Iggy Azalea. A name Twitter has seen a lot of recently. From her American Music Awards win, to being silent about Eric Garner’s death, and feuding with rapper Azelia Banks, the Australian born rapper has been facing a lot of hate on social media recently. On top of that, an anonymous twitter profile has been threatening Iggy Azalea, saying she has to apologize to Banks or Iggy’s sex tape will be released.
Drama. Drama.
Iggy has had positive spirits throughout it all and in the middle of this twitter backlash, has announced her upcoming north american tour dates. Personally, I have to give Azalea props for how she is handling herself. Even when it came to Snoop Dogg telling her she looks like the Wayans brother from the movie White Chicks… she made it her Halloween costume.
It seems as if other celebrities are sick of seeing anti-Iggy messages online. Will.i.am and Lupe Fiasco send some tweets of their own to distinguish the hate that says Iggy Azalea is not a hip-hop figure.
.@IGGYAZALEA hiphop Is global now…it doesn't matter if your white or black…thanks for contributing & spreading our culture positively.
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
.@IGGYAZALEA is saddens me that people are making a big deal about race in hiphop & not ethics…today's ethics goes against our foundation
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
.@IGGYAZALEA In 1980 a white girl from punk rock group @blondieOFFICIAL helped #hiphop expand beyond the hood with a song called #rapture
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
.@IGGYAZALEA at the end of the day who cares what people think…do what you love…stay #fancy…#congrats
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
Lupe Fiasco addressed the situation head on by responding directly to an Iggy hater:
Iggy has a place in HipHop…her place…. @MsGina_Kool
— TAPE TAPE & HOUSE EP NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) December 20, 2014
“@MsGina_Kool: @LupeFiasco what's her place? is she in a place all her own by herself?”
Get out ya feelings boo…focus on them groceries
— TAPE TAPE & HOUSE EP NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) December 20, 2014
All art is imitation tho. ALL OF IT. @MsGina_Kool
— TAPE TAPE & HOUSE EP NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) December 20, 2014
leave that girl alone unless you gonna beat her ass in a one on one. Until then She ain't the first and will not be the last @MsGina_Kool
— TAPE TAPE & HOUSE EP NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) December 20, 2014
Iggy saw the tweets and thanked Lupe and Will.i.am for their words. I’m sure she wishes that more than 240 characters were allowed, the following 10 tweets were posted after these well-known artists defended her.
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547191933966110720
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547192287399120896
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547192495839277056
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547192597618249729
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547192784411561984
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547193031321874434
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547193296930369536
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547193547531620352
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547193729237274624
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/547193956585336832
Azelia Banks has yet to comment on the latest Iggy-Twitter take down.
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