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[@Femmesvoyous]

😊😊😊

[@GodLovesYou828]

Hahahahahahahahhah Please we need a new narrator. That voice is cringe and limp wrist 🤡

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

Marilyn Monroe deep dive? the classics need some love from this new generation

[@PeterDoherty2001]

PLEASE do a Megan and Nicki deep dive

[@XanderCa-s4z]

​@@Femmesvoyous❤❤❤❤❤❤9❤❤❤9

[@katej910]

I’m Australian and I can tell you that the reason Iggy Azalea didn’t rap in an Australian accent is because it sounds AWFUL! 😂

[@jazzee87]

I think that might've been her concern as well. That's probably the main reason that anyone that took her on in the beginning kept pushing for her to do pop.

[@Yorokobi224]

Nar😂😂

[@kellymd4889]

I too am Aussie, and I agree 💯

[@SocialExperiment232]

It’s the same reason why British artists sing with American accents. It’s just more standard sounding. So why was it wrong when she did it? Why Addel ain’t being told she is faking an American accent?. Right… cause it’s always about race.

[@1617181920ty]

@@SocialExperiment232 British rappers literally rap with British accents... what are you even talking about. Please listen to Skepta, Central Cee, Stormzy, etc..

[@sommergroombridge857]

No money no family 16 in the middle of miami hits way different now hearing that

[@relaxlibrary4249]

The first time I heard, I thought it was really good and wished she would have focused more on songs like that, describing her experiences. It would have been more authentic.

[@Twinkdoesdrag]

Hearing that what?

[@sommergroombridge857]

@@Twinkdoesdrag the lyrics from the song work I never realised they were actually true

[@Twinkdoesdrag]

@@sommergroombridge857 ohhh. I didn't realize those were lyrics from one of her songs. Thank you for explaining!

[@sommergroombridge857]

@@Twinkdoesdrag no prob! I should of probably clarified that lol!

[@Havanah-ov4yt]

Her name is AMETHYST?!?? But her stage name is IGGY?!! 😭 that would be so slay to have a pop/rap girly named amethyst

[@Desmond-Dark]

Yea what a downgrade 😂

[@slowvintagedays5963]

Iggy was her dogs name. She stole it. 😂

[@izzydeadyet7336]

​@@slowvintagedays5963 isn't that what kids used to say our porn star name is!? First pet you ever had and the first street you ever lived on, I just noticed that's what she did ha! Mine would be Herbie Prospect haha

[@slowvintagedays5963]

@@izzydeadyet7336 mine would be Cookie! 😂

[@tia_alexandria]

​@@izzydeadyet7336 Mine would be Venus Annette and I love it lol

[@JayAymi]

I didnt know she used to date a complete psychopath, wth. I dont care what anyone says, nobody deserves to go through shit like that..

[@shoxx48]

I don't care, she was a culture vulture. Psychos attract psychos.

[@ingridakerblom7577]

Sorry but that is TYPICAL how a narcissist acts, they are more common than you think. The chaos & hurt they case is no joke.. EXTREMLY abusive people with absolutely ZERO empathy, remorse or loyalty... they lack anything we consider as good human traits..

[@ZeroChases]

Most industry are influenced by Chris Brown

[@korva_puusti]

she's not wrong about being treated worse than eninem and macklemore. people are quick to call out her white privilege but not the misogyny that affects her too.

[@joanikens]

Eminem and Macklemore never cosplayed. They acted like themselves.

[@tiffanykim2773]

All those people were treated trashy especially in the beginning. You have to understand that black or white women rappers have always been treated like ish in the entertainment industry.

[@whispersweetnothingsuwu]

She put on a whole black accent and acted like she actually lived the lifestyle she raps about it is cringe and wrong. Eminem actually is an asshole however he did grow up living the things he raps about has respect appericate for rap and hip hop and his accent is not fake he grew up in Detroit. I have no comment on Macklemore because he made one song and disappeared and he does not seem to do or say much lol but if you would of said Jack Harlow Machine Gun Kelly or Vanilla Ice I would of agreed with you now those guys are fake and should be called out more often.

