Azealia Banks is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter who has garnered massive fame from her unique style of music that is a combination of hip-hop and electronic. She has also earned huge amounts of money through her endorsement deals with several brands such as Beats by Dre, Whitenicious, Mac Cosmetics, and Alexander Wang.

Currently, she is 32 years old and has been active in the music industry for quite some time now. She has a huge fan following across the globe and her unique music has gained a lot of attention from the critics. Although, she has faced many controversies during her career and often makes the headlines for wrong reasons.

Banks was born and raised in New York City, US and is of American nationality. She was a talented girl and was very much interested in musical theater, dancing, and acting at a very young age. At the age of 16, she starred in a production of a comedy-noir musical named City of Angels, but due to stiff competition and a sense of dissatisfaction, she ended up quitting her acting career and began writing rap songs as a creative outlet.

She is a single and has no children as of now. She was raised by her mother along with her elder sisters. Her father died of pancreatic cancer when she was just two years old. Her mother was physically and verbally abusive to her and at the age of 14, she had to leave her house and started living with her elder sister. Her siblings are Latwan and Lakimba Banks.