Comments on: Why I love Iggy Azalea.

By: dexter

dexter — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 06:22:33 +0000

Iggy Azalea is the best thing that has happened to rap. She raps with passion and credibility unlike Niki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and their ilk from Houston.

The fact is her music is more accessible to modern, middle to upper class Americans of any race because she her music shows strong individualism and personal achievement rather than unbridled consumerism and bling for the sake of having bling. Maybe you can say the same thing for all rappers who just start off (Jay Z, Nas, Lupe Fiasco), but that being said, this is her time until she goes down the same course as other mainstream rappers.

I think hate comes from racism (and competition). They don’t like seeing a white person sing with the same tropes that started rap (racism, bigotry, sexism), but ironically that is what she gone through and precisely why she is so popular. They view rap as intrisically black/urban, but the reason rap propelled is because it appealed to the mainstream white/suburban.

Also, the mainstream rap game views her as a threat to their revenue. You don’t see this much polarization aroud Die Antword, do you? It’s because they aren’t affecting their cash-flow (yet).

By: baps

baps — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 22:21:19 +0000

horrible imitation of black southerners and black culture TI should be ashamed for backing her-such a copycat 99 problems already done by Jay Z-
azeala is a the name of a black female mc that already exists-fancy sounds much like bossy by Kelis-katy perry released dark horse now she has black widow–her video copies clueless that has no relevance to the song she is singing just another one of her and TIs gimmicks—she also stole TIs atl accent— and how funny is it that while TI was working on her album him and wife Tiny almost split–in my opinion she slept her way to the top

By: NextLevel

NextLevel — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 07:22:10 +0000

Unfortunately, the vast majority of people posting comments under this article didn’t read it or aren’t smart enough to understand its intent. The overriding thesis of the article is that Iggy Azalea’s presence in rap shows just how contrived the musical genre/lifestyle has become. “They” only love Iggy in that she reinforces the ridiculousness of the industry. They not only want people to call her out for what she is -a fake, but rap to “return” to its roots. The first premise of this article is spot on. When I first saw the video “Fancy” and listened to her rap, I was furious; it was just a visceral reaction. I was “raised” on the SugarHill Gang, Rakim, EPMD, Public Enemy, KRS-1 (and so many more artists) during the 80’s. Regardless of race, the one thing you could say about most if not all of these rappers was that they were authentic. You knew the way they rapped was a product of their upbringing, their hood, their family, and their friends. When PAC raps on “To Live In Die In LA,” “cause would it be LA without Mexicans?/ Black love brown pride and the sets again /Pete Wilson trying to see us all broke, I’m on some bullshit / Out for everything they owe, remember K-DAY / Weekends, Crenshaw — MLK Automatics rang free, niggas lost they way/ Gang signs being showed, nigga love your hood, But recognize and it’s all good,” we know that PAC is rapping about what he actually felt, in the way he raps, about the real struggle of being both poor and black in the inner city. More importantly, in a few lines, he calls out a Republican Governor who was terrible for California, shows some love to other minorities in the struggle, and calls out some for losing their way. While PAC was himself an imperfect and complicated individual who was a product of the streets, in constant contradiction between how to be man, love women, live his life, the one thing that we can say is, he was authentic. When Iggy raps on “Murda Bizness” (precariously spelled to insinuate just how “gansta” she is) “Kill bitches dead, click clack bang bang/It’s a Murda Bizness” it is laughable hyperbole. More importantly, the way she raps with those “who dat, who dat?” on “Fancy” should be insulting. Unintended or not, Iggy is the Pat Boone of this generation, but not even ashamed enough to hide it. Iggy simply studied what she saw in popular rap and imitated it. I wouldn’t have an issue with her if she rapped using her real voice about real things. In her current iteration, she is simply nonsense. However, to put all of this on the back of some kid from Australia ignores the greater issue with rap. In an attempt to cash-in, rap, like all American pastimes, sold itself out. Everyone was looking to “get paid,” understandably, but not calling out wack rappers: 2Live Crew -black-face on black-face-these clowns were the West-coast Hip Hop of their time, selling out Urban stereotypes for profit, later rappers like Soulja Boy and Rick Ross, a prison guard turned “gangsta,” prove this has been happening for a long time.

By: Ty Rone

Ty Rone — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:31:24 +0000

Sell out BM defending a plastic fake WW who would not look at you unless you had some money. The butler who wrote this obviously was let down by the men in his family. Wonder no more why more and more, everyday BW are dating Brad. Who’s the sellout, Kanye -Lil Wayne -Kobe. Yeh keep riding for Iggy. Thats cool. Cause BM are about to be extinct from rap. And nobody will care they will be too busy caping for that hot cute WM who is just so gosh-gee fresh. Iggy is the BM’s karma thinking they can erase BW from hiphop and it won’t happen to them?

By: Iyana G.

Iyana G. — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 04:03:10 +0000

Interesting to say the least. You blatantly point out how many female rap Artists emulate the features which she already has;yet, in the same wind you point out her butt injections. …she also has lip fillers. Who exactly is she attempting to emulate? You then sum it up by referencing keeping it real or genuine…wth? This article is buffoonish and full of satirical irony.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 17:03:41 +0000

I love Iggy.

By: OC

OC — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:12:26 +0000

If you don’t think their are any rappers out there who actually say something, then you need to get hip. There is plenty of good shit out there. Get a Rapsody album and stop clicking TMZ.

By: Oprah

Oprah — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:44:47 +0000

A black man defending a white cave devil… Surprised? NOT!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:47:26 +0000

Rap music today has lost all of its claims of authenticity because it has become a bastion of caricatures and stereotypes, just like a minstrel show. There are a few who haven’t drank the Kool-Aid of “living life as a cliché”, but those are very few. Iggy Azalea’s presence in this eroding genre, I hope, isn’t temporary. Hopefully someone gets in her ear and tells her to tell her story, not the story of someone we don’t recognize (I’m sorry, watching her and listening to her don’t really add up to me). In fact that would be a great lesson for all of rap music to adhere to. Just be genuine.

By: Unforgiven14

Unforgiven14 — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:57:11 +0000

I dont agree with this article at all!! U want black ppl to move on but u sounding ignorant. All praise to iggy for doing her thing. She is def not a “minstrel” show! I like how she has a love for rap music and made her way from Australia just to do what she’s doing. You’re just sounding so negative , stop stereotyping everything. Embrace it, and move forward!!!