Azealia Banks Responds To Instagram Ban Rumours: "You Thought"

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Recording artist Azealia Banks performs onstage during day 1 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 10, 2015 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
Some speculated the self-proclaimed "Queen of Rap" had been removed from the platform after speaking her unfiltered thoughts about Nicki Minaj.

As rumours that Harlem-born lyricist Azealia Banks may have gotten the boot from Instagram after laying into Nicki Minaj over her own internet beef with 23-year-old Latto, the "Sea Queen" has made a return to the social media platform to shut down some of the gossip, seemingly revealing that she was never stripped of her access to her account.

On Saturday (October 15), Uproxx reported that the "212" artist appeared to have been banned from the Meta-owned app, noting that, after suggesting that her Trinidadian-born nemesis try out a stint in rehab, her account appeared to have disappeared from IG altogether.

Twitter account @PopCrave also shared the news, writing "Azealia Banks has been banned from Instagram" yesterday afternoon.

While fans were sad about the singer's disappearance, early on Sunday (October 16), the 31-year-old made her strong online presence felt once again, sharing a black screen to her Story over which she wrote, "You thought...... lol," followed by a repost of her performing for an amped up crowd while wearing a bold hot pink outfit.

At this time, the "Luxury" hitmaker hasn't provided any further context as to her account's sudden vanishing, but knowing her, it likely won't be long until we hear all the answers.

BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 25: Azealia Banks performs for fans during Splendour in the Grass on July 25, 2015 in Byron Bay, Australia. (Photo by Cassandra Hannagan/Getty Images)

Banks' potential ban didn't come as much of a surprise to the world, particularly since she's made no effort to hold her tongue when sharing her thoughts about celebrities like Beyoncé, JAY-Z, Minaj, Lil Nas X, and countless others.

"The Barbz need to petition to get Nicki Minaj some rehab and mental health services through the Grammys music cars program," she wrote in her most recent rant about The Pink Print artist's feud with Latto.

"It’s becoming painstakingly clear that this woman needs serious help, because this level of anger is not normal at all," Banks continued. "It’s getting scary watching her spiral like this with a child in tow."

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Read everything that Azealia had to say about Nicki here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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