Azealia Banks Slams Kendrick Lamar For Hypocrisy In His Standard For N-Word Usage

From Beyoncé to fellow female and male rappers, it seems there are few people in music culture who are safe from Azealia Banks’s strong opinions made public. When Drake and Kendrick’s beef went viral, it was only a matter of time before Banks would chime in, and take a stance. She took to Instagram to share her thoughts, and now has slammed Rapper Kendrick Lamar on X, formerly Twitter, for having loose standards, when it comes to his judgement over the usage of the N-Word.

In Kendrick’s diss track, “Euphoria,” he specifically called out Drake for using the N-Word, not because the word should not be used at all, but because he feels Drake doesn’t have his permission. He explicitly says to Drake in his closing,

“[Me and the culture] don’t wanna hear you say [the N-Word] no more.”

Kendrick Lamar, “Euphoria”

To that, Azealia voiced her very strong opinion, and she didn’t hold back. In her sidebar tweets, she reacts to Kendrick’s bars with the following:

“Sidebar tho…. deadasss…. where was Kendrick when there was a gay Mexican in a rainbow lacefront running around saying [the N-Word]?? Lmao. Do Kendrick know he doesn’t have a ‘oh you fancy huh,’ nor a ‘passionfruit,’ or anything but small sneaker rage to give us LOL.”

Azealia Banks

She then responded to her own tweet to add:

“What’s reallllllllllllly behind the beef?? Who got a crush on who?”

Azealia Banks

What's reallllllllllllly behind the beef?? Who got a crush on who?

— Azealia Banks (@CHEAPYXOMIAMI) May 20, 2024

Here is Kendrick Lamar’s full “Euphoria” track below:

Drake responds to the diss track with “Family Matters”