[@Midnightnoise347]

Eminem is from the culture he grew up surrounded by rap hip hop culture he was a battle rapper he is from Detroit. Give that man his due respect . He wasn’t pretending he didn’t see hip hop culture and think oh that’s looks cool let me be that. Iggy did.

[@tmxgurl]

That's literally hiphop. Black struggle. Therefore your entry in the culture will be heavily scrutinized. Stay out of it and dont try to change it then.

[@okaysihle]

i think you forgot about her relationship with playboi carti and that they have a child together

[@listen2merealquick]

Literally????

[@tiffanykim2773]

Oh that's her baby daddy???? 😮

[@shay24shay]

that was the only reason I watched too 😭🤦🏻‍♀️

[@giaparmer]

@@shay24shay6 mins in this saved me

[@clarinecleophas105]

whattttt?? i was really waiting for that part

[@beyoncevideos8609]

Iggy was misunderstood and lacked media training. She really didn’t do anything that crazy for her to go down the way that she did. Sad to see. She had undeniable bops

[@DarkEvanescence33]

Fr. Honestly if she just kept her mouth closed, stopped responding to all the criticism and using social media as her diary to vent she probably would’ve avoided a lot of this stuff. Haters feed off of attention. When you respond to controversy you’re only feeding it and it grows. Even if you’re in the right, it can still not go in your favor. It’s better to not respond to everything.

[@cathy9224]

Yes!!!!!

[@Eliil3]

Her problem was always the optics. white girl. fake accent. not from usa. saying egregious stuff. no way that doesn't go terribly. It just always looked really bad.

[@shadelings]

I just so glad that b is GONE!

[@DarkEvanescence33]

@@Eliil3 Y’all will say this but then turn around support Post Malone, Eminem, Centrel Cee, and more. Knowing full well they do the same bs. None of those artist came from the hood or relate to the black experience. The hate Iggy got was unwarranted. Idc

[@nikhilsonavane8939]

this girl was essentially bullied out of the industry, not saying she didn't have her missteps but as said she had an amazing year in 2014 and she couldn't even enjoy or bask in it before she was thrown out, i feel bad for her honestly

[@MPPG663]

When you do stupid things, you can't get mad at the backlash.

[@Justme0528]

They just bully and tear everyone around them down. Then they wonder why we wanna steer clear...

[@Justme0528]

​@@MPPG663imagine if Britney Spears or Ariana grande came out and said that about Beyonce. What would happen? It would be devastating. All we ever hear is that we tear "them" down but guess what it's "them" that's ever doing the destruction. All they can dig up is old a$$ tweets that say stupid sh!t. They're saying this crap currently, publicly and proudly and nobody even bats an eyelash. Funny, isn't that what the "movement" is about, equality and fair treatment? Hypocritical much? Oh yeah it's not about any of that, it's just so they can bully people into getting whatever they want. Instead of the best person for the job it's based on how they look. Instead of whichever student worked the hardest it's a free ride for absolutely nothing. Sounds about right..

[@RochelleLong924]

Same!

[@Momo-po5tn]

The cricitism was fair

[@NewEarthQueen]

All through the beginning of this all I hear is "No money, no family, sixteen in the middle of Miami" 🎶

[@_Elizabeth_theMaid]

😂💀

[@kar0047]

Came to say this

[@Brittfoxx]

Same

[@BriskKing]

Please 😭😭😭😂😂

[@kimberly-vi2ru]

Sameeee😂

[@gypsywoman9140]

When a grown adult, for any reason, says "Hit me up when you turn 18"...don't. Not unless you're okay with being a barely-legal partner in a relationship where you are not seen as an equal. You deserve better. Iggy deserved better.

[@theperspektivcollectivellc2797]

Omg that was sooooooo creepy! Then to have her MOVE IN ?!?! Yuck.

[@LunaTuna]

Google Prince’s dating history

[@MayorSom]

@@LunaTuna Or Elvis obsession with 13-15 year olds, when he'd literally every girl of consent throw herself at him

[@bbyjirl]

@@LunaTunayesss nobody ever talks about how Prince absolutely ruined his teenage wife/girlfriend.

