Iggy Azalea Quitting Music After Upcoming Album Drops Next Month
Aussie’s Iggy Azalea announced on Twitter yesterday (July 15) that she’s taking a few years off of music to “focus on other creative projects” and things she’s “passionate and inspired by.”
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1415779125927710721?s=20
Folks on Twitter had a surprising amount of positive reactions to Iggy’s decision after her announcement of new album End of an Era dropping next month:
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1415782014607708161?s=20
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1415781475811610624?s=20
I’m so excited for WHATEVER it is you do because I know you always give it 150%! Love you! ❤️
— Erik (@erikzuzu) July 15, 2021
I am really excited for EOAE and your new projects, a break is necessary after spending so many years without stopping working in this toxic industry, I will continue to support you in everything♥️
— S.T.S (Eternal Sunshine☀️) (@jiovystv) July 15, 2021
https://twitter.com/Guimartins_002/status/1415786237064093699?s=20
Ugh that means we’re taking this era and going out with a bang ! You deserve to explore and do other things that make you happy I can’t wait to see the new endeavors in the meantime let’s jam 😭💖
— Rockwell (@FabianRockwell) July 15, 2021
The 31-year-old rapper, best known for her 2014 hit “Fancy,” her third studio album. While it’s unclear what other creative projects Azalea is working on, she has experience as a judge on TV shows like Australia’s The X Factor.
Despite her Australian background, she adopts a Southern drawl in her music. Per Daily Mail, Iggy was initially mentored by rapper T.I., who released her mixtape Ignorant Art in 2011.
The hip-hop artist was recently accused of darkening her skin to appear black or mixed-race (a practice known as blackfishing) in the music video for her song “I Am The Stripclub.” However, she denied trying to alter her appearance in this way, calling the claims “ridiculous” and saying she’s used the “same shade” of makeup for the last three years.
https://twitter.com/bjorkasmr/status/1411114591904468992?s=20
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1411118245088661509?s=20
Watch the video for “I Am The Stripclub” below:
https://twitter.com/chocolateDlux_/status/1413478726873006082?s=20
https://twitter.com/adelemula/status/1412208676278964236?s=20
be honest, do u believe u could identify the woman in the right as a fully white woman? no, u couldn’t. iggy azaelea is blackfishing no doubt about it, and it doesn’t help with her past of cultural appropriation pic.twitter.com/uaL0gyk9gy
— strangegurl (@Peachy63555829) July 12, 2021
