Months after vowing never to return to Australia, American rapper Azealia Banks has taken another swipe, labelling the nation 'one of the most culturally stale white nations on the planet'.
Azealia Banks says Australia is "one of the most culturally stale white nations on the planet".The outburst comes months after Banks wrapped her Australian tour, vowing never to return., American rapper Azealia Banks has taken another swipe, labelling the nation "one of the most culturally stale white nations on the planet" and its music industry "trash".
"Australia's music industry isn't exactly heralded by the heads of government as a coveted cultural export," the 31-year-old posted in a rant across multiple pages on her Instagram. Azealia Banks left Australia furious in December when a tour went wrong for the artist, promoters and fans.Banks, who was raised in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York, said Australia was "a vacuum of off-brand British culture" and accused the country of looking to the United Kingdom and the United States for ideas.
Banks' Australian tour in December was a whirlwind fortnight of concert cancellations, social media spats, plus accusations of racism and stinginess.
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