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Now We Know Why Azealia Banks Wilded Out on 'Wild 'N Out'

Now We Know Why Azealia Banks Wilded Out on 'Wild 'N Out'
Azealia Banks
By Sydney Scott · Updated December 6, 2020
Looks like Azealia Banks’ recent outburst about her treatment on Wild ‘N Out may have been about being compared to Cardi B. A clip obtained by TMZ from the rapper’s episode shows the moment Banks stopped enjoying the jokes. During a game called “So Petty,” comedian DC Young Fly joked that the only reason Banks was on the show was because host Nick Cannon couldn’t book Cardi B. However, Banks wasn’t amused at all, calling the joke “anti-black.” “I didn’t think that was funny,” she adds in the clip.
Back in July, Banks slammed the Wild ‘N Out crew for making “colorist jokes.” In a since-deleted post on Instagram, the rapper said, “I did Wildin’ out today. There were tons of pre-planned colorist jokes and of course …. cry baby cried.” The rapper added that she felt the producers “planned this – hit me on short notice, told me I didn’t have to participate in the coon ass freestyle battles, (not my style) and I was to sing my song and go home.” Cannon later responded to the rapper’s comments on Instagram, writing “Don’t you hate when you create your own storms but forget your umbrella???” He added that “we are praying for you Queen.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlQmxGonvf-/?utm_source=ig_embed
Of course, the moment blew up on social media, with many people commenting that Banks shouldn’t have gone on the show if she didn’t want to get roasted.

Azealia Banks really be saying they were mean to her on the show when they roast the man who writes their paychecks like this #WildNOut pic.twitter.com/QR7luncTZq

— The Sweeter Man 🥧 (@PowelHD) July 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/hippieheaux/status/1018663986647240704
https://twitter.com/itsKARY_/status/1018563808040808448

Azealia Banks went on Wild’N Out, a show about joking on people, and cried when she got joked on. pic.twitter.com/W22skQHAPx

— NUFF (@nuffsaidny) July 15, 2018
And, others thought the rapper made valid points.
https://twitter.com/melaninporn/status/1019597649568124928
https://twitter.com/misswor1d/status/1019760006319796224
https://twitter.com/Jchanelamour/status/1018563203952005120
Viewers will have to reserve their judgement until the episode airs. Until then, check out the moment in question in the clip above.
TOPICS:  Azealia Banks Nick Cannon wild n out