Staff Picks: Azealia Banks

2014/11/26

The rapper shares the story behind “Chasing Time” in a new video premiere, and invites fans to reimagine the original track.

Last week, we launched a project with Azealia Banks. A way for for fans to open source Broke With Expensive Taste: an album that was three long (and well-fought) years in the making. Since Monday, nearly 17 thousand fans have downloaded the BitTorrent Bundle for “Chasing Time”. 1,214 have joined Banks’ Remix Lab, on Soundcloud. And to date, more than 272 remixes have been posted.

“Chasing Time” almost didn’t make it on to Broke. Banks turned in the original album without the track. Then, it was a search for something bigger: in her words, “something now”. It was about demonstrating that “I can do anything.” So can you. Listen to AB break down the story behind “Chasing Time”, below. Grab the stems. And make “Chasing Time” your own.

The top track, as chosen by Banks, is up for $10,000. The deadline for submissions is up on December 16th. Start remixing today.

About BitTorrent Bundle

BitTorrent Bundle is a publishing project made with and for the world’s creative community. Our mission is to help artists connect directly with fans, inside the content they share. Each BitTorrent Bundle allows artists to distribute content directly to the Internet. And each Bundle comes with a key.

Fans can unlock artist content with an email address, or a direct payment to the artist. The idea is to make each song a storefront, and each file more valuable, every time it’s shared. Got ideas for the next BitTorrent Bundle? Hit us up.