page_title: Wallace (song)
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Wallace (song) / Background
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context_page_description: "Wallace" is a song recorded by American rapper Azealia Banks for her debut studio album Broke with Expensive Taste. The song was written by Banks, Kevin James, Filip Nikolic and Trevor McFedries, while production of the song was provided by the latter two. Lyrically, the track describes a man with a rottweiler head and depicts Banks killing him. Musically, the song is of both R&B and hardcore hip hop origins. In 2015, Banks released a music video for "Wallace" directed by Rob Soucy and Nick Ace. The video for "Wallace" was released via the Google Cloud Platform. Banks performed the song during the 2015 Coachella Festival and on her Broke with Expensive Taste Tour.
context_section_description: "Wallace" is a hip hop song that lasts for a duration of three minute and fifty seconds, with R&B influences and a "pounding" beat. Brennan Carley from Spin described the song as Banks "float[ing] between islandy R&B and rapid-fire, corner-side spitting". Throughout December 2014, Banks released a series of videos in which she broke down tracks from Broke with Expensive Taste and revealed how each song came to be, dubbed '16 Days of Azealia'. During the commentary video for "Wallace", Banks revealed that she first received the instrumental for the song in 2007, from DJ Skeet Skeet. According to Banks, the instrumental was unused for a period of time, until she decided that she only needed the most original material for her album, it was at this point in which she wrote the song. In an interview with Complex, Banks stated that the song is about "being really hot and high and horny".
  In January 2012, Banks signed a record deal with Interscope and Polydor Records to work on new music, and a month later, she announced the title of the album–Broke with Expensive Taste. A year later, she handed a complete version of Broke with Expensive Taste in to the labels. Banks initially thought it would receive favorable reception; however, the representatives told Banks that she had not recorded a "hit" single for the album. Ultimately, Banks ended the record deal with Interscope/Polydor in July 2014. She later approached Jeff Kwatinetz and signed a contract with his company, Prospect Park. Banks premiered "Wallace" during her tour in Glasgow, Scotland, on September 16, 2014. She eventually released the album on November 7, 2014.
caption: Banks received the instrumental for "Wallace" from DJ Skeet Skeet (pictured).
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