Rapper Lil Nas X and Azealia Banks got into a war of words online yesterday. Banks is no stranger to online beef. On this occasion, she decided to air her opinion about the “Montero” hitmaker.
Lil Nas X shot to fame in 2019 with “Old Town Road”. He’s enjoyed several other top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100. However, he’s not yet released a follow-up to his debut, 2021 album, Montero. A comeback single, “J Christ”, released earlier this year, failed to chart above 69. He recently informed fans he has new music on the way soon.
Yesterday, banks appeared to mock Lil Nas X’s recent lack of commercial success.
“Lil Nas X really fell off so hard. Lmfao that little c**trag swore she was the tea,” Banks tweeted. “Bitch has NO BARS. Hahahahaahahahaa”.
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Many were quick to criticize the tweet. Banks has not exactly set the charts alight in recent years. Her sole studio album, Broke with Expensive Taste, came out in 2014 and reached number 30 on the Billboard album chart.
Always talking about everyone but never looking in the mirror💀
— Pop Tingz (@ThePopTingz) October 27, 2024
or we could appreciate one of the only openly gay black artists to rise to mainstream and break world records
— matt (@mattspx) October 27, 2024
Banks’ tweet soon came to the attention of Lil Nax X. He shot back with a tweet saying, “Azealia i could never make a hit song again and you would still never in your bussy soap selling chicken sacrificing botched body hating miserable life reach a 10th of my success. Love ur music btw.”
“sending u love azealia”
However, Lil Nas X deleted that message a short time later. Instead, he posted a more supportive message on his Instagram stories, saying, “sending u love azealia. wishing u nothing but guidance and clarity. i want u to chase ur dreams. get on ur shit. It’s the best time period in music for ur art to thrive. idc what u f*ck shit u say about me. I wanna see u win and shine your light. u can drop this internet bully act at any time. Ur fans love u. we love u 💞💜”
This clearly did not wash with Banks. She then posted a stream of tweets attacking Lil Nas X. She suggested he’d asked her to contribute to a track and she’d declined. Banks went on to say “Don’t f*ck with me”, “Ur over”, and “i will spit in ur mouth fagit. Watch urself u burnt bitch” among other, er, salty comments.
Online, many appeared to take Lil Nas X’s side against Banks’ ranting.
Three back-to-back tweets, damn Lil Nas X got you FUMING pic.twitter.com/Y5OFm6mftE
— ʇoN 𝕵𝖔𝖘𝖎𝖊 𝕲𝖗𝖔𝖘𝖘𝖞✊🏾🔻BLM ACAB (@NotJosieGrossy) October 27, 2024
He's not wrong. He can never make another song and will still remain in the history books for the longest-running Billboard #1 ever. What has she done that's even close to that?
— Terrence Ford 💛🐝👑 (@EZBreezyT) October 27, 2024
If a collaboration between Lil Nas X and Banks was ever on the cards, it seems it’s now definitely not going to happen any time soon.
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