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Amethyst Amelia Kelly Known Professionally As Iggy Azalea Is An Australian Rapper. At The Age Of 16 Azalea Moved From Australia To The United States In Order To Pursue A Career In Music. Azalea Earned Public Recognition After Releasing The"Pussy" And "Two Times" On YouTube Both Of Which Gained Rapid Popularity. Azalea Shortly After Released Her Debut Mixtape Ignorant Art 2011 And Subsequently Signed A Recording Contract With American Rapper T.I.'s Grand Hustle Label.

Azalea's Debut Studio Album The New Classic 2014 Peaked Among The Top Five On Several Charts Worldwide But Received Mixed Reviews From Within The Industry. The Album Eventually Topped The Billboard Top R&BHip-Hop Albums Making Azalea The First Non-American Female Rapper To Reach The Top Of The Chart. The New Classic Was Preceded By Azalea's Debut Single "Work" And Chart-Topping Single "Fancy" Featuring Charli XCX Which Hit The U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Azalea Was Featured On Ariana Grande's 2014 Single "Problem" Which Peaked At Number Two Behind "Fancy". With These Hits Azalea Became The Second Musical Act Behind The Beatles Act To Rank At Number One And Two Simultaneously On The Hot 100 With Their Debut Appearances On The Chart. In Addition She Achieved Three Top Ten Hits Simultaneously On The Hot 100 With The Aforementioned Songs And The Album's Fifth Single "Black Widow" Featuring Rita Ora Which Debuted Later That Year.

After Her Debut Album Azalea Released A Slew Of Singles To Build Anticipation For Her Intended Second Album Digital Distortion. However A Series Of Conflicts With Her Label As Well As Personal Conflicts Resulted In The Project Being Cancelled. Consequently Azalea Switched Labels Releasing The EP Survive The Summer 2018 Under Island Records. Further Disagreements Led To Azalea Becoming An Independent Artist And Creating Her Own Label Bad Dreams Through A Distribution Deal With Empire. Her Second Album In My Defense Was Released In 2019 Followed By Another EP Wicked Lips That Same Year. Before Taking A Hiatus From Music Azalea Released Her Third Studio Album The End Of An Era In August 2021.

Azalea's Accolades Include Two American Music Awards Three Billboard Music Awards An MTV Video Music Award A People's Choice Award Four Teen Choice Awards And Four Grammy Award Nominations. Azalea's.4 Billion Views With 15. . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply. read less