Just How Many Artists Has Azealia Banks ‘Moodboarded The F**k Out Of’ Then?
[Photo: youtube @azealia banks / @roadgeek]
Azealia Banks began trending worldwide after accusing Zayn Malik of plagiarism and calling him a “sand n*gger”.
Let’s put all the hateful things she said to one side for a minute and take a look at the American Rapper’s original argument.
Before all the witless name-calling, Azealia shared a collage of stills from her music videos alongside a collection from Zayn’s. The caption read: “Damn Zayn be mood boarding the f*ck of out me.”
[Photo: Instagram @azealiabanks]
Unless you count the fact the pair are both human beings miming in pretty mediocre music videos, it’s hard to discern any significant similarities between their work.
But hang on, what’s this? Could it be Azealia has “moodboarded the f*ck” out of other artists? The very ‘crime’ she accuses Zayn of?
[Photo: Youtube @azealiabanks @roadgeek]
Roadgeek’s award-winning music video ‘On the Boarderline’, was released in May 2012 and features singer Michael Shanks, crooning out of his eyes.
Azealia’s ‘Yung Rapunxel’ features exactly the same idea.
[Photo: Youtube @Azealia Banks / Guillermo del Toro
Also featured in Yung Rapunxel is an eye peering out of a hand. Not too dissimilar to the character of ‘Tenome’ from Guillermo del Toro’s, Pan’s Labyrinth.
Tenome himself is the creation of 18th century Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien.
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A police riot was a strong theme in Foo Fighter’s 2007 video, The Pretender.
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Scenes featuring riot police are dotted throughout Yung Rapunxel.
[Photo: Richard Young/REX/Shutterstock / Instagram @azealiabanks]
Neither Zayn or Azealia came up with the idea of sporting different coloured eyes.
Nor did David Bowie for that matter, although he got there first and his weren’t fake.
[Photo: youtube Azealia Banks / Aaliyah]
The baggy trousers and exposed midriff look is straight out of the 90s. Those who wore it first include: Aaliyah, TLC and Christina Aguilera.
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Soz but T-Rex hand is everywhere right now.
To be fair all these similarities in themes could be coincidental. After all, no idea is truly original, everything’s been done before.
There’s certainly no reason why Azealia shouldn’t draw inspiration from the world around her. Good artists take influences and make them into something better…or at least something different.
People who live in glass houses really shouldn’t be throwing vile, racist, homophobic stones though.
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Oh, and Azealia? Cookie Monster wants his fur back.
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