[@marioagainsttheworld6248]

Y'all forgot to mention how she came back this year ONLY TO PROMOTE NFT's 😭

[@Stephanie_Fang_]

no literally and i think she has her own cryptocurrency now too 😭

[@berenisemendez5223]

I guess she went back to scamming folks 😂

[@OnlyLilynn44]

@@Stephanie_Fang_ How does one even do that ?! How do you give it value ? I’m confused lol

[@tiffanykim2773]

Man 😭

[@AuntieNise]

Not the NFTs😂😂😂😂

[@chic181]

Honestly im not her biggest fan but I applaud the grit, the discipline, the sacrifices she made for her career. It’s inspiring. If she wasn’t so reactive and responsive she could have went places

[@rebmoe14]

Maybe someone should give her a white space then if you want be so segregated.

[@pettykittyfam]

​@BleachBath-fr8ps Oh, stop Black people proped her up, so get over it It's people like you keeping racism alive 🙄

[@Lola-AreaCode212]

​@BleachBath-fr8ps what a clown comment. 😆🤡

[@butterflychild2797]

I think people should not have treated her like trash. She was mature in her responses and not over the top like half of these people coming out of nowhere to bully and belittle her

[@renaissancewoman100]

She should have had enough guts to come and be herself. As the video said Eminem didn't put on a blaccent. What she did was akin to black face.

[@jameslarsen1728]

This is definitely going to need a part 2. This is just scraping the surface all of what she's been through

[@CanYouRepeatTheQuestion]

You mean, what she put herself through and exposed herself to.

[@autumnxhaley5496]

What like becoming playboi Carti’s bm

[@whalewolf7477]

Meh. He became her baby daddy tbh. She been in the game almost 8 years longer than him. ​@@autumnxhaley5496

[@heathmcrigsby]

She came up at the worst possible time. When it became acceptable for black people to be fully racist to whites. As Iggy was a victim of.

[@tanyaleynov5413]

​@@CanYouRepeatTheQuestionI am sure she fell out with that whole scene cause she wouldn't do a freak off at Diddys

[@Peterrdee]

The way she said she was suicidal and she wanted to just “go away” it’s heartbreaking because rap is art and she has a right to make art. Now she retired way early….

[@RepentImmediately]

No one needs an audience to make "art"

[@CanYouRepeatTheQuestion]

She was treated like what she is, trash. She was letting them boys run through her just to be put on. Reap what you sow.

[@rotem1437]

And she is actually very talented

[@krisuler7734]

....the issue wasn't with her pursuing rap...it was her pursuing rap whilst using a HOOD ACCENT THAT WASN'T HERS lmao it's really not that hard to understand. if she simply was herself whilst rapping then she wouldn't get backlash simple as that. there are plenty of whit....okay two white rappers that remained true to themselves and have all the respect, Eminem and Ren. no faked accent, no fake gangsta act on stage...just themselves rapping about what THEY know. that's the difference.

[@Mr01dschool]

@@krisuler7734 So what about all those others who used different accents when they sang that no one gave ish to?

[@TheMedicatedArtist]

For anyone wondering how Iggy saved up so much money within a year: Australia’s minimum wage in 2006 was $10.25 an hour.

[@timsunderland5153]

I think that was around the time that the AU was at $1.10 against the US $1 as well. I wish it was still like that! 😞

[@relatablyreena4411]

Everyone knows she had a sugar daddy.

[@matty_isthemotto]

Her mum owed a cleaning business. There's no way she was on min wage

[@peterparker2068]

Isn't her song "Work" show that she was tricking for that money.

[@ashj0]

Meanwhile, it was $5.15 in the US at the time

[@mishaa7263]

Aussies who leave their bubble and go to USA or UK don't realize how insane the tabloids are in both countries fr it's like 10x worse

[@Artfanbookfan25]

It happened to Sia as well.

[@mishaa7263]

@@Artfanbookfan25 the hatred towards rebel wilson a few years ago was horrible too

[@hotsexyangel]

@@Artfanbookfan25yea but sia is a groomer so it was deserved

[@kellymosher1300]

I hate paparazzi. It should be illegal what they do

[@theperspektivcollectivellc2797]

@@Artfanbookfan25nah sia was a tad bit different. A little creepy actually.

