#3 Azealia Banks
This famous rapper got her start when she was raised in the same city that Maya Angelou got her start; Harlem, New York. In 2008 Banks started releasing music through then famed social media website MySpace. She eventually signed with XL Recordings at the age of 17 and released her debut single there. She identifies as bisexual but hopes that the world will stop feeling the need to label and judge people’s sexual orientation. She has spoken when asked about her sexuality in interviews that she’s not “bisexual rapper” she’s just who she is. After some conflicting creative ideas, Banks left XL Recordings and signed with Interscope and Polydor Records and has released a mixtape and studio album under the label. Her attacks on Iggy Azalea are well documented mostly through Twitter and the two continue to spar. This has hindered Banks career but despite it all, she is still in the studio and trying to make it in the industry.
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