Azealia Banks is no stranger to speaking her mind on social media - taking on everyone from Iggy Azalea to Nicki Minaj - but now the "Ice Princess" rapper is taking on a whole country. In a series of tweets, the outspoken emcee called out Australian audiences for being violent and unsafe to perform for after one fan offered up a backhanded compliment.
Twitter user @brownypaul sent out a message, sarcastically praising Banks for completing her "first ever full Australian concert" at Splendour in the Grass, which caused Banks to fire back that Australian audiences oftentimes compromise her safety.
@brownypaul @SITG because in all actuality. You guys are terrible crowds to play for. You're violent and belligerent and I simply
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2015
Banks also affirmed that she's walked off stage in Australia before, and she would do it again if she ever felt even a little unsafe.
@brownypaul @SITG will not put my safety at risk. I would've walked off stage had someone thrown something . — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2015
It may be safe to say that Banks will not be going back down under anytime soon. In addition to the rowdy crowds, the Broke with Expensive Taste rapper also said that the return on traveling to the far-off Australia isn't always worth it for her or her team.
@brownypaul @SITG plus you guys are too far away and honestly, the show guarantees are never really worth the trip.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2015
@brownypaul @SITG but I love my fans and will do anything to make them happy. Sincerely, AB. — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2015
This isn't the first time that Banks has taken on an entire country. The rapper is also not a huge fan of the United States. In her Playboy cover story this spring, Banks said that she hated the U.S. and "fat Americans." "I hate everything about this country. Like, I hate fat white Americans. All the people who are crunched into the middle of America, the real fat and meat of America, are these racist conservative white people who live on their farms. Those little teenage girls who work at Kmart and have a racist grandma -- that's really America," she said.
