Azealia Banks & Perez Hilton: Twitter Feud With Angel Haze Goes Too Far

Feud Between Rappers Goes Too Far

The ongoing feud between Azealia Banks and Angel Haze just went even further.

Banks caused major controversy Friday night when she called blogger Perez Hilton "a messy f----t" after he commented on the fight.

Rappers Haze and Banks have been engaged in a Twitter battle this week, with each artist posting diss tracks targeting the other. While the feud has taken a turn for the dramatic, it originally began when Banks tweeted "Seriously, if you were not born and raised in NY.... DON'T CLAIM NY. YOU ARE NOT A NEW YORKER." The Michigan-born Haze, who released her music video "New York" this summer, took offense and fired back at Banks.

Once the feud heated up, Hilton sided with Haze and started tweeting at Banks, calling her "thirsty," "pathetic," and "hurtful."

UPDATE:

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has weighed in on Banks' use of the slur. "Banks’ claim that the word "fa**ot" doesn’t mean a gay male is not true," the organization posted on its website. "Regardless of her intent or her personal definition, what matters is the meaning given to that word by those who hear it, and the damage it causes when they do. Undoubtedly there are gay kids who follow her on Twitter who hear this word in an entirely different context. This word is used almost universally by bullies, often as part of a larger verbal or physical assault. This word hurts those kids, no matter what Banks meant by it."

Take a look at some of Banks' tweets regarding Hilton and her use of the slur below and scroll down for earlier coverage of the feud.

More from our earlier coverage on the Haze/Banks dispute:

Angel Haze and Azealia Banks are both trendy, blog-y rappers known for speaking their minds. On Thursday, "speaking their minds" meant hurling insult after insult at each other on Twitter and, in Haze's case, in a song.

The blow-by-blow on Haze and Banks' Twitter feeds is worth a read, but essentially, Banks starting things off by saying she's tired of non-New York artists trying to represent or claim the city as their own:

Though there was no mention of Haze, the excitable rapper clearly took offense, firing off a string of now-deleted tweets attacking Banks -- who responded by accusing Haze of jealousy and being sexually attracted to her. Things got progressively worse, with Haze commenting on Banks' skin color (and apologizing) and calling the "212" rapper "azebra":

Haze then released "On the Edge," a Diplo-produced diss track that rips into Banks (listen above). She claimed she wrote it in "20 minutes," though a Banks fan produced evidence to the contrary. According to Banks, Diplo called and distanced himself from the song:

In the end, Banks said it's all for the better, and that she has a song coming out at noon. Here's the track:

Haze takes this round, at least when it comes to the songs. She also vowed to record another track "in 30 minutes" and suggested their feud extends beyond Twitter:

Though celebrity feuds that play out on Twitter are often entertaining, it's disheartening to see two talented young performers tear each other down like this. Haze and Banks represent a new generation of fresh-faced and lucid female MC's who have taken hip-hop places it hasn't been before. Banks performs at fashion events around the world and Haze's recent work is so searingly honest that it makes listeners catch their breath. Both rappers have also worked with electronic dance music producers to release tracks that blend rap and dance.

As Haze herself pointed out, they used to be buddies. Hopefully one day they can drop their smartphones and get in the studio together.

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