Sat 11 Aug 2012
Vampire vs. Vamp: The Jim Jones and Azealia Banks Beef From Twitter to Freestyles
Posted by Mikey Fresh under Beef[61] Comments
Just because both Jim Jones and Azealia Banks are from Harlem, doesn’t mean that they have to get along…but surprisingly, it was a just a simple slang word that sparked beef between them on twitter.
Jim Jones has been using the term “Vampire Life” and “Vamp Life” to describe his crew, his non-stop nocturnal schedule, his mixtapes, and even his clothing line. Meanwhile, Azealia Banks used the term “Vamp” to describe her girls in a more drag queen lingo way, as in seductress. But on twitter every word can be taken out of context, and every message can be miscommunicated…so Jim thought Azealia was biting, and after saying so much to his followers, she took the bait and bit back. And today, in the latest response, Azealia even dropped a diss song called “Succubi”. Do you think Jimmy will return the favor?
Catch up on Jim Jones and Azealia’s beef tweets…
And hear “Succubi”….
after the jump…
New Music: Azealia Banks “Succubi”
Here’s a recap of where the tension between Azealia Banks and Jim started on Twitter.
Last week, Azealia and Jones got into it over the origin of “Vamp, Vampire Life”
@Azealia Banks tweeted: “AMP: a very sexually/financially powerful woman who is usually characterized by a penchant for dark things; nighttime, witchcraft, .. Etc.,” in reference to something she was workign on.
Jones responded to a tweet by by @Rahim_TheDream and wrote: “@AZEALIABANKS tht vamplife is contagious.” This caused the two to go at it for some time.
Azealia responded: @jimjonescapo: yea I know! I wrote 212 in 2011 before ur song tho. That vamp sh– is some fashion stuff as well. In case u didn’t know.”\
Jim Jones: @AZEALIABANKS u better check th credits boo we ain’t just start vampin we are vampin u r welcome to join it’s a lifestyle #vampirelife”.
Azealia Banks: @jimjonescapo don’t be tryna take no credit Holmes.”
Jim Jones: “Knock it off please learn more about Harlem before u start vampin lol jokes enjoy ur day keep #vampin”.
Azealia Banks: “UUUUUGGGGGGHHHH SHHHUTT UP!!! Who was even talking to you in the first place?! like seriously…. Stop being such a Harlem n—- right now.”
Jim Jones: “I am a Harlem n—- thts y u dont belong there stay in Cali wit ur fake booooogie asss make sum $ first Lrn ur shoes n bags. Tell ur mother go away ub2 bit slore.”
Related:
Unexpected! Azealia Banks and Diplo on the Cover of VIBE
Jim Jones Proposes to Longtime Girlfriend Chrissy on ‘Love & Hip-Hop’
August 11th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
She dissed him over an ARAAB beat tho? Damn I thought dem niggaz was cool? Unless I missed somn..
Anyway the song sounded alright.. I was waiting for her to say somn worthy and then she hit him with the one two punch at the end about true life and then about “max b wrote all your flames” lol dat shit is damn funny because its true.. Then highlighting that French rode on his wave. Dat shit is nice as fuck when u talk the truth.
If Jim Jones was anybody with any influence and power he woulda ensured Frenchie didn’t get on by stomping out his career but he was unable to do any of that because Jimmy SUCKS as a rapper and always has. He had ONE hit with Ballin and that was all Max.
Will Jimmy respond? Who really cares… Its a lose lose once Jimmy didn’t hit the net with a jokingly dis record 1st just fanning her off. Let’s see how it goes though cause all the rap sites are blasting this record right now.
August 11th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
I’m not sure WTF this is exactly…. Jimmy Jones is a clown…He’s a reality nigga now, he needs to fallback. reality niggas beef with bitches, because they are bitches. real niggas don’t go on VH1 talking about their feelings and girl drama. baby mama drama. real mama drama. any drama. He was hot for a summer or two. didn’t take advantage of the situation. Attacked the Jigga man. Jigga man clowned him. Plus we din’t believe the Dipset reunion was authentic.
August 11th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
this chick is nice.
August 11th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
She beefs with way too many people but this takes the cake, respect your Harlem elders. She didn’t trend on twitter yet Jim did, her ego is overly inflated.
