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Broke with Expensive Taste is the debut studio album by American rapper Azealia Banks. It was originally scheduled to be released in September 2012 by Interscope Records and Polydor Records, although suffered from several delays and label conflicts which ultimately saw Banks excused from her recording contract. The project was released to online music stores in collaboration with Prospect Park on November 6, 2014 without prior confirmation.

Contemporary music critics were generally favorable in their reviews of Broke with Expensive Taste; they commended its experimental production and lyrical content. The record was supported by the singles "Yung Rapunxel", "Heavy Metal and Reflective", and "Chasing Time", and includes the previously-released tracks "212" and "Luxury".

Background

Under the moniker 'Miss Bank$', she released her debut recording "Gimme a Chance" onto the internet on November 9, 2008.[1] Later that year, Banks signed a development deal with record label XL Recordings and began working with producer Richard Russell in London, leaving the label later that year due to conflicting ideas.[2][3] Following her departure from XL Recordings, Banks left behind the Miss Bank$ moniker and formally became Azealia Banks, which preceded a move to Montreal. Using YouTube as a portal, Banks uploaded several demo tracks—including "L8R" and a cover of "Slow Hands" by Interpol. In September 2011, Banks released her debut single "212" as a free digital download from her website, which was subsequently released officially on December 6, 2011, as the lead single from her EP 1991.[4] The track attained European chart success, peaking at number seventeen in the Netherlands, number twelve in the United Kingdom and at number seven in Ireland.[5][6][7]

Recording

Though unsigned at the time, it was reported in late 2011 that Banks was working on a debut studio album with British producer Paul Epworth.[8] Spending most of 2012 and 2013 writing and recording the album, she revealed that the album "(has been) FIVE years in the making,"[9] and that she had "written ALL new material" for the album, "except for '212.'"[10] In March 2013, Banks announced that the album was "80%" complete and that it would include four collaborations, factoring in "212" with producer Lazy Jay, "ATM Jam" with Pharrell Williams, as well as a collaboration with British electronic music duo Disclosure.[11] On July 18, 2013, Banks announced that she had finished recording the album and would be turning it in to her record label the following week.[12]

In regards to the album's sound, Banks has stated that she was aiming for something "just as stylish and authentic as anything that I do...There isn't really like a genre that I'm trying to go for, or like a specific vibe that I'm trying to go for..."[13] Later, she added, "sonically, it's very mature...I didn't want to do anything that was like, young [or] mainstream. I stayed far away from dubstep, and I tried to stay far away from trap, but I have one trap record...everything on my album is going to be like, anti-pop, or just anti-what's-happening-now."[14] Some artists Banks has cited as influencing the album's sound include The Shins, Ariel Pink, Rihanna, and Rachelle Ferrell.[15]

Music and lyrics

"Broke with Expensive Taste" contains a eclectic mix of genres touching up on house-rap, murky and industrial space, that also takes influence from U.K. garage, R&B and drum-and-bass.[16] Suzie McCracken of The Guardian described the albums musical style as being an "aggressive strain of hip-hop, noting elements of UK garage, deep house and trap.[17] Suzie McCracken of The Guardian noted the lyrics for containing 90s nostalgia, which Banks raps "darkly and sharply."[17]

The album opens with “Idle Delilah,” the song is a glitchy mid-tempo track that contains "tropical, thuggish and quirky" sounds and was compared to the work of Lauryn Hill due to Banks use of both rapping and singing, which were noted for being rugged and velvety.[18] “Gimme a Chance,” contains feather-light synths and contains and ’80s-style sample, bold brass instruments and haphazard DJ scratches, during the middle of the song its production changes and takes influence from a bachata groove, in which Banks sings in Spanish.[18]

“Ice Princess” is an uptempo song that juxtaposes a dance sample of Morgan Page‘s 2011 song “In The Air”, "Ice Princess" contains a heavy trap drum pattern and bass drops and features Banks rapping intricate wordplay.[18] "Yung Rapunxel" is a hip-house and witch-hop song, that see's Banks rapping over a manic '90s HI-NRG-influenced track, which is cut in between muffled hollers.[19]

