Tale of the Tape: Iggy Azalea vs. Azealia Banks

BET.com breaks down the beefing rappers' stats.

Tale of the Tape: Iggy Azalea vs. Azealia Banks - You knew this had to happen. Apparently there isn't room for two up-and-coming female MCs with similar names in the hip hop game. Or so says Azealia Banks, who's been lighting into Iggy Azalea after she was included on XXL magazine's annual Freshman cover. "How can you endorse a white woman who called herself a 'runaway slave master,'" Banks asked on Twitter last month, referring to a line Iggy spits on "Drugz" ("When the relay starts/I'm a runaway slave/Master"). Iggy hasn't responded to Banks directly—beyond tweeting, "Two ppl have to care for beef to happen." But T.I., who recently announced that Iggy was joining his Grand Hustle crew, recently defended Iggy and threw a few sly shots at Banks. So who do you think is gonna win this battle of Azalea vs. Azealia? Click on as BET breaks down t...

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Tale of the Tape: Iggy Azalea vs. Azealia Banks - You knew this had to happen. Apparently there isn't room for two up-and-coming female MCs with similar names in the hip hop game. Or so says Azealia Banks, who's been lighting into Iggy Azalea after she was included on XXL magazine's annual Freshman cover. "How can you endorse a white woman who called herself a 'runaway slave master,'" Banks asked on Twitter last month, referring to a line Iggy spits on "Drugz" ("When the relay starts/I'm a runaway slave/Master"). Iggy hasn't responded to Banks directly—beyond tweeting, "Two ppl have to care for beef to happen." But T.I., who recently announced that Iggy was joining his Grand Hustle crew, recently defended Iggy and threw a few sly shots at Banks. So who do you think is gonna win this battle of Azalea vs. Azealia? Click on as BET breaks down t...

The Basics - IGGY AZALEA:Real name: Amethyst KellyBirthdate: June 7, 1990AZEALIA BANKS:Real name: Azealia Amanda BanksBirthdate: May 31, 1991(Photos: Courtesy Interscope; WENN.com)

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The Basics - IGGY AZALEA:Real name: Amethyst KellyBirthdate: June 7, 1990AZEALIA BANKS:Real name: Azealia Amanda BanksBirthdate: May 31, 1991(Photos: Courtesy Interscope; WENN.com)

Hometown - IGGY AZALEA: Australia, the town of Mullumbimby to be exact, home to kangaroos, the Outback, and the Sydney Opera House.AZEALIA BANKS: Harlem, New York, home to the Apollo, Dipset and Rucker Park.(Photos: Dennis Brack/Landov Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

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Hometown - IGGY AZALEA: Australia, the town of Mullumbimby to be exact, home to kangaroos, the Outback, and the Sydney Opera House.AZEALIA BANKS: Harlem, New York, home to the Apollo, Dipset and Rucker Park.(Photos: Dennis Brack/Landov Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Breakthrough - IGGY AZALEA: Iggy blew up after the cheeky video for her "P****" went viral last summer.AZEALIA BANKS: Banks hit it big when her stripped-down video for her house-rap mash-up "212" graduated from Youtube hits in the millions to blogs and British radio waves.  (Photos: Courtesy Interscope)

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Breakthrough - IGGY AZALEA: Iggy blew up after the cheeky video for her "P****" went viral last summer.AZEALIA BANKS: Banks hit it big when her stripped-down video for her house-rap mash-up "212" graduated from Youtube hits in the millions to blogs and British radio waves.  (Photos: Courtesy Interscope)

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Azealia Banks vs. Iggy Azalea - Similar names made conflict seem inevitable with these two. They've been squabbling ever since Azealia Banks called out Iggy Azalea for a potentially offensive slavery-related lyric in 2011. Iggy’s mentor T.I. even got caught in the crossfire, trading jabs with Banks in the press and on Twitter.(Photos from left: C.Smith/ WENN.com, Will Alexander/WENN.com)

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The Dotted Line - IGGY AZALEA: Iggy inked a deal with Interscope Records in January.AZEALIA BANKS: Banks signed with Universal the same month. (Photos: C.Smith/WENN.com; Will Alexander/WENN.com)

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Influences - IGGY AZALEA: Iggy says she was "obsessed" with Tupac since a young age, and recently unveiled "Picture Me Rollin'," a Boi-1da-produced tribute to the fallen legend.AZEALIA BANKS: Banks reps her hometown with her influences, telling Complex that the Lox's Styles P is one of her favorite rappers: "His s--t is just so fly, it’s just so New York, and it’s like, ‘Anybody could get shot right now. Who wants it?’" (Photos: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

