Azealia Banks Goes After "Lemonade" and Calls Beyoncé a "Thief"

 "She's a poacher. She's a thief. Sisters don't steal, sisters share.​"

While Azealia Banks originally seemed to be a fan of Beyoncé's visual album, Lemonade, the rapper, singer, and songwriter has experienced a sudden change of heart. On Monday, Azealia took to Twitter to criticize Lemonade and its "broken black female narrative," along with the album's use of religious imagery and witchcraft. Amongst many other things, she criticized Bey for the price of tickets to her Formation Tour, and for stealing themes from other artists — most notably, Azealia Banks.

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Just six months ago you told every black girl in the industry to "bow down" now you want to stick up for black folk lol

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 25, 2016

I've yet to hear Beyoncé speak on these issues.

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 25, 2016

She made a song about big noses and hot sauce then put up a tour charging $1300 to ppl she knows damn sure can't afford that

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 25, 2016

I want to hear her speak, to make sure it's real.

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 25, 2016

The oshun tribute was cute, very cute. But you were just trying to be Americas most convincing white woman, what happened ?

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 25, 2016

Queens are supposed to lead, they don't step on the spirits of the girls who come after them then to just try and take that same spirit

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 25, 2016

This heartbroken black female narrative you keep trying to push is the Antithesis of what feminism is

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 26, 2016

You been singing about this nigga for years and he still playing you. That's not strength that's stupidity

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 26, 2016

And it's not what the national black women's conversation needs right now. More pain more suffering in the face of a man

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 26, 2016

You keep crying over a man and perpetuating that sad black female sufferance and it's Not good for what we're trying to accomplish here

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 26, 2016

Because she's not a "sister" she's a poacher. She's a thief. Sisters don't steal, sisters share. https://t.co/2SkMnUygpz

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 26, 2016

I've been pumping African traditional religions/witchcraft for a LONG time. She was just singing "Jesus say yes" ... https://t.co/zg8m7nKyua

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 26, 2016

You trying to embody oshun as a prop for ur personal gain. Let us see you. Show us ur tools and ur soperas ur prendas whatever. I need to c

— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 26, 2016