It’s been a stormy week for Iggy Azalea. She’s been criticised, pilloried, defended and schooled in a Twitter beef that she’s kept pretty well away from. That is until now.
The rapper, who was raised in the Australian hippy haven Mullumbimby, has returned serve with a string of tweets. In one message, Iggy says she finds it “patronizing to assume i have no knowledge of something I’m influenced by, but I’ve also grown up with strangers assuming that.” There’s no name-check, but it’s a safe bet the note was aimed at Q-Tip, who taught Iggy a hip hop history lesson via the platform of Twitter.
Iggy is no stranger to criticism, though her supporters are just as vocal. Back in May, R&B artist K Michelle kicked things off with a single tweet: “How can you be from another country and rap like you’re from Memphis TN? But u don’t hear me though #offended”. That time, Perez Hilton stepped up to defend the Aussie while Questlove later declared “Fancy” a “game-changer”. Iggy backed herself when Snoop Dogg shared an inflammatory meme, and when she was caught in a brutal Twitter barrage from Azealia Banks (Banks later gave an emotional radio interview where she discussed the appropriation of black culture by white artists).
In her latest series of tweets, Iggy thanked Lupe Fiasco and will.i.am for coming to her defense. And she wraps it all up with a cheery Christmas message. See the tweets below.
Thanks lupe and will iam what you guys said was really nice and i appreciate it.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
most people learn every and anything they can about the subjects they are passionate about, I’m no different.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
i find it patronizing to assume i have no knowledge of something I’m influenced by, but I’ve also grown up with strangers assuming that.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
so its completely fine and I’m used to it by now. i don’t lose any sleep over it.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
im also not going to sit on twitter & play hip hop squares with strangers to somehow prove i deserve to be a fan of or influenced by hiphop.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
i would have to be an idiot or incredibly bored to think that would change anyones already cemented opinion of me. I’m neither.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
how you feel about me blending musical genres together doesn’t bother me, no one is making you support or buy pop rap albums.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
its entirely up to you what you support and are interested in, thanks if you are interested in me and enjoy my music. i love to hear that!
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
now, if you guys don’t mind… I’m on my christmas break enjoying it with people i actually KNOW…. in REAL life. you should do the same.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
its the most magical time of year and be it a slow news week… it still seems a waste to spend it aimlessly trolling my account.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
merrrrrrrryyyyyyyy chrissstttttttmmaaassssssssss! see ya in the new year! peace and love! xoxoxo.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014