Azealia Banks endorses Ron DeSantis: says she feels 'way safer' in Miami than ... trends now
Rapper Azealia Banks is singing the praises of Ron DeSantis, saying the Republican governor of Florida encouraged her to swap Los Angeles for Miami and describing the potential presidential candidate as 'practical' and someone who is 'focused on the basic s***'.
Banks, 31, told The Guardian that she was disappointed by the virtue-signaling which she found rampant in Democratic-controlled California.
'Every which way I turn [in LA] there's a Black Lives Matter sign, and then we're watching swathes of Latino people die every day because they're considered essential workers,' she said.
'There are no Latino Lives Matter signs.
'That's not to negate any of the very real issues that black people in America face, but in a rich state like California, in a neighborhood like Silver Lake – here's Jenny with her f****** like biodynamic wine bar and her vegan cafe.
'She's got a Black Lives Matter sign in the window, but sis, did you pay attention to papi who delivered the milk? Did he get a free cup of coffee?'
Rapper Azealia Banks (left), 31, has moved from Los Angeles to Miami, and said she credited Governor Ron DeSantis (right) for prompting the decision
Banks is seen posing outside a Miami home. She tweeted: 'AZEALIA F****** BANKS GOT THE MANSION!!!! WE DID IT JOE!!!' She appears to be renting the home
The New York City-born rapper, famed for her tempestuous relationships with manager, collaborators and record labels, said the pandemic made her reassess her priorities.
Banks sold her Woodland Hills home in November 2020 in a non-judicial foreclosure for $845,000.
She bought the property in March 2016 for $850,000, but listed it one month later and reported repeated run-ins with neighbors.
Banks dug up the corpse of her cat Lucifer, which she had buried three months previously in the garden, and in an Instagram video - now deleted, as with all her social media
