Posts tagged Iggy Azalea

Even if you’re extraordinarily talented lyrically, being a lighter shade is going to have an influence on how fans and artists alike will perceive you.

Surprisingly, your music doesn’t reflect your social awareness…or maybe I’m missing something. However, now that you have the world’s attention, it’s the perfect time to infuse some of your insight and socially relevant themes into your music.

But for every one of these newcomer phenoms that build a large buzz in the industry there’s dozens if not hundreds or even thousands of artists you’ve never heard of.

Madd Mary, the L.A. based MC wanted for the lyrical assassination of Billboard chart topper Iggy Azalea has taken to Youtube with a graphic video of her last moments with the Australian pop/rap star.

The coronation of Iggy as one of the most successful rappers in history has occurred without much support from the imagined hip-hop community or from black people not invested in her brand. Funkmaster Flex has called her music “trash,” and Iggy’s hit singles have received little airplay on Top 40 “urban,” hip-hop radio stations.