Tale of the Tape: Iggy Azalea vs. Azealia Banks

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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)
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)
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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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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