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Azealia Banks

"BBD"

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January 3, 2013

"BBD" stands for "Bad Bitches Do It" – although Azealia Banks does give a nod and a wink to that other BBD, New Jack Swing heroes Bel Biv Devoe, shouting out group leader Michael Bivins. But the new track from the irrepressible Harlem rapper really is about bad bitches: a typically fleet, flashy collection of disses and boasts that glory in estrogen power, Sapphic delights, and the fun of cuckolding stupid dudes. ("Tits out with ya wife, nigga/I'm bringing out the dyke in her.") Great beat, too.

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