Listen to Azealia’s new single ‘Heavy Metal and Reflective’
By Josh Haggis
Azealia Banks has debuted her new single Heavy Metal and Reflective – listen to it below.
Heavy Metal and Reflective is taken from the rapper’s long-delayed debut album Broke with Expensive Taste, and is Banks’ first release since she revealed she had been dropped by her record label earlier this month (July). Click here to find out more.
The track was originally supposed to debut later this week, but Banks has uploaded it to her official Soundcloud page earlier than originally planned after a low-quality version leaking onto the internet. See her tweet below.
oy!! “HEAVY METAL AND REFLECTIVE” LEAKED! It’s okay because y’all need that new new anyway! Go find it and start shaking ya ass!!!
— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2014
During a series of tweets, Banks also revealed that the track’s accompanying music video will debut next month – see the tweet below.
“HEAVY METAL AND REFLECTIVE” Video out AUGUST 5th! #KUNTBRIGADE #AZEALIABANKSRECORDS — AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2014
The mouthy rapper rose to fame in 2011, when her track 212 created a huge buzz online and later became a top 20 hit in the UK. Later singles ATM JAM and Yung Rapunxel failed to make a similar impact, and her debut album continued to be pushed back.
Banks has recently apologised for using the word “faggot” as a put-down in several public spats – click here for the full story.