Iggy Azalea

Released: October 11, 2012

Songwriter: Salvador Dali

[Sample: Question]
And you've dedicated your life to art
In view of this, why do you behave the way that you do?
For instance, you have been known to drive in a car filled to the roof
With, uh, cauliflowers
You lectured as I mentioned, once with your head enclosed in a diving helmet and you almost suffocated
You issue bizarre statements about your love for rhinoceros horns and so on
You're a dedicated artist, why do you or why must you do these things?

[Sample: Response]
Because, uh, these kind of eccentricities, uh, correspond with the more important and the more tragical part of my life

[Unknown Voice]
Trap Gold (trap gold, trap gold)

Amethyst Amelia Kelly (b. June 7, 1990), better known by her stage name Iggy Azalea, is an Australian rapper and songwriter signed to Island Records and Roc Nation. After being raised in a small town called Mullumbimby and feeling like an outsider, in 2006, at the age of 16, she moved to the United States to pursue a career in hip hop music, stating that she was drawn to the birthplace of rap, and resided in the Southern part of the country.

Moving from Miami to Houston to Atlanta, Iggy absorbed the Southern-style drawl of her surroundings and released her debut project, a mixtape titled Ignorant Art in September 2011, shortly after relocating to Los Angeles. Iggy commented that she made it “with intent to make people question and redefine old ideals.” The project’s raw electronic sound accentuated her unique style that would become a trademark throughout her career. Prior to the release of the mixtape, she had been sharing several home videos on her YouTube channel as an underground rapper and her debut music video for “Pu$$y” quickly went viral due to its explicit nature. In 2012, Iggy became the first female and the first non-American rapper to be featured on XXL’s annual Freshman Class cover issue.

Iggy then aligned herself with the self-proclaimed “King of the South” T.I., who executive produced her free EP Glory released in July 2012 through his Grand Hustle imprint, which included their popular collaboration “Murda Bizness”. Later that year, she was featured on the Hustle Gang Cypher at the BET Hip Hop Awards. In October 2012, Iggy released her second mixtape TrapGold, produced entirely by Diplo and 1st Down of FKi. In the following year, she was selected as the tour opening act for the likes of Beyoncé and Nas.

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