Azealia Banks’ “Fierce” becomes even fiercer with the DJ Josh Peace Redux featuring Franklin Fuentes. The original appears on her mixtape Fantasea and received a video last November as part of ASOS’ #BestNightEver holiday campaign. The new version, produced by Drums of Death, boasts a reworked beat that will have you running to the dance floor.

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While Beyoncé’s new album doesn’t have a release date, let alone a title, more and more details are starting to emerge. In addition to Miguel and Justin Timberlake, the pop superstar has called upon Azealia Banks for a potential record.

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Angel Haze unleashed her wrath against Azealia Banks on her diss record “On the Edge,” and now the Harlem rapper retaliates on “No Problems,” produced by Machinedrum. She saves some choice words for Haze, calling her a “sloppy dyke,” “ham in the pig shack,” and just plain average.

“Lol I def used that energy to write a fly new jam tho. It’s not even really a diss anymore! Haha !!!” tweeted Azealia.

Who had the better diss? Weigh in below.

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Only hours after their Twitter feud, Angel Haze hits the studio and records a diss track aimed at Azealia Banks. On the fiery “On the Edge,” she lashes out at the Harlem rapper.

“@AzealiaBanks here’s what 20 minutes in the studio gets you,” tweeted Angel.

Azealia denounced the track writing, “YOU WANT THE PUSSY SOOOO BADDDDDD @ANGELHAZE LOLOL..this diss track is not even hot!!! lmfaooooooooooo !!!!!!”

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Three days into the new year, a new beef is brewing between Azealia Banks and Angel Haze. The femcees exchanged heated words on Twitter on Thursday.

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Azealia Banks made lots of noise in 2012, and she doesn’t plan on going anywhere. The Harlem rap diva kicks off the new year with “BBD (Bad Bitches Do It),” co-produced by Apple Juice Kid and Sup Doodle. She reps for her bad bitches and shouts out Bell Biv DeVoe member Michael Bivins on the street chic banger (click here for the lyrics).

The song will not appear on her upcoming Interscope Records debut Broke With Expensive Taste. According to Azealia, the first official single will be “Miss Amor.” It will also feature the B-side “Miss Camaraderie.”

Ring in your 2013 with some new Banks.

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Girls just wanna have fun. Azealia Banks and Teyana Taylor took Miami by storm during Art Basel. The new BFFs partied at a Beats by Dr. Dre event presented by Hennessy VS at Mokai last night. They hit it off so well that Azealia decided to stay another day to celebrate Teyana’s 22nd birthday.

“My bitch @AZEALIABANKS is stayin a extra day to turn up Liv on sunday wit me for my bday!!!!! Love u bitch!! The turn up will be real!” tweeted Teyana.

Lil Wayne, Birdman, and Yo Gotti were also spotted in VIP, taking in performances from Fabolous and Trinidad James.

Fab performed “You Be Killin’ ‘Em’” and new material off his mixtape Soul Tape 2, while hip-hop’s newest sensation Trinidad James got the crowd hype with his ubiquitous hit “All Gold Everything.”

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It’s that time of the year again when critics start sharing their favorites from the past 12 months. TIME has compiled a list of their top 10 everything including albums and songs.

Kendrick Lamar’s debut good kid, m.A.A.d city comes in at No. 2, with the magazine proclaiming the 25-year-old as “the most promising artist in hip-hop,” while Frank Ocean’s channel ORANGE and Azealia Banks’ 1991 EP also make the cut.

The top songs chart is more surprising. Nicki Minaj’s “Roman in Moscow” didn’t make her album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, but it did receive recognition from critics. “This gloriously deranged throwaway encapsulates what’s great about the rapper,” writes TIME.

However, it was Usher who took it to the “Climax” as TIME‘s top song of 2012.

See the full lists below and weigh in with your thoughts.

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