Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born June 7, 1990 in Sydney, Australia), better known by her stage name Iggy Azalea
(/əˈzeɪljə/), is an Australian recording artist and model from
Mullumbimby, New South Wales. She left for the United States at the age
of 16 to pursue a career in hip hop music, first residing in Miami,
Florida, and then other parts of the southern United States, including
Houston, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia. She first gained recognition after
the music videos for her controversial songs "Pu$$y" and "Two Times",
went viral on YouTube. In September 2011, she released her debut mixtape
Ignorant Art and subsequently aligned herself with Atlanta-based rapper
T.I.. In March 2012, T.I. announced Azalea's signing to his record
label imprint Grand Hustle. In July 2012, she released an EP
executive-produced by T.I., titled Glory. After being signed by
Wilhelmina Models, she began work modeling and was announced as the "New
Face of Levi Jeans". Also in 2012, Azalea became both the first female
and the first non-American rapper to be featured on XXL's annual Top 10
Freshmen cover issue.
After label conflicts, her debut
studio album The New Classic was finally released on 21 April 2014,
under Virgin EMI and Def Jam Recordings. The album debuted among the top
five of several charts worldwide and received generally mixed reviews.
The album was preceded by four singles, "Work", "Bounce", "Change Your
Life" (featuring T.I.) and "Fancy" (featuring Charli XCX). "Fancy" went
on to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, with Azalea
becoming only the fourth solo female rapper ever to top the Hot 100.
Additionally, with Azalea featured on Ariana Grande's single "Problem",
which rose to number two on the Hot 100, the same week "Fancy" topped
the chart, Azalea joined The Beatles as the only acts to rank at numbers
one and two simultaneously with their first two Hot 100 hits.
Additionally, Azalea went on to pass Lil' Kim as the female rapper with
the longest-leading number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and moved
into a tie for fifth place among lead women who have scored the longest
commands on the Hot 100 this decade. Iggy Azalea Cheeky Booty-Shorts Photos In West Hollywood
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