New York rapper (and former stage-school student) Azealia Banks takes third place in the BBC’s Sound Of 2012 new music list.
The list, compiled using tips from more than 180 tastemakers – made up of music critics, editors, broadcasters and bloggers – aims to highlight some of the most exciting emerging artists.
Azealia says of the recogniztion:
I don’t want to be called the ‘next big thing’ because that implies there’s another big thing after you. The media does a really good job of discarding artists – and it has a really big effect what people think about themselves. So I try to keep a lot of that talk out of my head. I’d rather be a dope artist that people are just starting to find out about.”
Watch Azealia speak to BBC here!
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