Getting Jiggy with Iggy Azalea

A 24-year-old blonde Australian beauty whose childhood was influenced by Tupac, TLC and Missy Elliot.

Iggy Azalea is now known as the first female non-American rapper to be in Billboard Hot 100. This Australian white Barbarella can rap with the accent of a black girl from Atlanta.

Although Iggy has been a victim of reverse racism due to her being a white person daring to make black music, she has proven that she has the talent. She is the first female rapper in history to score her own No.1 single on the American pop charts.

Apart from that, her nomination for Grammy Awards, including best rap album, record of the year and the best new artist obviously shows her hip hop talent. Even the Multi-platinum selling and Grammy nominated rapper T.I defends her from the criticism and racist comments. “She is a white rapper, but she’s also a phenomenally talented and gifted performer,” T.I. said.

“Pretty Girls” new and at No. 30 of Billboard Hot 100 is the collaboration of Iggy Azalea and Britney Spears. The song continues the tradition of superstar women pairing up both in lead roles for Hot 100 hits.

Other female duets have risen all the way to No.1 is “No More Tears (Enough is Enough) by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer in 1979 and “The Boy is Mine” in 1998, a collaboration of Brady and Monica.

Spears and Azalea perform the song “Pretty Girls” on the Billboard Music Award. The performance helped create a 374 percent weekly rise in streaming points resulting in 5.5 million U.S plays which earn the Greatest Streaming Award on the Hot 100. The song is now on the No. 16 spot on the Streaming Songs chart while No.30 on the Hot 100.

Azalea formerly a high profile model turned into female rapper can now say that modeling is not her only path. Despite her distinctly American issues, Hip-hop is her path and there will always be a market for her.

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Pretty Girls by Britney Spears ft. Iggy Azalea

With everyone looking for the perfect song to add to their summer playlist, Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea went for collaboration and released a new single under the title “Pretty Girls.”

It was released May 4, 2015, a day earlier than planned date because of leaks, under the RCA Records. It was produced by the Invisible Men and co-written by the British Girl Group Little Mix.

It was Britney Spears’ first single for her 2015 album that’s slowly in the making. The catchy, energy-packed single received mostly positive reviews from the contemporary music critics.

Britney seemed to be totally enjoying her a little more than two-minute action. Billboard’s Jason Lipshutz commented that pop and pop-rap fan will have a field day at the release of this new, electro-hop single, as it has the potential to be a summer smash.

However, some parts are reminiscent of Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy.” It leads to some critics’ comment about “Pretty Girls” as Fancy’s rehash or follow-out specifically by the New York’s Post, which describe the song as “a woefully formulaic rehash.” Fancy was also produced by the Anglo-American trio Invisible Men, which some pointed out as the reason for the similarities.

Despite Britney being the main component for this song, it will also have a big impact on Iggy’s career. After going home empty-handed from the Grammys and falling flat on her subsequent shows, this single will revive her and bring her back to the scene if it ever hit the top of Billboard Hot 100.

The single lacks commercial success as it only debuted at the 64th spot on IRMA on May 7, 2015, as there is shortage of promotions.

“Pretty Girls’” music video will premiere at May 11 and will be performed at the 2015 Billboards Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17.

Given a chance, “Pretty Girls” deserve a spot in one’s summer playlist as it grows appeal after two or more replays on your iPods.

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