[@berrygang6263]

Am I the only one who has never heard not one song from AZEALA BANKS? No shade just a question 😂

[@Cultureclashash]

Were you a baby when 212 came out or something?

[@E0TISTIC]

Your loss🤷🏽‍♀️ I mean she’s clearly known more for her rants now but Azeala Banks is Queen for sure

[@berrygang6263]

@@Cultureclashash 2 1 whooooo? oh no girl I was born in the 90s. But still can’t remember a banger from her 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@berrygang6263]

@@E0TISTIC lol possibly! But I’m not gonna go dig into her archives to find a gem. But the rants part is 100% true!

[@mrlean5078]

212 is fire

[@voltaksa]

people always seems to forget that at 28:32 Nicki Minaj seeming diss towards Iggy Azalea at the BET Awards it wasn't for her but it was for people who accused Nicki Minaj for having Safaree, her ex, who ghostwrite for her. but of course Iggy Azalea is much more relevant compared to Safaree and people loves to pit two successful women at each other.

[@Peterrdee]

Exactly, nicki has as much writers if not more as iggy

[@AG-fg1uk]

Exactly. She took the bait. I remember during that 2013 - 2015 era, the media was pitting Iggy and Nicki against each other. You can actually Google the countless articles that used inflammatory titles like: "Is Iggy Azalea a better rapper than Nicki?" "Iggy Azalea overshadows etc". That's how the media works.

[@holographicwing]

As someone who actually keeps up with pop culture and saw that happen live on twitter with Nicki's likes and everything it was 100% for Iggy. Let's not rewrite reality.

[@moononthewindynight27]

Hell no. This was definitely directed at Iggy. Do you remember Nikkis fans at the time? Ew

[@MOVIEHORIZON]

Why in the rap genre are artists vilified if they don’t write every lyric themself?…No other genre is like that…pop, gospel, country, R&B, you name it…

[@shayleesarmiento6124]

Idk maybe its an unpopular opinion but I feel like she was never given a chance from the jump 😭 She was just fr trying to fit in the whole time because she was told that the Black community would never mess with her rap and then people were confused when she tried to take inspo from them.. I know she did a bunch of questionable things but imo the intense scrutiny she got was OD

[@DominiqueNicole144]

It's crazy you say that because despite the public scrutiny, she excelled further in the industry than some REALLY great artists... She was more than given a chance, she did great and moved on🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Twinkdoesdrag]

Agree

[@arancienne]

she was never going to be accepted, her whole careere was being a white australian woman doing a caricature of black americans. Talking about wanting to be "ratchet" using black people as props in her early videos. it was never going to last.

[@jinny8431]

@@DominiqueNicole144 nah the black community rappers gave her hella heat. Heat she couldn’t ignore

[@tshidi129]

I agree

[@austins.2495]

Iggy was literally just a young woman, came all the way to america ALONE for her dream, and hustled to make the dream real. I feel really bad for how things went for her :/// very sad

[@Justme0528]

Sounds a lot harder than just growing up in a neighborhood, choosing the g@ng lifestyle then getting mad that they didn't get to become a rapper, dealer or famous sports player 😂 Or worse the ones who do get the fame and money but then choose to stay in the life because the one thing that's more important is their ego and insecurities.

[@RepentImmediately]

People do anything for fame only to realize fame won't get you into Heaven

[@CanYouRepeatTheQuestion]

She hustled alright Right into the bedroom with anyone in the game who would put her on.

[@myheartbelongstowhat]

Honestly she got wayyyyyyyy too much hate, and looking back she really didn't do anything terrible. I think she deserves a second chance.

[@DominiqueNicole144]

Well, scrolling thru this comment section, I just heard of a freestyle she did and thought it was wise to rap that she was a "runaway slave master"...??😅🤦🏽‍♀️ my first time hearing of it, but I doubt the hip hop community will ever give her another real chance, maybe pop will take her tho🤷🏽‍♀️ oh, and there are many ppl who aren't keen on her taking up for Tory Lanez after the Megan allegations, so there's that...