August 11th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
not a fan of Jimmy, but he was using the ‘Vamp’ thing way before. funny thing is said she wasn’t responding to bullsh*t anymore. now, she gave him another excuse. i actually likes this joint, but likin her much less. lucky Jim is cold. at what point does she piss of someone who really can block her career?
August 11th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Regardless of who started what jim Jones takes the L for this a 30+ year old guy shouldn’t be arguin with girls on twitter
August 11th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
HA HA! Nice Azealia! This girl will be huge soon. Brave AND talented.
August 11th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
Ms. Banks is quite a trouble starter…very petty.
August 11th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Is she taking career advice from Charles Hamilton? He’s the only person I could conceive of giving some consistently terrible career advice over and over.
Jim Jones didn’t need to call her slore. If Banks wasn’t so arrogant she would realize that people have been saying it in the way Jones meant for years. They’re both idiots for this though.
August 11th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
lmaooooo damn jim wildin… and i like banks but she startin 2 many beefs before her career actually pops off..
first it was iggy then t.i. then rocky and now jim…she burnin bridges mad early.. even though she got a cold following overseas she cant be just going at everyones head
August 11th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
TruLife stole all ya chains..yes!
MaxB wrote all ya flames..yes!
Montana..rode on ya wave..yes!
Killa called you a lame..yes!
LMAOOOO Azealia is dat chick!!!
I like the fact she has the talent to go out these dudes. Jim is a punk for going at her over a dumbass word though, and he’s bitch enough to actually go record a punk ass verse so i’m looking fwd to that – not that it’s gonna be any good but still..
August 11th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
I love this girl…
I’m a jimmy fan but I like this track..
August 11th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
This beef is mad stupid, but i must say the diss song is dope.
August 11th, 2012 at 10:49 pm
really!?!
August 12th, 2012 at 12:14 am
Who is an elder in Harlem? Other than Dougie Fresh anybody gets it. Jim is wack. And been wack. Can’t wait for murda to come back and was the rest of these non-rapping clowns.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:38 am
She ate dat nigga food EARLY!!! She ain’t pull no punches waisted no time!!
That man scratched his head an asked himself
“why didn’t I just keep my mouth shut!!??”
Hell hath no fury…
August 12th, 2012 at 1:17 am
Jimmy I know you aint going let Azealia Banks do you like that! (50 Cent voice)
She killed him
August 12th, 2012 at 1:18 am
i cant wait til someone hits her on some G shit. she coming out her neck i really can’t wait til she attacks the wrong person
August 12th, 2012 at 1:29 am
I guess Cam let [miss info] post this?
I guess Cam let Araab give her this beat?
lmfaoooooooo, even if not, still too funny
August 12th, 2012 at 4:14 am
Its amazing that all of us have to be connected to the internet to comment on here and yet not many googled vamp or researched the definition. Banks was talking about one thing, the local fucker was talking about another… He jumped out the window on this one, The vampire life and all of that, has nothing in common with what she was referring to. The only thing actually is that the two words start with the same 4 letters.
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Vamp
August 12th, 2012 at 7:13 am
Really though? Trending on twitter is what it’s come down to? not talent, but a fucking trending topic son? Smh..
And WHO the fuck is Jimmy? Elder? You must be one of the dudes he got rockin that bullshit ass vampire life shirt, because Jimmy is no damn elder, not in Harlem, that’s for damn sure!
August 12th, 2012 at 10:06 am
wow azealia banks spoke the truth on that diss track. She killed that nigga jim jones nicely. Jones aint lyrical what could he possibly say abt AB?…Nathan lol
August 12th, 2012 at 10:28 am
She’s annoying.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:56 am
I’ve been riding on the Dipset train since 2002. Don’t get me wrong Azealia is crazy nice, better than Jim, but its all the matter of respect. She beefing with more people than letting her music speak for itself. No videos, no promotion, thats why nobody knows her yet. I don’t even rep that Vampire Life shit like that but that’s Jimmy’s movement not hers.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Young Scuba keyword YOUNG
August 12th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
iggy and rocky are both wack……rocky couldnt rap his way out of a wet paper bag…..these fashion rappers dont count and TI is a snitch so he has no credibility…..rap is competitive…..she’s graced magazines tore it down on festival sets…..I think it is quite apparent that her career has indeed ‘popped’
August 12th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
The best part was that all of that was true…..Jimmy gets no love at all….the homies in Newark, NJ will tell you. And whats crazy is that it seems people have forgotten all about that Coke Wave and how it demolished Jimmy and Hell Rell. Cause even Chrissy love Max!