“Heavy Metal and Reflective” is built over a aggressive production, with clanging synths and wobbling bass.[18]

"Chasing Time" is ’90s inspired song with house synths, that see's Banks rapping, and singing, this is followed by “Luxury”— a trance-influenced uptempo song that was featured on Banks Fantasea mixtape (2012).[18]

Release and promotion

In July 2013, Banks announced that the record would be released sometime in the following fall; however, this was delayed to January, and again to March 2014.[20][21][22] On January 26, Banks criticized her record label due the delays surrounding the album, stating: "I'm literally begging to be dropped from Universal."[23] On March 20, 2014, Banks announced via Twitter that she would start leaking the album on April 15.[24] In July 2014, Banks announced she had parted ways with Universal Music Group, leaving the album yet again without a release date.[25] The album was released by Banks, with no prior notice, on November 6, 2014.[22][26][27][28]

Banks performing "212" at Life Ball 2013

On May 6, 2013, Banks announced that the second single from Broke with Expensive Taste would be "ATM Jam" (stylized as "#ATMJAM"), featuring Pharrell.[29] The next month, on June 29, Banks debuted the song in a performance at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival,[30] with New York radio station Hot 97 premiering a clean, shortened version of the studio recording three days later on July 2.[31] On July 11, 2013, the full studio version of "ATM Jam" was released on BBC Radio 1,[32] and was released for digital download on September 29, 2013.[33] However, due to a negative feedback given by her fans and by Azealia herself, she later announced that "ATM Jam" would be removed from the album.[34]

In December 2013, Banks announced the first four tour dates in support of the album. The tour was set to begin in March 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland.[35] In early March 2014, weeks before the tour dates, Banks rescheduled the tour dates and cancelled some as the album's release was delayed.[36]

Singles

Banks initially announced that the album's lead single would be a track titled "Miss Amor", and that it would be accompanied by a B-side titled "Miss Camaraderie", both produced by Lone.[37] However, these plans were changed and she revealed on January 28, 2013, that the first official single from the album would be "Yung Rapunxel" (stylized as "#YUNGRAPUNXEL").[38] On February 28, 2013, she confirmed that the single would be released the next month on March 26, but this was later delayed to April 16. Despite this, Banks released the entirety of "Yung Rapunxel" through SoundCloud on March 11, 2013.[39] Banks released "Heavy Metal and Reflective" as the album's official second single on July 27, 2014 and "Chasing Time" as the album's official third single on September 23, 2014.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[40]
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard[16]
Idolator[18]
New York Post[41]
The Guardian[17]
NME7/10[42]
Pitchfork Media8/10[43]
Spin(Positive)[44]
Time Magazine(Positive)[45]
The Boston Globe(Positive)[46]
MTV(Positive)[47]
Slant Magazine [48]

Broke with Expensive Taste received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 21 reviews.[40] Bianca Gracie of Idolator declared "Banks' debut effort gives her fans what they've been waiting for over the past three years: a wild mix of seapunk, witch-pop, trap and '90s house that livens up an overall dull year in music. [...] While Broke With Expensive Taste doesn't fully display Azealia Banks' complete musical greatness that her fans are familiar with, there's no taking away the fact that it gives pop music in 2014 a much-needed kick in the ass! Since the start of her career, the singer has always had her middle finger pressed firmly in her naysayers' faces. The only difference now, is that she's finally let her music do all the expletive-laced talking."[18] Matthew Horton of NME called the album "..a cascading flood of madcap imagination. Was it worth the wait? Just about."[42]

