Azealia Banks Parts Ways with Universal, Would Love to Join Interpol

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Azealia Banks has announced her split with  Universal, the label which she signed to in 2012 following the success of her breakthrough hit "212". The rapper's departure follows several years of complications associated with her long-delayed debut Broke With Expensive Taste, which had a frustrated Banks begging to be dropped from her label earlier this year. 

Banks excitedly announced the split through a series of tweets comparing herself to Miss Celie, a character from The Color Purple:

IM ABOUT TO GET OUT OF MY DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS THE BIG SURPRISE!!!!!

— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 10, 2014

I'S IS FREE!!!!!!

— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 10, 2014

I'm feeling like miss celie at the end of color purple.

— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 10, 2014

Me right now. #misscelie http://t.co/X9XfZw47mN

— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 10, 2014

For Banks, the parting of ways also represents a second chance to be the "cool indie chick" she dreamt of becoming at age 14. She can do whatever she wants now, so hey, why not ask fellow New Yorkers Interpol (whose new LP, El Pintor, drops later this year) if they need recruits?

I'm gonna have a fresh start. I'm so excited!!!!

— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 10, 2014

Ugh, now I get to be the cool indie chick I imagined I would be when I was 14!!!

— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 10, 2014

All of my 14 year old dreams are coming true.

— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 10, 2014

All I need is to be a member of Interpol and my teenage dreams are complete !

— AZEALIA ⚓️ BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 10, 2014

Watch the video for "ATM Jam", Azealia's recent-ish single with Pharrell:

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