hype is too soon. Not a little too soon. Not a tad too soon. I mean WAY too soon. I love her music, but she hasn't even made an entire project, be it an album or mixtape. Like she said, she's in very fragile place right now.

If you remember what happened to Asher Roth you would be scared for her. Asher had no concrete fanbase, had one popular mixtape and dropped and album with one song that game serious radio play. Don't want that for her.

[spiderman6948]

oh my God I think I'm in love...I love her music, her vibe and her smile

[monsieurdejour]

I really like how she expresses her self, it doesn't seem fake, hope she gets what she wants.

[swaggycoldmedina]

She's a superior talent and I wish her weave well.