It may seem like Australian rapper Iggy Azalea instantly became The New Classic overnight, but a chronological examination of her video releases reveals that a lot of ‘Work’ went into creating her now ‘Fancy’ career.
March 13, 2013:
Here the famed lines “No money no family, 16 in the middle of Miami” provide insight into the rappers humble beginnings. In fact, The San Francisco Examiner reports that after dropping out of high school and moving to the United States, the star spent four years doing odd cleaning jobs and working for maid services in Miami and Atlanta.
May 5, 2013:
September 8, 2013:
Azalea teamed up with hip-hop star T.I. in March 2012 when he officially announced her as the latest addition to his Grand Hustle Family live on http://www.mtv.com/news/1680221/t-i-iggy-azalea-grand-hustle/. T.I. also signed on to be the Executive Producer for Iggy’s current album The New Classic which was being developed at the time. Before ‘Change Your Life’ the pair had previously collaborated on a track titled ‘Murda Bizness’ featuring a Toddlers and Tiara parody themed music video in July 2012. http://youtu.be/RzI9VQUHJkU
March 4, 2014:
May 30, 2014::
As reported by Billboard, Azalea is dominating the Hot 100 chart for the third week running, headlining with ‘Fancy’ at No. 1, and being featured in Ariana Grande’s ‘Problem’ in the close No. 2 spot A feat that until now, only The Beatles have accomplished. When the current cover girl for Billboard Magazine was asked to comment on this achievement, she offers, “it doesn’t mean anything”, and that she’d “rather be the Rolling Stones.” Either way, the video vixen clearly has no ‘Problem’ getting the attention of the industry, or support from fans.
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