Azealia Banks has taken aim at the Hollywood film industry, claiming that it is negatively affecting a generation of black youth.

The rapper and singer took to her Twitter page to vent her frustration at what she sees as Hollywood's constant association of being black with struggle.

In a series of tweets the '212' singer said she wants to see "one, long, glorious black story with no white actors and no white directors".

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Hollywood needs to make a movie about how Africans started the world via metallurgy, agriculture, and philosophy.

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I'm really sick of the story only being told from the boat ride over.

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It's almost as if Hollywood and the media allows this new generation of black youth to think that being black is synonymous with struggle.

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The only glory a young black kid seeds for himself In hollywood is always some "triumphant" story involving whites.

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I just want to see one, long, glorious black story. With no white actors and no white directors.
1:34 PM - 14 May 2014

Banks has previously opened up about her outspoken nature on Twitter, commenting: "One thing I do see is that it creates discussion on issues...racial issues and misogyny. Thank you for participating in my success."