Iggy Azalea Speaks on Hip Hop in GQ Magazine

Iggy Azalea has been one of the most talked about artists in the Hip Hop game in the last year. People have mixed emotions about her belonging in the Hip Hop game and thriving. She addressed all of that in a sit down with GQ magazine:

Via GQ:

People say some harsh things about you. What helps you bear up under that?

 

Uh, awards season helps. Anytime where people get to choose who they want to have a voice and they choose me, I just think that makes it worth it. And that gives me the patience to just bite my tongue. When people choose me as the person they think should be speaking for them, I think, Well, I don’t really care what someone in the industry or another artist has to say about it. Your opinion is biased anyway, because you want people to listen to your voice. So having actual people who choose me, it makes me think, I have a place, and I don’t care what other people have to say about it. I was a fan of rap music growing up, and I didn’t feel like there were enough characters that represented me and my situation. So I think it’s needed.

 

Fast-forward to the end of your career. What do you want your legacy to be?

 

You never know how long you’ll be in people’s good graces, especially in this business. So I hope it’s long—but I could be here for three or four years and then be out, like most artists. So it depends. I might be here for a long time. At the very worst, if I have a short-lived career, at least I could say I sparked a change—that I inspired some leniency in what people accept in hip-hop. And if I have a very long career and can be gyrating in a leotard at 35, that would be great.

 

Iggy has been very successful in the game after racking up awards at almost every show in the past two years or so. Sounds as if she feels needed in the game and feels as though she has changed the game. What do you think?