After spending much of 2014 as one of the most divisive artists in Hip Hop, Iggy Azalea has already continued to make headlines for her place in the culture early in the New Year.
Speaking with Billboard for a new cover story, Kendrick Lamar recently publicly encouraged the Australian rapper to keep “doing her thing” and received backlash from the likes of Azealia Banks and others for separate comments he made about the state of the Black community in the context of the killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown in Ferguson last year.
“She’s doing her thing,” Lamar said of Iggy Azalea. “Let her. People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing, continue to rock it, because obviously God wants you here.”
On Friday, the same day a preview of Kendrick’s cover story was released, Azalea alluded to the comments vaguely in her own Tweets.
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What happened 2 the days when america had a major social issue and the artist whom it affected would nake a great track about it?
Oh yah she doesnt even write her own lyrics forgot
U new generation rappers are buncha bitches (pun and no pun intended)
well when every song is about drugs women and money diss tracks are quite hard to do LOL
Yah if u have the mind compasity of a 5 yr old with downsyndrome maybe
how many of her songs carry this godly moral code?
good for her…im not a fan of her music but im proud of her for not caving in to the hypocritical black/hip hop culture…kick rocks you angry, ignorant, assholes
How can she cave with an industry of whitey`s holding her up?! LMBAO!!! And furthermore you don`t have to put Black in front of Hip Hop culture for Black is what it is to begin with.
Religious people are creepy.
These new white hiphop “fans” (white teens and people in their early 20’s) are getting very arrogant. Past generations had more respect for hiphop and black people as a whole, but these little fucks think they own the shit and are entitled to it. Older generations listened to rappers who rapped about racism, oppression, and social issues, but if you dare mention it to these white kids now, they get defensive and mad and try to turn it on you. These are the same kids who grew up screaming the n word at people on Xbox. I blame the media. The media is a lot whiter now than it was in the 90’s, and it seems to be brainwashing these children into thinking they are superior to everyone else and they can do whatever they want without being called out on it. I’m not impressed
Hey I’m in my early 20’s and I have much respect for black people. I’ve grown up loving hip hop and I understand the culture and what it represents. Please don’t generalise an entire generation because it just creates more unnecessary hate. You are right about the teens though I have tried talking to new hip hop fans and they really don’t give a fuck a about the original messages that hip hop represents and that is a real problem. I’m half Samoan half white btw.
This is America the land of the free, so people can do whatever they want, they can say whatever they want, and if someone messes with their liberty that person will end up in jail doing hard time.
Nobody can be forced to respect anybody or anything they don’t want to, it is not just the liberty of whites it’s also the liberty of blacks.
Foh w that white bs theres millions black ppl who doesnt rven know their own history, but het who cares right as long as thry can “turn up”
This bish dont know hp hop. Wack flow. Are we allowed to comment on her posts like we can on Nick and Bankss posts or nah? Can I call out this phony trailer trash box
I bought GKMC but I’m not buying his next album. He’s been spewing too much bullshit the last few weeks. I can’t support him, borderline Uncle Tom. He’s mentally fucked up and depressed.
All Kendrick’s trying to do is spread positivity, and if you think he’s an Uncle Tom then you obviously have not taken anything from his music.
You’re calling him an uncle tom because of his opinion? Some fan you are.
Iggy Black needs to take her meds.
90% of underground/mainstream hip hop shows are white. you go to mos def show, talib kweli show, it’s mostly white. without white fans, every rapper would be broke as fuck.
open your eyes.
hip hop industry’s BEEN run by white fans for DECADES.
hip hop IS WHITE.