August 12th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Get outta here J
August 12th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
She beef with Nicki too.. a few days ago. Lil Kim and a few others also.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
Respect is given, not earned.
It’s obvious you haven’t been paying attention to Azealia, she has 3 videos out and 1 more dropping next Tuesday.
This “beef” was uncalled for, she explained what she meant, and he disrespected her. I think it was him calling her a slore that did it for her. This girl’s a DipSet fan. She closes out her shows to Salute, and even ended her mixtape with the song, so it must hurt for someone she look up to to dis her smh.
Either way she wiped the floor with him on this track, she needs to master it and put it on itunes, i’d buy it
August 12th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
– She was right about Iggy – that slave master line was suspect and still rubs me the wrong way.
– T.I is a bitch for sending threats over the airwaves at her, a young female. A fucking female son!! This Iggy/ Azealia ish had nothing to do with him, if he was any kind of “boss” he’d tell Iggy to ignore it or go at her on wax, but he failed to do any of that, instead he wanted to treat Azealia like he does Tiny, and tried to belittle her and failed. Btw – who’s checking for T.I in 2012? I’ll wait..
-She never beefed with Rocky. Get your stories in order.
– Jim is wack, and also a bitch. Simple misunderstanding had him calling her a slore. Watch her album sell more than his ever will.
August 12th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
yowzers didn’t think much of it cause I barely care what any of these two are doing right now, but jesus she kinda murdered Jim haha. Disses and jokes are always fun but it’s when the truth gets spilled in a battle rap is when it’s most lethal, just like my personal fav takeover.
August 12th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
well there is two sides to every story,she drop some true in this dis track,so jimmy verse might not be hard but my be some true with be in it when he clap back because i don’t know sh-t about this chick here banks..so i can at leas do some research and see if everything adds up.
August 12th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Whoops!
meant to say respect is earned, not given.
August 12th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Trust!!!! Her career is OVER!!!! slow death to her career, watch. she will never pop like she wants to… she sucks anyways except for this rap… Which makes me think she wrote the rap and then start in on the trouble. It was meant for someone else, but re-“VAMP” for Jim…
August 12th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Fuck her, she started it with TI. Thats his artist and he’d be a fool to let anybody mess with his people and paper!! You sound stupid right now…. If she can dish it she has to take it too. You yungin’s like to talk shit spit shit but when the winds blows it to the fan yourun to mommy talking it aint far! please pull ya panties up britney!
August 12th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Yall keep saying the dudes are punks (TI, and Jim) but if she gonna talk shit shit gonna get it back. She got jim good but if she gonna dish it she got to take it…
August 12th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
I’m with you chief… This was tight… but she runs her f n mouth too much… Thats why i say she is ending her career before it starts.
August 12th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
she was the one saying jim stole her vamp vibe, so that means she thinks they were the samething… either that or she dont know what she is talking about cause you surely dont know what you talking about.
August 12th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
jim is a sucker ….fake tough guy. thats why he got chased out the rucker. And lets not forget him running to 50 in the middle of cams beefing. unloyal dog.
August 12th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Ms. D I normally see where u are coming from more time but the T.I hate?
Ppl are checking for T.I still… That’s like when ppl said last year, “who is checking for Jeezy in 2011, Ross got the streets” and then Jeezy came out in Dec and did 200+… Infact he did slightly better numbers than Ross just did in his 1st week. So ppl were checking for him.
That T.I album be getting pushed back because they know none of the singles has resonated with the ppl yet but its all timing and they will get it right trust me.
T.I ill as fuck as a spitter..
I know this wasn’t about TIP originally but I had to say somn about it.
Azaelia or whateva.. She is alright but also Jimmy didn’t fully attack her he simply said “that vamp life is contagious” and then Azaelia popped off at the mouth like she always does…. I won’t lie afta she twitted “who was even talking to u… Shut up” and all that nonsense I would have called her a slore too. Not because she is but because she has a big mouth and thinks she can talk all reckless on twitter.
