Azealia Banks Blasted Online For Tel Aviv Concert Supporting Israel

Azealia Banks is definitely some of the provocative artists within the Web period, drawing controversy for her rap beefs, her political opinions, and far more. She usually modifications her thoughts on a few of these issues, although. For instance, Banks claimed again in 2018 that she would by no means return to carry out in Israel after an allegedly racist expertise, and even caught flack for some on-line remarks toying with antisemitic conspiracy theories concerning the leisure business.

However within the wake of the heightened tensions between Israel and Palestine over the devastating previous two years, she is firmly on the previous’s facet now. As reported by AllHipHop, the Harlem artist carried out in Tel Aviv on Thursday night time (October 9) on the Ganei Yehoshua amphitheater. Not solely did this shock some followers given the aforementioned historical past, nevertheless it additionally comes as many different artists and media entities are boycotting the area as a result of Israeli state’s navy and political acts in opposition to harmless Palestinian individuals.

Azealia Banks has posted about this loads on social media, constructing hype for an additional Tel Aviv present later this month and clapping again at a lot of her critics. We are going to see what extra she has to share about this present and her ideas on this advanced scenario.

Elsewhere, Azealia Banks is chiming in on different narratives. For instance, she not too long ago fanned the flames of Doja Cat followers when she advised that the Vie artist is a Nicki Minaj copycat. “Okay I like the women and love Nicki however we will’t simply be using Nicki’s d**ok like this,” Azealia tweeted. “Like a teeeny little bit of inspiration/borrowing is okay and respectful … however the full on Nicki cosplays need to cease as a result of it’s nearly like mocking her… Which is impolite.”

In the meantime, different political opinions additionally caught warmth, however she is blissful to clap again in any respect the backlash to them. Azealia Banks has at all times been very outspoken, and we marvel what else she may share about this Tel Aviv efficiency.

In any case, this controversy reveals how divisive and tense popular culture is correct now. Hopefully issues begin to heal up.