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Iggy Azalea is a popular rapper, songwriter, and model. Iggy Azalea gained media attention after the music videos for her songs ‘Pu$$y’ and ‘Two Times’ became popular on YouTube. In addition, the rapper founded her own production company, ‘Azalea Street Productions’ in 2016.
Early life
Iggy Azalea was born on June 7, 1990, at Ryde Hospital, located in Sydney, Australia. Iggy is originally from Australia.
Likewise, the rapper’s current age is thirty two years and his sun sign is Gemini. She was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly to her parents, her father, Brendan Kelly, and her mother, Tanya Kelly.
Additionally, his father was a painter and comic book artist, while his mother used to clean vacation homes and hotels. Furthermore, the rapper also has two siblings and they are Emerald Kelly and Mathias Kelly.
When she was just a baby, her family emigrated to Mullumbimby, New South Wales.
As a teenager, Azalea’s father often encouraged her to consider a career in fine arts. So, she went to an art class with enthusiasm. But she had to leave him and she began to work together with her mother to raise more money so she could go to the United States to pursue her dream.
When he was just fourteen years old he started rapping and also created a group with 2 girls. Unfortunately, the band couldn’t go further and broke up because other members were not as serious as her.
From the age of eleven she was exhausted by hip-hop music. But she still felt isolated in her homeland as there was no one who had the same interest as her. She made a friendly relationship online with Derek, who was from the Bahamas.
Then, she gave him her rap songs for his store. After turning sixteen, she went on vacation to the United States and went to Miami, where Derek was residing at the time.
After that, she told him about her plan to pursue her rapping career with her parents. Then, for the next 6 years, she began working illegally in the United States without a work visa.
Caption: Iggy Azalea when she was young (Source: OLTNEWS)
Iggy Azalea – Net worth 2023
Iggy Azalea lives a luxurious life alone. The rapper has a net worth of $6 million which she has been earning since the beginning of her career as a rapper.
Furthermore, she is an independent woman and has lived alone since the day she arrived in the United States to pursue her dream.
The rapper must have her own house in the United States, however there is no more information about it. But what is certain is that her parents still live in Australia.
Awards and Achievements
In the year 2012, Iggy Azalea was listed on XXL’s ‘Top 10 Freshmen List’. Iggy turned out to be the first woman and also the first non-American rapper to be present on the list. In 2014 she won first prize at the American Music Awards.
Likewise, the rapper also received various nominations in 6 different categories. He even made her the most nominated artist of the event that same year.
Later, she was the winner of the awards for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and also for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album. In 2014, she earned another 8 nominations making her again the most nominated artist at the MTV Video Music Awards.
In addition, she won an award with Ariana Grande for ‘Best Pop Video’ and also for the single ‘Problem’. That same year, the rapper won the Teen Choice Awards. She was then nominated for four ‘Grammy Awards’ in 2015.
At the 41st People’s Choice Awards, she became the winner of the ‘Favorite Hip-Hop Artist’ award that same year. The rapper once again won three awards out of twelve nominations at the Billboard Music Awards.
Azalea is the only singer, besides ‘The Beatles’, to have earned the top 2 spots on the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ singles chart with her first 2 appearances. Additionally, in 2016, she received the Woman of the Year award from ‘GQ Australia Magazine’.
Body measurements
Talking about the physical appearance of the beautiful rapper, Iggy Azalea stands 5 feet 10 inches or 170 cm tall. Iggy has a body weight of 68 kg or 150 pounds. Likewise, the rapper has a fair complexion with a very charming and elegant personality.
Her body measurements are 33-26-38 inches and her bra size is 32 B. Furthermore, Iggy Azalea has a pair of beautiful hazel eyes with long dark blonde hair. Furthermore, the celebrity wears a shoe size 10 (US).
Career and professional life
The rapper began her music career with Backbone. Backbone is part of the hip-hop music team ‘Dungeon Family’ who is from Atlanta, Georgia. At that time, Iggy met FKi and Natalie Sims. Then, she moved to Los Angeles in 2010.
The following year, he came up with his first full-length mixtape, ‘Ignorant Art’, which was a hit, especially in 2011. After working as a model, he returned to the music world in 2012.
The rapper received help from southern rapper TI to release her first studio album, ‘The New Classic’.
Unfortunately, the album took longer to come out after ‘Interscope Records’, who helped her at the time, objected to TI’s involvement in the project. She released the album under ‘Def Jam Recordings in April 2014.
To maintain his continued fame, he decided to release an EP, ‘Glory’ where he also added the single ‘Murda Bizness’. The rapper then released another single, ‘Millionaire Misfits’, in June 2012. Similarly, she released her second mixtape, ‘TrapGold’, in October 2012.
More about his career
His first studio album ‘The New Classic’ in 2014 promoted his numerous awards and nominations. The album consists of her hit single ‘Fancy’. In November 2014, she re-released her album ‘The New Classic’ after giving it another name ‘Reclassified’.
Furthermore, her second studio album, ‘Digital Distortion’, was about to come out in July 2016. However, the schedule was postponed and it came out in 2017 due to her breakup with Nick Young.
In August 2018, the rapper released her EP ‘Survive the Summer’ under ‘Island Records’. Then, she created her record label in the year 2018, which was initially called ‘New Classic Records’.
Likewise, his second studio album, ‘In My Defense’, came out through his record label in July 2019, and was renamed ‘Bad Dreams’. However, the album was met with negative comments from music critics.
The most interesting part is that her stage name came about after combining the name of her dog ‘Iggy’ and the name of the street where she grew up, which is ‘Azalea Street’.
Caption: Iggy Azalea performing on stage (Source: Time Magazine)
civil status
As for the relationship part, Iggy Azalea was in a relationship with some people. In the year 2011, Iggy was dating an American rapper, A$AP Rocky. They made their relationship clear at the beginning of the following year.
Additionally, it received the title from A$AP Rocky’s hit mixtape, “Live. Love. A$AP” and Rocky has even gotten a tattoo on his fingers. Unfortunately, Rocky revealed their separation from him in July 2012.
Then, he also crossed out the tattoo Rocky got on his fingers. She then began dating a professional basketball player, Nick Young, in November 2013. The couple even lived together in Tarzana, California for some time.
Likewise, they were even present together in GQ magazine. In June 2015, the couple happily fulfilled their engagement. However, the couple announced the information about their separation after a year of engagement.
In addition, the rapper admitted that she underwent plastic surgery, although she previously did not plan to tell it.
He even told me that there are some things about him that he hates but that he has learned to accept, and also that he has changed some of his things since the surgery.
In June 2020, she announced that she had given birth after previously denying pregnancy rumors. Plus, she’s been showing off Onyx ever since. She wrote on her Instagram story, “I have a son.”
Caption: Iggy Azalea with her ex-boyfriend, Nick Young (Source: Billboard)
Iggy Azalea – Social Networks
Iggy Azalea is very active on her social media accounts. She has an Instagram account with 14.4 million followers and a Twitter account with 7.8 million followers.
Likewise, the artist also has a Facebook page where 7.8 million people follow her. The rapper has her own YouTube channel so she can create her world on YouTube. On her YouTube channel, she has earned 7.81 million subscribers as of March 2021.
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