Azealia Banks Slams Lil’ Kim After Recording Fall Out, Publicist Denies They’ve Even Met

Up-and-coming Harlem femcee Azealia Banks has struck out against Lil’ Kim, criticizing her rapping ability over a feud on Twitter.

The 20-year old Banks, a previously noted admirer of the pint-sized Lil’ Kim, has dropped the adoration after a tipped collaboration between the two turned ugly. The pair were set to record a track for Bank’s forthcoming debut, Broke With Expensive Taste, after Banks reached out to Kim over Twitter. However, something went sour when Banks wrote “Okay so true tea is that Lil Kim got mad that I wrote a verse for her on a record I wanted her on.” A series of tweets followed, including this attack:

Everyone knows Lil Kim doesn’t write her own raps and I saw this as a faster more efficient way of getting the track done.

— ♥ YUNG RAPUNXEL ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) May 6, 2012

She then added how, “her assistant write me some long ass offensive email about how Lil Kim writes her own raps and doesn’t need anyone’s help … All this extra shit is stupid. Keep closing your own doors ma.”

Though Lil Kim’ didn’t bite personally, her management team swiftly responded by issuing a formal response to AllHipHop dismissing Bank’s claims as a fabrication:

““My client and azealia have NEVER spoke to one another or met AT ALL. Kim was actually very flattered [by] azealia’s public admiration for her, which is why it’s so hard to understand how someone who claims to be a true Lil Kim fan could flip the script so easily on someone who was supposedly their idol… It honestly seems that someone from Azealia’s team would rather have her fans buy into manufactured drama instead of buying music.”

Banks soon responded, denouncing the spat as ‘pathetic’

@LilKim all the time it took u to get ur team to issue a press release bout this YOU COULDA WROTE THE VERSE!!!

— ♥ YUNG RAPUNXEL ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) May 6, 2012

before leaving this final kiss-off,

BUT I BETTER NOT HEAR NONE OF MY LYRICS ON YA RECORDS MA! I WILL SUE DAT AZZZZZ!

— ♥ YUNG RAPUNXEL ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) May 6, 2012

It’s not the first time Banks has been embroiled in beef with other performers, the New York artist  is quickly becoming a social media controversy magnet, following her recent feud with rapper T.I. who she told to “shut the fuck up.”

I love how y’all are saying I’m out of line for insulting T.I when he DEF came at MY head first.

— ♥ YUNG RAPUNXEL ♥ (@AZEALIABANKS) May 8, 2012