Nolan Feeney of TIME gave a very positive review, lauded her rapping skills "Banks is capable of some clever wordplay, but the most defining characteristic of her rapping is how she infuses it with melody: she lines up syllables like a firing squad, repeating the same sounds and hums and clicks with a sing-song-y cadence. When she's in the zone, it's vaguely hypnotic. The downside is that it's also a limited tool set — her flows sometimes sound too much like her other verses. Get deep into one Azealia Banks song, and you'll often hear a line or two that remind you of another." He finalize saying "Broke With Expensive Taste exceeds expectations — and not entirely because they were low to begin with."[45] Hardeep Phull from New York Post praised the eclecticism and mix of genres "her debut is not just an album by the latest hip-hop wannabe, it's a stylistically schizophrenic collection by an artist who is tuned into almost every genre of music you can imagine. There's never any time to get comfortable on Broke With Expensive Taste; Banks seems to know that we've been waiting and now, she's repaid our patience with a white-knuckle ride inside the mind of an ambitious and over-stimulated young lady. Maybe kids these days don't have attention spans, but listening to this, you'll start to wonder if that's actually a bad thing."[41]

Brennan Carley from Spin praised the Banks' vocals and the originality "A burst of personality like this would be welcome on so many of this year's duller pop releases. Broke With Expensive Taste is a project dripping in confidence, class, bursts of brilliance, and personality. Azealia Banks has long assured her fans and naysayers alike that she's a voice worth listening to no matter how much red tape she had to cut through. Her debut album makes that abundantly clear."[44] Suzie McCracken from The Guardian praised the eclecticism "it's a contender for album of the year. Banks immerses herself in 90s nostalgia, spitting darkly and sharply over tracks full of elements of UK garage, deep house and trap (an aggressive strain of hip-hop)."[17]

Commercial performance

Broke with Expensive Taste debuted at number sixty-two on the UK Albums Chart for the week ending November 15, 2014, with 1,751 copies sold.[49] The album debuted at number thirty on the Billboard 200, selling 11,165 copies in four days.[50] In its second week of sales, the album dropped to number 98 on the chart, selling 4,096 copies, bringing the total album sales to 15,261 copies.[51]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Idle Delilah"Azealia Banks, Myron Birdsong, David Kennedy, Kevin James, Harvey Mason, Jr.Pearson Sound4:32
2."Gimme a Chance"Banks, James, Mason, Jr, Enon, Oskar CartayaEnon, Oskar Cartaya3:54
3."Desperado"Banks, James, Mason, Jr, M. J. ColeM. J. Cole3:57
4."JFK" (featuring Theophilus London)Banks, London, James, Alexander GreenBoddika5:00
5."212" (featuring Lazy Jay)Banks, Jef MartensLazy Jay3:25
6."Wallace"Banks, Birdsong, JamesYung Skeeter3:51
7."Heavy Metal and Reflective"Banks, James, Strife, Julian WodsworthLil Internet2:37
8."BBD"Banks, James, Jonathan HarrisApple Juice Kid, Sup Doodle3:18
9."Ice Princess"Banks, James, HarrisAraabMuzik3:43
10."Yung Rapunxel"Banks, Birdsong, James, Premro Smith, Chadron MooreLil Internet4:00
11."Soda"Banks, Birdsong, SCNTST, Jack FullerSCNTST3:43
12."Chasing Time"Banks, Birdsong, Harris, Warren 'Oak' Felder, Ronnie Colson, Steve Mostyn, Andrew 'Pop' Wansel, Kelly SheehanPop Wansel3:30
13."Luxury"Banks, Travis StewartMachinedrum2:48
14."Nude Beach A-Go-Go"Banks, Mason, Jr., Ariel RosenbergAriel Pink2:20
15."Miss Amor"Banks, James, FullerLone4:28
16."Miss Camaraderie"Banks, Birdsong, Fuller, CutlerLone5:09
Total length:60:19

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[52] 49
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[53] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[54] 197
Irish Albums (IRMA)[55] 79
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[56] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[57] 62
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[58] 5
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[59] 6
US Billboard 200[60] 30
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[61] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[62] 3
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[63] 2

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Worldwide November 6, 2014 Digital download
  • Azealia Banks
  • Prospect Park
 [64]
Germany November 10, 2014 [65]

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