It's a compromise that doesn't feel like a compromise. You don't want to have no pride or belief in what you're doing. It's trying to find that middle ground, between running a business successfully and having people that are interested in buying tickets or liking a music video while also having it be enjoyable and something that I can take pride in still. Then there's just no point, doing it would be a job for me. But I also don't want to have to compromise everything to achieve that or I'm not going to be having fun. "Of course, honestly-yes, it's always going to be something to consider. "Obviously I'm creative, but I'm still running a business here," she told. Luckily, with "Fancy," she felt from the start she had a solid middle ground-a song that allowed her to be unmistakably Iggy, sans sacrifice, while still presenting something that could resonate on the radio. Plenty of exposure in the news-positive or otherwise-has sweetened the deal.īut it always comes back to the original hit, now a GRAMMY nominee for Record of the Year as well as Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.Īzalea certainly considers herself among the eccentric, those who don't mind reaching for something that satisfies the creative spirit but might not connect with listeners. Second single "Black Widow" has been considerably impressive on its own, riding its steel drum-punctuated beat all the way to the top of the hip-hop charts as well. The rise and subsequent reign of "Fancy" culminated in being named Billboard's 2014 song of the summer, topping the publication's summer chart from start to finish. That's always good."Īnd yet, Perry-tier attention is exactly what she received throughout 2014. I think I'm pleasantly surprised that people seem to be interested. I never really expected to turn me into Katy Perry-level fame, because I know it's not that popular with people. It's not the most popular kind of thing in the world. "That's always a weird situation, you never know how it's going to be. "That's what I am, I'm a female rapper," Azalea told around the release of her debut LP earlier this year.
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