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Azealia Banks has signed a record deal

  • January 19, 2012
  • Brad O'Mance

Potty-mouthed Harlem rapper Azealia Banks has signed a deal with Universal Music.

The 21-year-old 'took to Twitter' to confirm the news, telling fans: "Wow I just wanna drink a million bottles of champagne and do a million bell kicks right now. Album in May? June possibly?"

She also seemed to mock her old label XL and claimed to feel bad for Sony, who it's assumed had also tried to sign her.

Banks recently finished third in BBC's Sound Of 2012 poll. She also topped NME's 'Cool List' after her track '212' became a bit of a 'viral sensation'.

It's a bit of a case of 'bring on the pop hits' though isn't it.

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