[@cecehoneybee]

@@DominiqueNicole144😅😢😅😢😅😢😅😅😮😅😮😅😢😮😅😢😢😢😢😮

[@simelane]

No. I actually like first three albums. And for an entire year (2018) had “Saviour” on repeat. She literally did nothing for the hip hop community, did nothing for black culture, and kept on insisting she did nothing wrong in her appropriation. Which black female rapper was she on good terms with? Which rapper did she take under her wing? That lack of self awareness and imbecility is what led to her downfall. She should have taken the path of Eminem or Macklemore empower others of the community you are claiming.

[@allstopblue5717]

@@simelanewhy does she have to take anybody under her wing? Who gives a fuck.

[@sommergroombridge857]

Anyone else think azaela banks is a bit of a mean girl and trying to tear down another woman??? That's literally all I see in this

[@danielleknight4383]

Absolutely 💯 She's THE gatekeeper..

[@reehoneybee123]

Pretty much she’s horrible, the way she carriers herself and she’s just mad that she wasn’t on the XXL cover. Not to mention so just loves to gate keep

[@sita9071]

Yep. I didn't even know about her until I read about her beef with Skai Jackson a year or two ago. Everything I see about her is just her beefing with other women.

[@toyamwarr]

There’s no bit. She is a mean girl. She is a major gatekeeper who has attacked everyone over the years.

[@grlkat]

​@sita9071 I thought that drama with Skai was so uncalled for but now Skai out here allegedly hitting her man so.... maybe cray just recognizes cray

[@jordanmarie24]

Wow, I've never been a big fan of Iggy, nor hated her, but this deep dive made me respect and like her. She seemed like a genuine person who fell victim to online bullying.. She does have some absolute bangers under her belt and seems she was just a target for mockery, but I think she handled herself quite well. Wish her the best! Yet another fantastic Deep Dive! Can't wait for what's next!

[@THEREALQJONES]

Why did this TOTALLY skipped over her having a baby with playboi carti???

[@Peterrdee]

Iggy face card without makeup? Impeccable she’s gorgeous even before the work

[@kikipeterson7886]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mvry6573]

Ummm.. ok

[@JaneDoe-ym7de]

@@mvry6573You seem bothered. Why?

[@danielleknight4383]

She is so gorgeous!! ❤❤

[@haliee]

i agree. she is very beautiful!

[@imauserbaby]

Literally a week ago i was like what happened to iggy? 😂

[@lollipopsfordays3610]

Same! Random right?

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

her new stuffs are like on KZbin and not bad but there's just very little buzz

[@Nottyastro]

Wtf me too lol

[@virginitaq]

Same, I always randomly wonder what happened to certain musicians or actors when I'm in the bathroom. Maybe that's just me having random curiosities in the loo

[@colly7963]

Sounds like Iggy was the victim of professional jealousy and online bullying. People bringing on the hate.

[@Tiajones333]

Yup

[@CharlesH-t9r]

​​@@Tiajones333 she's a white woman who only dates black men and hasn't really disrespected the black community Yet we allowed many other white women to come in and take from us and never go as hard on them 41:15 Ellen is anti interracial dating watch her video of her getting triggered at Margot Robbie and Nicole Kidman swooning over black male celebrities over the white ones I mean it's known White Australian woman find Black American men and Aboriginal men attractive

[@starletdust]

Exactly

[@sissywissy4586]

She was. This video honestly showed me how talented she was. But she wanted to be labeled a rapper and that really rubbed people the wrong way. If she had gone "pop" out of respect for the rapb genre, Miley was able to skate through rap but she did not attach herself to that genre so it wasn't a problem.

[@keepingit100-ss3hx]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MySkinnydip]

I’m surprised IggY wasn’t scouted as a model. She had such a unique look. I always felt she should’ve rapped in her Australian voice. My favorite song was “Impossible is nothing.” I was going through hell and one of my friends played it and resonated with me. But that’s the only song.

[@tiffanykim2773]

Name all the people who do that though.

