Azealia Banks and Lil Nas X have had a tumultuous relationship, marked by public feuds and heated exchanges on social media. The most recent clash occurred on October 27, 2024, when Azealia Banks took to X (formerly Twitter) to express her thoughts about Lil Nas X.
She boldly claimed, “Lil Nas X really fell off so hard. Lmfao that little cntrag swore she was the tea. Btch has NO BARS. Hahahahaahahahaa.”
Lil Nas X was known for his sharp wit and charm; thus, the quote tweets that were some of the most to come out of this Twitter spat. He said, “azealia i could never make a hit song again and you would still never in ur bussy soap selling chicken sacrificing botched body hating ass miserable life reach a 10th of my success. Love ur music btw.”
But Banks continued to escalate with personal shots, invoking the guest-filled singles that have sent Lil Nas X to the top of the world, with his songs with Billy Ray Cyrus and Jack Harlow. The exchange went either way as several fans chimed in, taking the two artists to task for using such heavy language.
But it didn’t stop there: Banks wasn’t letting things slide, and the fight continued to get very ugly. The firing back was becoming increasingly aggressive; with “And fgit u almost didn’t have ONE hit if them crackers aint jump in and do charity work,” the words sounded full of venom. So here she goes, threatening, “Come the FCK AGAIN HO @LilNasX i will really smack fire out u b*tch. Sit down.”
The social media exchange provoked a huge division among fans. Fans of Lil Nas X quickly surged in to defend him from Banks’ insults, celebrating his accomplishments and calling out Banks for her use of homophobic slurs. On the other side, there were also fans who took Banks’ side with her critiques of Lil Nas X’s career trajectory. Yet, even among her supporters, many felt her comments were too harsh and crossed a line.
This incident has brought to the fore the polarizing nature of both artists. The overall question rising out of this continued feud remains, what does foul language in a social media dispute mean for public perception?.
Azealia Banks is no stranger to controversies; rather, she has a pretty well-documented history when it comes to fighting artists. From the stormy interactions with Lil’ Kim to Nicki Minaj, and down to the long-standing beef with Iggy Azalea, Banks has been the subject of many headlines because of her candid critiques. Even her past suggestions for Lil Nas X to date Tyler the Creator have fired up tensions between them.
Banks and Lil Nas X have indeed crossed paths earlier, more on the issue of collaboration. In October 2021, discussions had been made regarding the possibility of the two artists collaborating, and Banks expressed interest in working with him.
At the time, however, Lil Nas X had not replied publicly to her call to collaborate on a single. In light of these prior interactions and expressed interest by both parties, it would seem that a formal collaboration has not occurred up until now.
That becomes even more interesting, considering there have been several points when Banks expressed interest in a collaboration with Lil Nas X-meaning the whole relationship is pretty complex, dancing on the fences of rivalry and partnership.Yet, all these talks led to nothing real as of this moment.
The searing dynamics between Azealia Banks and Lil Nas X should be remembered as one of many examples of fire-and-brimstone game-changers in the industry. And as divided as the fans still seem to be over who took the better upper hand in their exchanges, it would appear yet to be seen whether this will blossom into something greater from the two, or if things will just stay sour.
