Rapper Azealia Banks performs at Club Nokia on April 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Chelsea Lauren/Getty) Azealia Banks went on a transphobic rant mere moments after she announced she’s getting hitched to Jewish conceptual artist Ryder Ripps. The rapper took to Instagram to confirm her engagement Sunday (23 February), showing off her ring as she declared she is “Jewish now”. But after a follower told her she she needed to convert to Judaism to become Jewish, the “212” musician hit back by sharing transphobic remarks. Across multiple comments, Banks said trans women “are just hot gay men” and compared gender affirmation surgery to “castration”.