You simply must watch Azealia Banks’ video for her song “212,” featuring Lazy Jay. You must watch it because it is one of the best, most original videos in some time, because she is a unique, captivating personality on film, and because the song is three completely different dimensions of wow. Azealia is kind of what you wish Nicki Minaj were, maybe if she was more like Janelle Monae. So totally, totally awesome.

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