Azealia Banks says ‘gay Muslims’ plotted to ruin her career

Azealia Banks has stepped up her anti-Muslim rhetoric, telling critics “honey, I don’t make music for Muslims” amid growing calls for a boycott.

Azealia Banks found herself at the center of another explosive controversy this week after she responded to boycott calls with provocative anti-Muslim rhetoric, fueling public outrage.

The “212” rapper’s recent Islamophobic posts on X have heightened tensions after a former fan started the #BoycottAzealiaBanks campaign urging listeners to remove her hits “212” and “Liquorice” from their playlists.

The comments came after fan account @azealia_tiktok posted a photo of the rapper with a banned emoji, calling on DJs and music fans to remove her tracks.

Banks said the campaign was nothing more than a false smear campaign designed by “gay Muslims” to tarnish her reputation.

“Muslims have clearly paid the price for a massive backlash campaign on the internet by bots and third world Muslim gays who shadow themselves on Stan Twitter and make insufferable platitudes about anything about Muslim mediocrity… They are truly terrible at pop culture and their weaknesses should be exploited. All of this is orchestrated,” Azealia Banks said.

The controversy stems from a series of posts in which Azealia Banks claimed she “hates Muslims” and made more inflammatory comments linking her critics to global tragedies.

Earlier this year, she declared herself a Zionist and rejected calls to support the Palestinians during the Middle East conflict. These stances culminated in her Oct. 9 performance at Tel Aviv’s Ganei Yehoshua Amphitheatre, where she appeared draped in the Israeli flag despite widespread industry boycotts of Israel.

The concert in Tel Aviv marked a dramatic reversal of Banks’ stance in 2018, when she vowed never to return to Israel after describing her alleged experiences with racism. Her decision to perform there drew criticism from activists and fans, who viewed the show as an endorsement of Israeli military operations.

Azealia Banks’ comments drew widespread condemnation from fans and social media users, who said they were hateful and dangerous.

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