Rap-Up.com || Azealia Banks Sets July Release for ‘Fantastic’ Mixtape, Maps Out Tour

Azealia Banks plans to infiltrate your summer with new music. In addition to her EP, the Harlem rapper has announced the release date for her mixtape Fantastic.

The outspoken MC will set off fireworks when the free project arrives on the Fourth of July, led by the single “Jumanji.” “Looks like the release date for the ‘FANTASTIC’ mix tape is JULY 4th !! YAY,” she tweeted.

Earlier this week, she revealed that her EP 1991 will be released digitally on May 29 and physically on June 12 featuring “212,” “Van Vogue,” and “Liquorice,” for which she recently reshot a video in the desert with director Rankin.

Before the year is over, she will drop her Interscope Records debut Broke With Expensive Taste and kick off a festival tour beginning with Hot 97′s Summer Jam on June 3. See dates below via Pitchfork.

June 3 – East Rutherford, NJ – Summer Jam at Metlife Stadium
June 22 – Madrid, Spain – Matadero Madrid
July 29 – Byron Bay, Australia – Splendour in the Grass
August 18 – Tokyo, Japan – Summer Sonic 2012
August 19 – Osaka, Japan – Summer Sonic 2012
August 25 – Reading, England – Reading Festival
August 26 – Leeds, England – Leeds Festival
August 28 – Mallorca, Spain – Mallorca Rocks
August 29 – Ibiza, Spain – Ibiza Rocks
September 8 – Isle of Wight, England – Bestival
September 28 – Manchester, England – Manchester Club Academy
September 29 – Glasgow, Scotland – O2 ABC Glasgow
October 1 – Newcastle, England – O2 Academy Newcastle
October 2 – Liverpool England – O2 Academy Liverpool
October 3 – Leeds, England – Leeds Metropolitan University
October 5 – Birmingham, England – Birmingham HMV Library
October 6 – Oxford, England – O2 Academy Oxford
October 7 – Norwich, England – O2 Academy Norwich
October 9 – Cambridge, England – Cambridge Junction
October 10 – Brighton, England – Brighton Concorde 2
October 12 – London, England – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

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25 Comments

Ambrosia
May 17th, 2012 at 10:35 am
This chick’s flow is CRAZY. There’s no way in hell you can knock her hustle. She picks fights but that isn’t going to stop me from rocking with her. She’s actually DOING something. Album, tour. Let’s get it!

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MinajRules2012 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:58 am
@Ambrosia, Please!! No one is checking for her but mindless children. She sucks!

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CarlosBonegro Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
@MinajRules2012, hahahaha that comment was a joke right

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@Lewis_Bennett Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
@CarlosBonegro, October 6 – Oxford, England – O2 Academy Oxford. I LIVER THERE!!! YESSS DEFINITELY GOING!

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Ambrosia Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
@MinajRules2012, Aren’t you a gimmick’s stan? Please! You should be the last person taking shit. Banks is better than the new version of your fave.

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Alma Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
@MinajRules2012, mindless? Looks who talking

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Marz Moodle Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
@MinajRules2012, Dead ass wrong for that mess talking

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Blaze
May 17th, 2012 at 10:39 am
Damn! She making moves can’t knock her hussle she doin it.I love her” Jumanji” song

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Anthony
May 17th, 2012 at 10:58 am
Damn she going international. I love her style and music, I personally think she is better than Iggy. She is better than the new Nicki as well.

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ny
May 17th, 2012 at 11:37 am
RAP-UP ibiza is in SPAIN…

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briann
May 17th, 2012 at 11:42 am
im going to summerjam

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Cali Kid
May 17th, 2012 at 11:44 am
She is the next BIG thing! I promise that!

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MinajRules2012
May 17th, 2012 at 11:58 am
She sucks! No one cares. Still the Opening Act to QUEEN Minaj ;)

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CarlosBonegro Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
@MinajRules2012, stop smoking crack and get a job

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Plz.. Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
@CarlosBonegro, stfu and get out of here

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Marz Moodle
May 17th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Bet Nicki Minja and Azealia Bank gonna be Battle Each other

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Hokum
May 17th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Does she even have fans????

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PFRRInStoresNOW Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 5:40 pm
@Hokum, LMAO

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Moodle21KingtonzMar Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
@Hokum, LMAOO

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PFRRInStoresNOW
May 17th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
I Wonder If Her & Nicki WIll Bump Heads At Summer Jam… Ahhh It’l Prolly Cost Her 6 Figures To Speak To The Queen. Which She Dont Got :/ OOP.

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Moodle21KingtonzMar Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
@PFRRInStoresNOW, the same thing i was about to say

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fachadas vegetales
May 17th, 2012 at 7:16 pm
fachadas vegetales…

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Pure
May 17th, 2012 at 10:36 pm
Good 4 her.

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anonymous
May 22nd, 2012 at 4:09 pm
You have to respect this girl hussle shes doing her thing. I listened to her music and its not bad at all. Shes very versatile with her music which i like. She can sing to which is a plus. I think people should give her chance. Theres room for more than one female rapper in the game.

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Esi53
May 25th, 2012 at 1:12 am
CANDY!!!! O_O =9

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