【搬运】【译】叉婊Pitchfork评Azalea Banks 2011年单曲《212》

搬运自：网易云音乐专栏【Music Online Zine Courier】（在原文基础上添加了英语原文与排版调整）

翻译：Beans_Beans

Because there's such a dearth of visible female rappers, 19-year-old Azealia Banks is inevitably going to elicit more than a few comparisons to Nicki Minaj. Like Minaj, she's a New Yorker who attended Manhattan's drama-friendly Fame school. And while this song's squelching, uptempo beat is more akin to Kid Sister or Amanda Blank, "212" highlights a characteristic both Minaj and Banks share: the unpredictable vocal range of a former theater geek. In three and a half minutes, Banks delivers solid, straightforward flows, guttural yelps, top-shelf singing, triple-X raunch, and a smug talk-rap cadence that shuts down potential adversaries: "I'ma ruin you, cunt." She clicks between characters and styles casually, effortlessly. No seams. A jaw-slackening demo reel.

当前由于市场明显缺乏女性说唱歌手，19岁的Azealia Banks不可避免地会引起诸多与Nicki Minaj的比较。和Minaj一样，她也同样是一个纽约妞，曾在曼哈顿的戏剧名校上学。虽然这首歌的压迫感、快节奏更类似于Kid Sister或Amanda Blank，但“212”凸显着Minaj和Banks所共有的一个特性：一个前话剧怪才不可预测的音域范围。在三分半钟的时间里，Banks提供了厚实的、直白的Flows、阴阳怪气的叫声、顶级水准的Vocal、三倍速的饶舌和自鸣得意的唱腔，足以将潜在的对手逐个击溃。“I'ma ruin you, cunt.”她在不同角色和风格之间随意地、毫不费力地无缝切换。简直是一个令人瞠目结舌的Demo。