You sound foolish. That`s like sayin` taco`s & burritos is American food becuz Taco Bell, Del Taco & Chipotle sell high volumes of bastardized taco`s & burritos here in America. When LL Cool J was goin` double platinum (2 million sold) back in 87 I saw very few white people at those shows, drivin` around bangin` it in your cars or boombox etc. So humble yourself youngin`, this shit ain`t new to us & it ain`t better than what we were exposed to prior to it`s reach becoming more diversified. #PositiveEducationAlwaysCorrectsErrors
it’s people like YOU who have ruined the experience. no more words for the weird like you
cosign HRB, I could sit here and go thru their “takeover”…..and how the sales are down, the quality is down, the respect is down, but it’s easier to let them talk and blow their own cover. As a witness I know for a FACT they weren’t always there, but we always warned that there will be those like the op who will try to rewrite history so it benefits them, even though they are the destroyers of the art
I lnow everyone cries bc eminem sells music. And bitch hiphop is white washed c white ppl support their artists but when new nas album drop “hey u gonana cop that new nas album” black ppl reply “fuck no im downloading tht shit” lmao
If black rappers sold to black ppl there would ve a market but then bums dont but sht. Not white ppl fault
Thts assume that black kid even mnows nas. To busy suckin off migos, keef, soulja boy and fruty young homo
Iggy, listen to Mos Def – Rock N Roll and Gil Scott Heron – Ain’t No New Thing. Black music is infectious.
she aint gonna read dat
Exactly.
Wow……….wft?
Wowzers NSA get this dude pronto
I truly feel sorry for IGGY….never be4 has a female rapper been so hated on…#it’s crazy
it’s not hate it’s called stealing a culture and making it your own, Not the first time white people have done it won’t be the last. But the biggest reason is black female artists struggle to make a name in the industry but bc she’s white she gets handed the golden platter. She didn’t struggle to come up, people saw she was a white female rapper and jumped on ship and the sad part is people think she’s the best in the game when she isn’t even close to that level. If she spoke on her own experience and didn’t steal from others struggles and trials or even had a little lyricism people wouldn’t be “hating
Black female artists struggle?????
Nicki minaj, beyonce, rhianna, k michelle, tamar brxton,jeanie aiko, young thug. All black
And then iggy LOL do u guys act believe half the shit coems out of ur mouths??!!
Culture has always spread throughout history it was meant to be shared. Hiphop is no different. Iggy azalea is a little sense at time but she’s no white devil bent on whitewashing hiphop and writing blacks out of history. Blame the corporate sponsors that are quick to sign chief keef, Trinidad James, etc but freddie gibbs and killer mike put out the best projects of 2014 and nobody is rushing to sign them. A certain “image” being constantly promotes and perpetuated is racist. Iggy azalea is not..a little slow but not a racist nor a thief
Cosign ^ white ppl share their technology no prob, sports no prob, fashion no prob
But white man in rap? Black ppl need ur history, credit score, ss # all that and still get mad.
And why do label corps push “white washed hiphop” bc “real hiphop” isnt bought by the target audience aka blak ppl. There tens ofmillions of blacks here and nas cant go gold but eminem and kendrick can bc white ppl support them
Naahhhhh dude. I don’t really think you get it either so you don’t wanna cosign what I’m saying.
Azelia banks is a gimmick she mixes wisdom and bs but she’s not 100% wrong; and she can rap. The sales argument is a bit played out too money can’t buy respect and a man of respect stands for something regardless of the sales.
irrelevant of skin colouri listen the the music that SOUNDS GOOD thats why i listen to kendrick lamar, west, cole, gambino, logic, rocky, jay i don’t think its about colour – for most people anyway. maybe iggy is actually good? and earned her own just like nikki minaj did. if she was black it would probably be ok, not mentioning anything about ferguson etc . if she making all this money off ‘stealing culture’ I’m sure some white bitch would’ve realised that gaping hole to make money a long long time ago. MAYBE SHE GRINDEDREAL HARD LIKE BEYONCE AND ERVERY1 else did
you know what, fuck it, I’m rocking w/ Iggy, I hope she goes double plat. on these niggaz
god is real and you people walking around like he’s not there. just look at your own life and tell me if god is real or not.
God is dead.
Iggy azaelia isn’t doing anything different than a black female (or male) rapper. so if you think she’s selling black people out, look at the black rapper that’s also selling your people out
this money grab is deeper than the music but they so ignorant, they swearing the caucasians are upholding the craft…..how when the sales are down 29% and the FREE streaming is around a 60% increase? so them were caucasians who shot up the chris brown show? YOU just said all you see are THEM there! they stopped rozay from rocking in detroit? OR, you really saying they are the ones supporting this garbage music!!!!!!!!! wash yourself!
Look i aints no fan of iggy music and probably never will be but to hate on her for doin what she doin dont make no sense.
Just make that money girl and ignore these haterz