Azealia Banks is literally begging Universal to drop her from their label. According to Pitchfork, Banks wrote a message looking for another label to buy her out of her contract so that she could finally get her debut album released. She writes:
"I REALLY should have signed with Sony. Can someone at Sony buy me off of Universal please?? i'm really in hell here. Please Help : Serious Inquiry. I would literally give anything to be on XL right now. I'm tired of having to consult a group of old white guys about my black girl craft. they don't even know what they're listening for or to. I'm literally begging to be dropped from Universal. Universal needs to just hand me over to another label who knows what to do with me. My fans really need some new music. I've been gratefully riding off of mixtape fumes for the past two years but I'm more ready than ever....."
As Pitchfork notes, Banks was signed to Universal a few years ago after her hit "212" went big. Her debut album, Broke With Expensive Taste, has been pushed back again and again. We're not sure if lashing out against your label is the best thing to do, but we'll see if it speeds up her album release or finds her on another label.
Check out the video for Banks' recent single "ATM Jam" featuring Pharrell. Let us know your thoughts on all of this in the comments section below!
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