"Heavy Metal and Reflective" is a song recorded by American rapper Azealia Banks for her debut studio album Broke with Expensive Taste (2014).

[1] In January 2012, Banks signed a deal with Interscope and Polydor Records to work on new music, and a month later, she announced the title of the album to be Broke with Expensive Taste.

[4] She later approached Jeff Kwatinetz and signed a contract with his company, Prospect Park,[5] which ultimately led to the long-awaited release of Broke with Expensive Taste on November 7, 2014.

[7] During the commentary video for "Heavy Metal and Reflective", Banks revealed that the song was created during a four-day studio session based in London, in which she was with the track's producer, Lil Internet, as well as Machinedrum and her friends.

Banks described her initial reaction to the song's production as "holy shit, this is crazy", and that the beat reminded her of past works of DMX, Ruff Ryders and Swizz Beatz.

[8] A deep, tribal backing is the driving beat behind "Heavy Metal And Reflective," which also features plenty of handclaps and synth elements to make this song feel like a modern banger.

BET writer Dominique Zonyeé spoke on the track, calling it a "high energy, boastful song in which Azealia struts her stuff while reminding you that competitors have nothing on her".

[11] Robbie Daw from Idolator gave the track a negative review, describing the song as "trap-lite trash", recommending that Banks spends more time "actually focus[ing] on not making shit music".

[21] Critics called the release date bold, as the video was scheduled to drop a mere twenty-four hours after that of rapper Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda".