Broke With Expensive Taste is the debut studio album by American recording artist Azealia Banks. In 2011, Banks started working on the album despite not having signed to a record label at that time. A year later, she signed a contract deal with Interscope and Polydor Records to work on the album. However, she felt dissatisfied with the labels' representatives and consequently, she ended the contract with the labels in July 2014 and signed to Prospect Park. After being delayed for a long time, Broke with Expensive Taste was released on 7 November 2014 by Banks herself and Prospect Park via Caroline Records without any prior announcements. It was described as a house rap and dance-pop record which incorporates elements from a wide range of genres, including punk, trance, trap, R&B and UK garage. The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised Banks' musical diversity and opined that the album was “worth the wait.” The album peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard 200 and appeared on record charts of several countries including Australia, Scotland, Belgium, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. On May 22, 2018, Azealia stated on Twitter that before passing, her dad wanted her to become a black ballerina, which inspired the cover of the album.