{"id":58026,"date":"2024-10-28T09:43:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=58026"},"modified":"2024-10-28T09:43:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:43:31","slug":"lil-nas-x-and-azealia-banks-go-head-to-head-on-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/lil-nas-x-and-azealia-banks-go-head-to-head-on-x\/58026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Nas X and Azealia Banks go head-to-head on X"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0b421cf8-af65-4de1-ac58-40e1aecc43ce\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Lil Nas X and Azealia Banks clashed in a fiery exchange on X (formerly Twitter), marking the latest public spat in the music world. It began when Banks criticized the \u201cOld Town Road\u201d star\u2019s career, writing, \u201cLil Nas X really fell off so hard. Lmfao that little c\u2013trag swore she was the tea. B-tch has NO BARS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nas responded swiftly, pointing out Banks\u2019 ongoing criticisms, writing, \u201cazealia i could never make a hit song again and you would still never\u2026 reach a 10th of my success.\u201d He added humor to his response, wrapping it up with a surprising, \u201cLove ur music btw. \ud83d\udc8b\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Banks escalates, calling Nas\u2019 success \u2018borrowed\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Azealia Banks continued with scathing remarks, questioning Lil Nas X\u2019s musical merit and calling his success \u201cborrowed,\u201d referencing his collaborations with Billy Ray Cyrus on \u201cOld Town Road\u201d and Jack Harlow on \u201cIndustry Baby.\u201d She further insinuated that his popularity stemmed more from these collaborators than his solo talent.<\/p>\n<p>Banks, known for her unfiltered commentary on fellow artists, often takes to social media to critique those she deems \u201coverrated\u201d or lacking originality. Lil Nas X\u2019s response demonstrated his knack for witty replies, but the intensity of the exchange raised questions on how both artists perceive online criticism.<\/p>\n<h2>Fans react to the online drama<\/h2>\n<p>Reactions were mixed as fans of both artists jumped into the discussion. Some sided with Nas, applauding his light-hearted approach, while others supported Banks\u2019 outspoken personality. Both have enjoyed loyal fanbases that appreciate their out-of-the-box approaches to music and media presence, but the debate highlighted differing views on success and artistry.<\/p>\n<p>Whether this verbal spar will continue or settle, it\u2019s clear that Banks and Nas aren\u2019t shy about sharing their opinions. As artists known for making bold statements, their online feud is likely one for the books\u2014at least until the next big headline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lil Nas X and Azealia Banks sparked a heated online exchange on October 27, with both stars delivering sharp words. The back-and-forth began with Banks\u2019 comments on Nas\u2019 success, quickly escalating as both defended their careers and artistry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":367,"featured_media":58028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[21963,21965,9822,21964],"class_list":["post-58026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-azealia-banks","tag-lil-nas-x","tag-music-industry","tag-social-media-feuds"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}