Rap newcomer Iggy Azalea is featured in a Complex magazine interview and photo layout. The XXL Freshman class standout was signed by Interscope Records after she caught the eye (and ear) of Grand Hustle founder T.I.
Yesterday, Grand Hustle released the first single off Iggy’s debut album, The New Classic, due out this Summer. The single is titled “Murda Bizness”. T.I. hopes you will embrace his artist as a white female rapper with faux urban roots. The single features Iggy’s mentor and is produced by Bei Maejor. Listen to “Murda Bizness” after the break.
The 21-year-old Australian rapper’s first track “PU$$Y” went viral on YouTube last year. But even though she’s being promoted as an over-sexualized rapper, she says that’s not really her.
COMPLEX: You’ve been criticized for being overly sexual
IGGY AZALEA: “To a lot of people, a powerful, sexy woman is vulgar. When I first came out people said, she only raps about her vagina. I’m not a vagina rapper! [Laughs.] I talk about many other things.”
Do you like guys who are as sexual as you?
“No, they turn me off. I wouldn’t want to date the guy version of me. If I were a man I’d be a womanizer. I like reserved guys. When they give you attention, it makes me think, “Aww, I’m special.”
When do you feel sexy?
“There’s sexy and there’s beautiful. Sexy is: I have the power, you want me, and I can fuck around with it. I like that feeling. At home, I want to feel beautiful—not like I’m dominating someone. If I come home dressed like I am in my videos, that would be weird. [Laughs.]”
Are Americans uptight about sex?
“So much of what I do that’s controversial in America wouldn’t be a big deal back home. America is a highly sexualized society but people are afraid to admit what they like. When people tell me that I have to be sexy that’s demeaning, not powerful.”
