Harlem rapstress Azealia Banks broke down her opinions on several issues of the hip hop day in her interview with EBro, Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez from Hot 97.

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Harlem's Azealia Banks drops her first effort for 2013, a musically frantic, bass heavy stuttery-snare Apple Juice Kid/Sup Doodle-co-production titled "BBD."

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Jean Grae, named one of our "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck," blesses our eardrums with "Kill Screen," a slow-rolling, lyrical and stylish gem from one of our favorite MCs, female or otherwise.

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We're still not quite sure what to make of Azealia Banks. Sometimes, we like. Sometimes, we don't. With 'Van Vogue' however, Banks seems right in her comfort zone. It's punchy, bouncy and sexy, and we like it.

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Thanks to Nas' 'Life Is Good' album and other NY-area rap artists and events making waves in both underground and mainstream hip hop, many now say New York hip hop is making a comeback. We just want to remind people that we predicted this years ago.

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The genre-bending Harlem spitress Azealia Banks drops an eagerly awaited mixtape, Fantasea, which is available for free download.

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The 2012 Hot 97 Summer Jam concert event will be viewable live over the internet, and can be heard globally using the TuneIn Radio smartphone app.

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