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Azealia Banks Criticizes BET Awards for Nicki Minaj Nominations, Misspelling Name

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9 years ago

May 20, 2015

I really hate getting nominated for @bet awards. They're so bogus.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) May 18, 2015

NEW YORK (UPI) – Shortly after Azealia Banks was nominated for a BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist on Monday, the singer went on a Twitter rant slamming the “bogus” award show for misspelling her name and complaining about her competition, Nicki Minaj’s winning streak

The network, who posted the nominees online, wrote that the 23-year-old was “one of rap’s most unfiltered MCs and “has made headlines via her Twitter.” Little did BET know, it would shortly become the reason for her tweets that are being reported on.

Banks took to Twitter to share her frustrations about the nominations. First she tweeted, “@bet has thrown me such much shade over the years. Keep misspelling my name…” but it has since been deleted. “I really hate getting nominated for @bet awards. They’re so bogus,” she wrote.

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The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of October 30 – November 5, 2024

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As part of Love Life Week, the Love Life Foundation was honored to produce the 1974-75 World Champion Golden State Warrior Day. It’s a shame that our first Bay Area World Championship team’s unique accolades had been lost in the pre social media era and the cultural revolution of the 1970s.

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Members of the 1975 NBA championship team, Charles Dudley (left) and Clifford Ray (right) embrace Love Life Foundation leader Donald Lacy for his antiviolence mission. Courtesy photo.

City of Oakland Celebrates 1975 NBA World Championship Team

By Donald Lacy

Special to The Post

As part of Love Life Week, the Love Life Foundation was honored to produce the 1974-75 World Champion Golden State Warrior Day.

It’s a shame that our first Bay Area World Championship team’s unique accolades had been lost in the pre social media era and the cultural revolution of the 1970s.

The 1975 NBA World Championship team were invited back to the City of Oakland last Friday, to be properly celebrated for their ground-breaking performance in 1975.

The heartwarming ceremony highlighted the recent passing of the legendary coach of that team, Al Attlles, and his former players Clifford Ray and Charles Dudley were on hand to represent the “Cardiac Kids” as they were called back then for their ability to make great comeback victories during their run for the title.

Warriors great Chris Mullin and former spiritual advisor Gary Reeves gave heartfelt testimonies of their experiences under Attles’ leadership and their relationship with the inspiration they received from the NBA 1975 World Champion Golden State Warriors.

The City of Oakland provided proclamations to all parties with speeches made by city leadership including Mayor Sheng Thao and Deputy Mayor Dr. Kimberly Mayfield and activity host Love Life non-profit founder and Executive Director Donald E. Lacy Jr..

There will be a celebration of life event Nov. 9 honoring Attles’ legacy at Alameda College.