![]() ![]() October 2011: Within a three-day period, Azealia Banks falls in and out of love with Iggy Azalea over Twitter. September 2011: Iggy releases her debut mixtape Ignorant Art, led by a track called " D.R.U.G.S." It uses the same instrumental as Kendrick Lamar's "Look Out for Detox." In the lyrics, Iggy makes a reference to Kendrick's track with the line, "When the relay starts, I'm a runaway slave … master / Shittin' on the past gotta spit it like a pastor." The video goes viral, causing uproar because it featured a child riding a rocking horse while Iggy chanted "pussy." It was eventually taken down from YouTube because Iggy uploaded the video without the producer's permission, and to date still isn't on Iggy's official YouTube page. Is this the end of the Iggy era?Īugust 2011: Iggy releases her debut single for "Pu$y," a controversial track about exactly what the title suggests. How did we get here? examines the five-year career of Amethyst Amelia Kelly through all its wins and losses. Iggy started off as an interesting (if dubiously authentic) talent backed by T.I., but over the past year, has made headlines more for her dust-ups than her music. It's not the first time that an artist's tour has been canceled for one reason or another, but in Iggy Azalea's case, it's just the latest controversy in a never-ending stream of public drama. "Beg For It" (featuring MØ) was released as the first single from the album on October 25, 2014, followed by " Trouble (featuring Jennifer Hudson)" on February 24th, 2015.On Friday, Iggy Azalea canceled her "Great Escape" tour, which had already been rescheduled once. The release was poorly planned, and as a result, was not well promoted. It's likely the album was rush-released due to Azalea's unexpected success in the U.S. Another song was also teased via Instagram entitled "Iggy SZN". Azalea then confirmed that "Beg for It", featuring Danish singer MØ, would be her next single. The video featured her and Azalea in a car, listening to the new song "Beg for It". In October, a friend of Azalea uploaded a video on her Instagram account. Azalea later revealed that she would be collaborating with Ellie Gouldingon a track called "Heavy Crown" featured in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service. On 4 September 2014, Azalea announced that she would be reissuing her debut studio album The New Classic. She commented that a collaboration with English recording artist Ellie Goulding would be included on the forthcoming project, and previewed the tracks "Beg for It" and a scrapped solo recording from The New Classic recording sessions titled "Cheeks". The following single "Black Widow" peaked at number three on the US Hot 100. It went on to become the longest running number one single from a female rapper as a lead artist surpassing "Lady Marmalade", which featured Americanrapper Lil' Kim. The album's fourth single "Fancy" became a breakthrough hit for Azalea, peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, holding the top spot for seven consecutive weeks. It was met with mixed reviews from music critics. ![]() The album also topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums charts. Following its release, The New Classic debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 and in the top five of several international markets. ![]() In April 2014, Azalea released her debut album The New Classic. ![]()
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