NEW YORK: Hip-hop star Azealia Banks, an explosive presence on Twitter where she relished taking other artists to task, has abruptly deactivated her account as she deplored US media culture.

“I’m finally making the decision to eject from social media,” she tweeted late Tuesday to her followers, calling US media culture “disgusting and junky.”

Her Twitter account had vanished Wednesday and she made her Instagram postings private. Her Facebook page showed nothing since August.

The African American artist has been famous for her acerbic tweets directed at other artists, most notably Australian artist Iggy Azalea whom she mocked as “Igloo Australia” and accused of exploiting black culture.

Attacking other prominent rappers, Banks has accused Eminem of sexism, charged that Nicki Minaj was unfairly playing racial politics and appeared to wish violence on Action Bronson for past insults.

Even some admirers of Banks have voiced unease about tweets in which she urged followers to burn down the homes of descendants of slave traders.