[@alidhere9806]

She literally signed to wilhelmina models before she got big

[@n4t4shaaaa]

She ruined her model opportunity by getting plastic surgery

[@SocialExperiment232]

@@n4t4shaaaayeah this is so sad that she felt pressure by the hip hop culture to purchase a more “ethnic” body type. She was sooo gorgeous before. Still is but you know what I mean.

[@jadegribben3848]

Australian accent is so nasal sounding and would be aweful, I can't think of anyone who raps in the Australian accent

[@luyandauthandomakhanya7813]

She didn't do anything crazy, just a victim of insecure bitter jealous "artists" and stupid cancel culture.

[@poorweakcua6372]

Facts

[@DivineWine1]

So everyone is going to forget Eminem. He made an entire song disrespecting black girls, before his career. No one says anything about that. 😒

[@9urn93]

Because no one cares about black women

[@joyajohnson2216]

You know why. 😐 it’s fked up

[@amandakeenan4722]

And there was this black girl at our school who thought I was dap? Cause I rapped so she was kinda eye’n me and oh the irony guess what her name was? Ain’t even gonna say it plus the same color hair as hers was and blue contacts and a pair of jugs the bombest god damn girl in the whole school if I could pull it not only would I become more popular but I would be able to piss Kim off at the same time but it backfired I was supposed to dump her but she dumped me for this black guy and that’s the last I ever seen or heard of spoke to this old foolish pride girl

[@kyky9260]

We don't listen to him

[@Snow-xd4rv]

​@@kyky9260 We do listen to him

[@creativeideator]

To me she was a no nonsense girl in a genre that doesn't accept that coming from a white woman. She was right in her responses but people would conveniently only see the reaction and not what caused it. People really tried to police her, how she sings, the language she use, etc. and she just answered to that. You do the same thing as white artists to a black woman and all hell would break loose. It's the hipocrisy for me.

[@Papadoc1981]

Correction! There was never a time when Azeala Banks dominated rap in any way. She had a few notable songs to her credit. But she was never a huge artist at any time. She had some buzz and some potential but her attitude squandered it. People were out on her just as quickly as she started gaining a following.

[@classicstrawberry6633]

I prefer Iggy over Ice Spice any day at least Iggy has talent and doesn't have to rely on being a meme and being sexualized to have fans.

[@andreinapereira552]

why are you slut shaming Ice? they both do the same thing, shaking the ass

[@daniellakaran5760]

Me too, at least she has some legacy, talent, and not obsessed with twerking and pooping hahahaha

[@Amber-rk6em]

Yeah, I agree

[@arreola891]

I agree but I definitely think Iggy over sexualized herself.

[@RepentImmediately]

If you don't consider her to have sexualized herself, the world has really lost common sense

[@SocialExperiment232]

It’s just nuts that she went from being a genuine artist that everyone liked to people focusing on all this petty ish and trying to destroy her for no reason. She didn’t do nothing wrong, or half as bad as some of the artists that are popular today. I was never a huge fan but I feel so bad for her after all the work she did just to have the industry turn on her like that. I honestly suggest all artist to try to make it independently. There’s so many tools for exposure nowadays that labels aren’t that necessary.

[@flowerchild89]

Jealousy

[@Simonjose7258]

Iggy Azalea and Azalea Banks always F'd with my dyslexic brain 🧠 🤪🤭 I'm so confused 😂

[@bontlelethetsa]

I was also confused 😂😂

[@Indomita506]

It's not even similar

[@Simonjose7258]

@@Indomita506 It's a dyslexia thing ✌️❤️

[@glittahliquori4757]

Iggy is one of my favorite hip hop artists. She may not be riding the high she once had with "Fancy," but she's still recording and has made platinum and gold songs in recent years. She's touring and is a mom. Iggy is still a "Classic."

[@nicholegajadar1950]

Wow. I actually feel really bad for her. She didn’t deserve half of the hate she got

[@KaiKailuv]

She says the n word

[@toxiczombiewolf5692]

Yeah thats awful but not deserving of death threats. People want people to grow but when they do its not good enough we see it all the time once you get the cancelled you ain't allowed second chances ​@KaiKailuv

[@LameBoyLee]

@@KaiKailuv It has no meaning

[@AlluringVids]

@@LameBoyLeeit does have meaning

[@Chileeeeestop]

@@LameBoyLeeOf course you have no picture to match the bs you’re saying.