That’s my 2cents… I don’t care for her career or Jimmy’s, I think vamplife is wack and nobody gave a fuck about it before this and I think Azaelia’s description of vamplife “sexually/financially charged women who have an affinity for dark things.. Witchcraft ect” is the dumbest thing ever… That’s the description of a HOE if u ask me and then she drops in the witchcraft? Its like hold up bitch, what did u say? But real shit “sexually/financially charged woman” sounds like a 2 bit whore downtown if u ask me.
August 12th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
I totally agree with this!!! She jsut runs he mouth thinking it will make her relevant… This old school fifty cent tactic will backfire like it did for 50… he talked all that ricky copper bs and look where Ross is now and look where 50 is. Not to mention A Banks aint even got the chips or rep as 50. Now shes popping off before her career does!
August 12th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Yeah Info i dont know why these niggaz be spittin out ya ‘government’ like they know you or suttin’ smdh!!!!
I think they workin for them ppl lol
August 12th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Not really a T.I hate, but i’m just saying, his last 2 mixtapes were whack!!! unlike Jeezy – when ppl thought about writing Jeezy off, he put out a great mix tape. Cant say the same for Clifford.
And like I said, he should’ve told Iggy to either go at Azealia or ignore her, but instead he jumped in front of her to take the bullet. When you step in the line of fire, you might get hit.
Oh, and why I don’t respect Tip was, after everything died down, he went on the radio and basically sent a threat to her. Like word son? your old ass gonna threaten a kid? No dice smh
Now Miss Banks…this whole “beef” is bullshit. She said vamp, and he’s trying to take credit for it. Smh. In the words of Lauryn Hill “miscommunication leads to complication”, and the end result is she sonned him.
August 12th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Alotta ppl not gettin it i see as im readin thru these comments..
This is Exodus 23:1 all over again
It starts from the title an then goes into the track: SUCCUBI- Whch means what “BLOOD SUCKAZ”. Plural form of the word SUCCUBUS- “BLOOD SUCKA”
Listen this Pure Rap Beef right here. An effortless asswhoopin from skilled lyricist. ARE YOU NOT LISTENING PPL. This aint the HYPE THAT EVERYBODY keep bringin up. The record is Dope! I cant stop playin it.
She went H.A.M on that shit!! Give’er that RESPECT!1
August 12th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
yOU CAN GET A ARAAB BEAT FROM DATPIFF IN 2.2 SECONDS AL HIS SHIT GO TO BEAT MIXTAPES EARLY!!!
I DONT THINK ARTIST DO ‘EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS’ WITH HIM FOR HIS BEATS!! eSPECIALLY DIPSET CUZ A MAJORITY OF THE TRACKS THEY DO CAN BE DONE BETTER BY SOMEBODY BETTER!!
nOTICE HOW EVERYBODY FROM YOUR HOOD AN GLOBAL CAN DO A REMIX TO THESE RECORDS NOWADAYS SMH
FOR INSTANCE STALLEY’S MIXTAPE ‘sAVAGE JOURNEY..’ YOU CANT FIND ANY OF THOSE BEATS ONLINE FOR FREE. YOU’D HAVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO HIS PRODUCERS OR HIS PPL WHICH IS HOW IT USE TO BE.
August 13th, 2012 at 12:42 am
Y’ALL FORGOT TO MENTION HOW THEM 848/COKEBOYS DID JIMMY IN HIS OWN HOOD !!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayxtwhMxY8I&list=UU1xz-JDy0RRh_Wk8j9MGyzw&index=3&feature=plcp
August 13th, 2012 at 12:53 am
Word Cam did son a favor with even messing with him again
August 13th, 2012 at 1:35 am
Do you ride to school on the blue bus?
READ THE CONVERSATION
@Azealia Banks tweeted: “AMP: a very sexually/financially powerful woman who is usually characterized by a penchant for dark things; nighttime, witchcraft, .. Etc.,” in reference to something she was workign on.
Jones responded to a tweet by by @Rahim_TheDream and wrote: “@AZEALIABANKS tht vamplife is contagious.” This caused the two to go at it for some time.
Azealia responded: @jimjonescapo: yea I know! I wrote 212 in 2011 before ur song tho. That vamp sh– is some fashion stuff as well. In case u didn’t know.”\
Jim Jones: @AZEALIABANKS u better check th credits boo we ain’t just start vampin we are vampin u r welcome to join it’s a lifestyle #vampirelife”.
