Next Artist To Take Off!

From the tough beginnings of a rough childhood of New South Wales, the Australian, Amethyst Amelia Kelly, stage named Iggy Azalea burst on to the hip-hop music scene it seems like overnight.  From a young age Iggy was introduced to art because of her father being a comic artist and painter. At the young age of 14 she began rapping and was accompanied by her neighborhood friends in a music group. Although, after a few years the group fell out because they felt as if Iggy was too competitive for all of the spotlight. For a long time Iggy desired to move to the United States where hip-hop was established. Additionally she wanted to leave Australia because she felt like an outcast and was made fun of because of her funky outfits and handmade clothing. 

Its kind of humorous how she came upon her stage name. She combined her dog at the time Iggy and her street name Azalea. 

Making the jump to the US at the young age of 16 was hard for a young Iggy. At first she ventured to many states Texas, Georgia, and other southern states :before making a home in Miami, Florida. One of her hit singles "Work" explains her struggles and actual work she had to endure and go through to be on the level she's on currently. Iggy had to  clean holiday houses and hotels for a living upon her arrival to the US , as well as being a model for Levi's Jeans. 

It seems like yesterday, a friend had asked me if I had heard of Iggy Azalea. At first I had no interest of listening to her music, but after listening to her singles I fell in love, as well as other music lovers of the world.

In explanation of Iggy's genre of music and comparison, she's a rapper with the sound of a mixture of artist from the talented Nicky Minaj, with the iconic Madonna , and the legendary Missy Eliot all mixed in one. Her first mixtape, "Ignorant Art" is how she gained her popularity and attention from major record labels. Alongside, now of days with new artist in the music business comes a huge ordeal of drama and issues with contracts, what the label wants to hear from the artist, can the artist produce radio material hits and other label issues. 

Seeking out help and hip-hop guidance she found legendary rapper T.I. and was assisted on her debut album, "The New Classic". Her bumping singles, "Fancy, Change Your Life and Work" all topped musical charts across the industry. Her most popular song known as the anthem for girls across the world and club and radio banger "Fancy" reached the number one single of the year on the US Billboard Hot100 chart.  

In the next couple of months and in the future the Australian bombshell Iggy Azalea will soon take over the female rapper industry and pave the way for many talented female artist to burst onto the scene. 

If your looking for a new, spunky artist to listen to, look up Iggy on youtube or other musical outlets Check her out!  

LS