[@ourovermelho23]

I dont think she is a laughing stock she sold over 50 million records world wide broke records and still collabs with other arts maybe not in the lvl she did once but she is definitely doing well money wise and as an independent artist

[@whoisdamaris]

I've never heard any songs by Azealia Banks, nor I knew how she looks like. Until this day I've only heard about her whenever she beefed with, well, literally anyone.

[@malconsak]

You can't tell me that you don't know the song "fancy". That song was everywhere in 2014 worldwide.

[@DominiqueNicole144]

​​@@malconsakWrong Azealia lol

[@msbabycakes001]

Ya same azaelia banks seems so mean for no reason.

[@djsamaria1731]

​@@malconsakAzalea Banks not Iggy azalea

[@theperspektivcollectivellc2797]

She’s a terrible personnnnnn! The definition of misery.

[@jess4now12]

Imagine thinking this evening would be boring, only to receive the Deep Dive notification! Yes! Thank you.

[@PamperUPretty]

Go VOTE 🍯 THERES MORE SERIOUS MATTERS AT HAND✊🏿🇺🇸‼️🤦‍♀️

[@Thatcaramelchic]

Right! 🎉

[@kittykat8110]

Like ppl cant do both. 🤷‍♀️😒​@@PamperUPretty

[@avar8145]

😊x😅x​@@Thatcaramelchic

[@jess4now12]

@PamperUPretty Yet here you are, so I assume your priorities are also open to questioning. Therefore, you can miss me with your BS. 🙄

[@petalblossom96]

International singers always sing in American accents. Not sure why that's a problem in rap.

[@MOVIEHORIZON]

Exactly. It’s very common…Just ppl hating…looking for a reason to say she’s “fake”…

[@Nina-ex5wd]

Yall talking bout "cultural appropriation" be the same ones listening to Jack Harlow, Justin Bieber, JungKook etc... the list goes on. Its crazy how much hate iggy gets when so many non-black artists are receiving accolades by doing exactly what iggy has done, taking part in black culture. She used to rap with a southern accent b/c she flew to the southern states as a young teenager to learn rap from southern rappers, but dropped the "blaccent" post-2015 after the backlash and publicly apologized. Yall should be cancelling every Kpop group that uses black culture for their benefit lmao, keep the same energy.

[@tiffanykim2773]

Black American trashy culture sure 😂

[@cybomakh210]

...Dont you come across vids about kpop and some push back even in the comments?

[@SocialExperiment232]

Seriously. I love how Asians get to be as racist as they want meanwhile the rest of the world gets cancelled for things that weren’t even intentional.

[@ozzie3126]

facts!

[@xaviertan09]

Agreeesss

[@vanessaroyer990]

Grown man like snoop,beefing with a lady!!!

[@havranbagada7509]

Real Lady don't post naked pics for money on Onlyfans,she is not lady,just another Slut in industry.

[@shuyazalame]

Azealia saying "Iggy Azalea is like my albino child I randomly gave birth to in a pre-historic African village during Pangea. My early human brain thought she was demonic because of her albinism so l wrapped her in a malanga leaf and left her in a cave miles away from the village" will never not be funny 💀

[@Sunshine-is_here_to_stay]

Wow. She really said that!!!

[@MoonRavenn]

Girl right 😭🤣

[@mmgs1148]

Its really insensitive tho, albino people have really hard lives in some places where it is believed their body parts have magical powers and albinism alone has some health difficulties that go with it

[@chindmon2]

I think it’s so interesting with the “runaway slave master” line she either is telling the truth and was initially uncomfortable with it but a room full of black men okayed it OR if she’s lying and throwing them under the bus…regardless someone in that room was setting someone up for failure but I never seen that clip until right now and wow the jokes truly write themselves

[@cw7147]

I believe it. I have all the passes from my childhood friends but when I moved to a new city and said the same things around some of my new friends, it wasn't well received. I obviously can't speak on the relationships she had with these men but imo it's entirely believable they gassed her up because they either didn't see it as such a big issue (or as controversial) or they thought it would raise enough eyebrows to get attention orrr they looked at it as rage bait for attention.

