Her sets, lined with mammoth tunes from her debut, The New Classic, are explosive, glorious cavalcades of glee. Recent beef with Nicki Minaj has done little to dampen her blazing rise (she recently made UK history alongside Ariana Grande, becoming the first artists to top the UK chart which now includes streaming data). Now, with a veritable platoon of fans, majestic singles like “Work”, “Bounce” and “Fancy” (featuring Charli XCX), and a deserved confidence, she's set to take over the world. Scarpering to Miami aged 16 – on her lonesome – to live the American dream and 'make it', she hustled and spat her way into the mentoring arms of T.I., whose lessons put her on the trajectory to superstardom. Iggy Azalea’s strong influence of Southern rap and old school hip hop are present throughout her music and is part of the reason that makes her such a compelling performer.Īussie pop-rap sensation Iggy Azalea (real name Amethyst Kelly) has had an inspirational journey to her current seat at the rap royalty table. Since the release of Iggy Azalea’s debut album she has collaborated with Ariana Grande on her single “Problem” as well as Jenifer Lopez on her album “A.K.A.” Apart from music Iggy Azalea is involved in modeling and fashion as well as some involvement in the film industry with a role in Fast & Furious 7. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart and was a considerable success for a female rap album. In April 2014 Iggy Azalea finally released her long awaited debut album “The New Classic” to commercial success. The single is incredibly catchy containing electronic synth leads and hip-hop vocal chants, and is a consistent go-to song for dance clubs. The single went onto achieve great commercial success and reached the No.
Her touring schedule in 2013 included several notable gigs that helped push her further into stardom such as being the opening act for musicians like Rita Ora, Nas, and Beyonce.īefore her debut album “The New Classic” was released she put out her most famous single “ Fancy”, which featured Charli XCX. In October 2012 she released her second mix tape and then started to tour for her new material in early 2013. The EP featured several songs that became hits such as “Murda Bizness”, which featured T.I. Instead of releasing her debut album in 2012 she decided to sign with Grand Hustle Records and release an EP titled “Glory”. She had plans to release her debut album in the Summer of 2012 but she decided to postpone in order to allow the rapper T.I. Soon after her success on YouTube she released her first mixtape in 2011 titled “Ignorant Art”, which featured several guest appearances from rappers like YG and Problem. When she posted her music video for the song “Pu$$y” on YouTube it immediately went viral and launched her career into the mainstream.
After someone from Interscope Records convinced her to move to Los Angeles, US she began releasing videos of herself rapping by posting them on YouTube. She was influenced by the Atlanta, US rap group TLC as a teen and would soon live part of her life in their hometown. Preorder The New Classic from iTunes, and check out the lyrics to "Black Widow" below.Living in Australia made Iggy Azalea feel isolated from the hip-hop world and she was inspired to move to America, which is considered the birthplace of hip-hop. Stream the song, featuring Rita Ora and co-written by Katy Perry, above. Though Iggy Azalea's sophomore album, The New Classic, won't be released until tomorrow, we've got the single "Black Widow" for you right now.
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