Azealia Banks is Writing a Book 'Broke With Expensive Taste'
There is a lot of commotion surrounding Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea recently, so much that it has
There is a lot of commotion surrounding Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea recently, so much that it has involved other heavyweight participants like Q-Tip, Action Bronson, Tyler The Creator, T.I. and Solange. In spite of this, the rapper continues moving forward by letting her fans know that she will be releasing a book as an accompaniment to her debut Broke With Expensive Taste. Holding the same title, the rapper took to Twitter to share details, including an excerpt from the book called “Idle Delilah.” Read the tweet and an excerpt below and let us know what you think.
The whole "Broke With Expensive Taste" album is the soundtrack to a fable I wrote, that's why all the lyrics on the album sound like…
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 21, 2014
Maisley was one of the Lynch family’s eldest and wisest servants, and spent her life raising several generations of Lynch children, including Delilah’s father. Much to Maisley’s surprise, as repayment for her years of loyalty and care, her own son would lose his life to one of the children she spent her lifetime caring for. When Delilah’s father was just becoming a man, barely old enough to herd cattle or control his own horse, he beat and murdered Maisley’s son for accidentally tipping and spilling a bail of cotton. It had been 23 years since Maisley gathered her son’s body from the bottom of the Artubus tree, or spoke her last word. Nowadays, she sat quietly, responding gently to requests made of her, and watching little Delilah when Mrs. Lynch was away from the plantation, or otherwise occupied.