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Influences - IGGY AZALEA: Iggy says she was "obsessed" with Tupac since a young age, and recently unveiled "Picture Me Rollin'," a Boi-1da-produced tribute to the fallen legend.AZEALIA BANKS: Banks reps her hometown with her influences, telling Complex that the Lox's Styles P is one of her favorite rappers: "His s--t is just so fly, it’s just so New York, and it’s like, ‘Anybody could get shot right now. Who wants it?’" (Photos: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Key Co-Signers - IGGY AZALEA: T.I. recently announced that Iggy was joining his Grand Hustle crew.AZEALIA BANKS: Kanye West gave Banks' buzz a huge lift when he played "212" while DJing a party in Las Vegas this past New Year's, telling the crowd that she was the "future of music."(Photos: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup; Adrienne Battistella/PictureGroup)

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Key Co-Signers - IGGY AZALEA: T.I. recently announced that Iggy was joining his Grand Hustle crew.AZEALIA BANKS: Kanye West gave Banks' buzz a huge lift when he played "212" while DJing a party in Las Vegas this past New Year's, telling the crowd that she was the "future of music."(Photos: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup; Adrienne Battistella/PictureGroup)

Collaborators - IGGY AZALEA: T.I. is executive-producing the "Iggamonster's" debut album, but she's been tightlipped about other collaborators. Unless you count her confession to VIBE that she and ASAP Rocky are working together—romantically.AZEALIA BANKS: Azealia is reportedly working with M.I.A., her man Styles P and love-hate chanteuse Lana Del Rey for her major-label bow.(Photos: Courtesy Interscope; Robin Little/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Collaborators - IGGY AZALEA: T.I. is executive-producing the "Iggamonster's" debut album, but she's been tightlipped about other collaborators. Unless you count her confession to VIBE that she and ASAP Rocky are working together—romantically.AZEALIA BANKS: Azealia is reportedly working with M.I.A., her man Styles P and love-hate chanteuse Lana Del Rey for her major-label bow.(Photos: Courtesy Interscope; Robin Little/Redferns/Getty Images)

High-Fashion Connections - With their good looks, out-there style and forward-thinking music, both rappers have gained some fans in high places in the fashion industry. IGGY AZALEA: Ig got glammed-up in designer threads for a racy spread in V magazine.AZEALIA BANKS: Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld invited Banks to perform at a private party at his luxe chateau during Paris Fashion Week this past January. (Photos: V Magazine; YouTube)

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High-Fashion Connections - With their good looks, out-there style and forward-thinking music, both rappers have gained some fans in high places in the fashion industry. IGGY AZALEA: Ig got glammed-up in designer threads for a racy spread in V magazine.AZEALIA BANKS: Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld invited Banks to perform at a private party at his luxe chateau during Paris Fashion Week this past January. (Photos: V Magazine; YouTube)

Scene-Stealing, Blog-Buzzing Cameos - IGGY AZALEA: Ig kills her verse on "I Think She's Ready," the new single from up-and-coming duo FKI produced by Diplo.AZEALIA BANKS: Before "212" broke through, Banks made noise with her machine-gun verse on Major Lazer's "Can't Stop Now" in 2010.(Photos: Rick Diamond/Getty Images; Ben Hider/Getty Images)

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Scene-Stealing, Blog-Buzzing Cameos - IGGY AZALEA: Ig kills her verse on "I Think She's Ready," the new single from up-and-coming duo FKI produced by Diplo.AZEALIA BANKS: Before "212" broke through, Banks made noise with her machine-gun verse on Major Lazer's "Can't Stop Now" in 2010.(Photos: Rick Diamond/Getty Images; Ben Hider/Getty Images)

Debut Albums - IGGY AZALEA:  Ig is prepping her major-label entrance, The New Classic, for this summer.AZEALIA BANKS: Banks says Broke With Expensive Taste will hit shelves this September.There you have it, folks. Are you Team Iggy or Team Banks? Let us know in the comments.(Photos: Courtesy Interscope; Andy Sheppard/Redferns via Getty Images)

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Debut Albums - IGGY AZALEA:  Ig is prepping her major-label entrance, The New Classic, for this summer.AZEALIA BANKS: Banks says Broke With Expensive Taste will hit shelves this September.There you have it, folks. Are you Team Iggy or Team Banks? Let us know in the comments.(Photos: Courtesy Interscope; Andy Sheppard/Redferns via Getty Images)