Azealia Banks Poses Nude, Lands Cover of Playboy's Music Issue

Rapper posed nude for a "frisky pictorial that's sure to break the Internet"

By Bruna Nessif Feb 13, 2015 12:56 AMTags
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Get ready to see a lot more of Azealia Banks.

The 23-year-old Harlem-born rapper covers Playboy magazine's April 2015 Music Issue which hits newsstands next month, the mag confirmed Wednesday, and also revealed that Banks posed nude for a "frisky pictorial that's sure to break the Internet."

Both the outspoken artist and Playboy released a teaser image for her racy photo shoot, which was shot by renowned photographer Ellen Von Unwerth, featuring Banks covering up all of the goodies behind a leopard-print curtain while playfully peeking out and flaunting cat ears, stiletto boots and purple and pink tresses.

As for the reason behind her feline creation, Banks tweeted, "You guys should all know that the inspiration for my @Playboy shoot and my life is CATTY NOIR from monster high."

The magazine also announced that along with a series of photographs of Azealia in her birthday suit, its April issue will include a "no-holds-barred interview" between Banks and veteran music critic Rob Tannenbaum, which shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, seeing how the musician has never been one to hold back on voicing her thoughts about, well, anything.

You can snag Banks' Playboy issue when it hits newsstands on March 20.