I REPEAT
“That vamp sh– is some fashion stuff as well. In case u didn’t know.”
ALSO the original tweet gives a definition to the origin of the word SHE’S using and also proteins to the link I posted THIS ONE
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Vamp
I think thats obvious in showing she’s aware that their talking about to different things, which brings me back to my original question are you retarded?
August 13th, 2012 at 8:26 am
ha dats dope
August 13th, 2012 at 10:06 am
this song is really bad. i mean trash bad. can’t believe this is gettin any shine at all. smh
August 13th, 2012 at 10:48 am
“Vamp” has been used as a fashion term for YEARSSS which is what Azealia was trying to tell him. It doesn’t matter what context he used it in she was just giving this leech some education. Don’t dislike her because he took it out of context she should be able to speak up without the conversation going wayyy left like it did. He is a sad individual.
August 13th, 2012 at 11:11 am
Some dudes just can’t stand to see a female put a man in their place. That vamp term is WELL KNOWN outside of the hip-hop community. Which lets us know JImmy, being the ignoramus that he is, didn’t check his facts before replying to that tweet. Yall are so aggy because she said something back letting him know he is not the innovator or as creative as he thought he was in his head. Just as wrong as he wanna be, talking $hit and sounding stupid and uncultured and then calling her out her name… He earned this diss! He was going back & forth right with her on twitter so, in my eyes, the bigger man is the one who used this as a opportunity to make music. We have some rappers that get called out (Drake, Wayne, I’m looking at you) and don’t use it to their advantage but Azelia comes out with a diss track and she’s annoying, disrespectful and yall want her to get hit. SMH, get that chauvinistic $hit outta here! Let that beef cook!
August 13th, 2012 at 11:45 am
FINALLY SOMEONE WITH COMMON SENSE
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120428144745/glee/images/4/4f/Preach.gif
August 24th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Which lets us know JImmy, being the ignoramus that he is, didn’t check his facts before replying to that tweet. Yall are so aggy because she said something back letting him know he is not the innovator or as creative as he thought he was in his head.
August 24th, 2012 at 10:22 pm
Which lets us know JImmy, being the ignoramus that he is, didn’t check his facts before replying to that tweet. Yall are so aggy because she said something back letting him know he is not the innovator or as creative as he thought he was in his head.http://www.strawbagsale.com/
December 9th, 2012 at 2:54 am
I know this is old as fuck , but i completely disagree with you. Azealia Banks didn’t talk shit to nun of these niggas. Azealia had beef w/ Iggy , i call TI a punk ass bitch because that wasn’t a battle for him. TI think since he found himself a female rapper, (who really isnt good, and probably dont write her raps) she gone take over the game . PSSH, bitch bye , did one of Iggy songs make it on BET? , did she ever tour internationally by herself, as her own . Her mixtape was garbage and she’s garbage , but all in the end , I still fuck with TI because he’s a personal favorite of mines because h e reps ATL.
Now Jim Jones, is just a mess…. he threw shots at Azealia because she used a word that isn’t even all that complain-able about… He wanted attenttion and wanted to seem relevant but it backfired on him. Til this very day you have not heard a diss track for Jim becuz he feels embarasss … Azealia slayed his ass on this track. He didn’t have no comments OR reply becuz he was literally that appalled . He didn’t expect anything from a young female rapper.
& the fact that y’all saying she needs to stop beefing with everybody, is ridiculous. becuz she has never started an argument w/ anybody. she always being victimized and people like TI and Jim Jones are the aggressor.
THEY ALL JUST NEED TO HAVE A SIT, HOP OFF HER WAVE becuz she’s gonna be BIG!
March 20th, 2013 at 10:54 am
To Boot……Def Leppard used the word in one of their hits from 17-19 years ago, “Pour Some Sugar On Me”. Jim Jones was forgot about until Love and Hip Hop came on. And, all bullsh*t aside, the public wants to know more bout his lady then him. Azealia Banks is the fresh air we need in this boo boos mainstream industry. N-E-Ways, he has been just as much a trend setter with using “Vamp” as Paris Hilton did with “That’s Hot”! Jim Jones needs to check his non-existent credits! Vamp- means to make something improved (like VamP up these old looking jeans) and it means noun
1.
a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
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