Azealia Banks: Rihanna may have co-opted a piece the seapunk trend that worships late 90s 3D internet animation, rave, grunge and goth (do an image search if you don’t get it), but rapper Azealia Banks is queen mermaid. The 21-year-old Harlem native’s own mix of sweet, shamelessly vulgar hip-hop and electronic dance quickly surpassed peers like Iggy Azealia and Kreashawn to become a rap game Aaliyah for the twenty-tens. Banks has also drawn attention from the fashion community for her colorful hair and style, working with Lady Gaga’s superstar stylist Nicola Formichetti and famed photographer Rankin for her “Liquorice” video and even releasing a purple lipstick for MAC cosmetics.