[@lToxxiil]

i love how snoop started the beef then got mad that she fired back, like what kind of second grader shit is that.

[@understitchYT]

You guys always have the best breakdowns 🙌🙌

[@Lutifah]

As do you!

[@sarahwales6276]

White women experiencing success doesn’t take it away from black women.

[@danielleknight4383]

Exactly! It's so messed up some people see it like that..

[@deaditeera]

Exactly!!

[@DominiqueNicole144]

In this case, I would agree, but in many cases that is not true... I completely get that if you are not from a certain background or demographic, you may never understand the issues of said group, but it's a very nuanced issue that ppl rarely take the time to educate themselves on in order to understand...

[@jayj8135]

Not entirely true

[@tshidi129]

Nah, Iggy was getting all the recognition Nicki Minaj was struggling to get. I just knew that the industry was conspiring to make her the white Nicki Minaj. Iggy was treated unfairly, but I was not comfortable with the clear favoritism. Iggy had 4 Grammy nominations and Nicki didn't have even 1 for 2 of her hit albums at the time

[@yazmin_________143]

I wish you guys would of talked about her and playboi carti and all that drama 😭☹️

[@DeepDiveProductions]

Not enough time 😭 might have to look into it for another video

[@tiffanykim2773]

​@@DeepDiveProductionsNow that's the tea we need 😂

[@ashleyharper6408]

@@bouncyshakright that was so important

[@user-jp4cj3ds7p]

You had time​@@DeepDiveProductions

[@AKTangelo]

That’s what I was waiting for ! 😢

[@MsUchenna12]

28:44 it’s funny that people tried to make beef between Nicki and iggy . But Nicki was talking about her ex boyfriend SB cuz he spread a rumour that Nicki don’t write her rap’s

[@connor_1x1x1x1]

The fact that you guys use stems from iconic pop songs as SFX for your videos is literally such a beautiful tribute to pop culture.

[@ingridakerblom7577]

So her big sin was putting on an accent? I don't get why she was "cancelled"... There are MANY rappers out there with an alter ego. Nut when iggy did it it somehow became wrong... And WTF snoop going after her with such OLD sexist bullying..

[@idrk1014]

iggy is a white womanly trying to cosplay a stereotypical black women that’s the problem. It’s not like she just tried to use AAVE cause there would be no problem with that but she whole heartedly wanted every inch of black culture for her exploitation.

[@simelane]

No. Her racist lyrics, offer of the n word, lacklustre on stage lyricism were the bigger problem. Oh, and lack of contrition.

[@everettwomder8676]

He met me in 88 &89 Long Beach Grand Prix . Snoop wanted nothing to do with weed. I see him today as the poser he is. No vap

[@everettwomder8676]

No cap

[@DimpleReads]

This girl was just tryna rap. The hate was really intense just cuz she’s a white lady. So sad.

[@sasanyadawson6313]

Say to other genres as well

[@redman6434]

She survived a lot of backlash in the industry, she survived snoop dog Eminem, her ex-husband, but her mistake was going after the Britneyarmy. They literally killed her career.

[@endofaneraoutnow3473]

There was no Britney beef. Her and Britney love each other. Stop making things up

[@jasnam3955]

IG's biggest mistake is looking up to hip hop legends and thinking they were real and not the phonies that they actually are. Her answers came form the heart, theirs were well crafted

[@y2kmeangirl]

THANK YOUUU

[@Essence-v4c]

She was a phony herelf😂. They created her in a freaking lab and she played her part until it backfired. Maybe next time she won’t be so thirsty for fame

[@jasnam3955]

@@Essence-v4c great comment bozzo, name of this made sense.. maybe next time she won't be so thirsty for fame? Name one celebrity, creator, influencer who isn't thirsty for fame?

[@Essence-v4c]

@@jasnam3955 and only the basic and talentless white ones need to cosplay bc without blackness, they’re utterly forgettable. She was never a star

[@rantallaboutit]

This is the thing for me… as Black Americans many of us have no problem with others respectfully participating in our culture. The whole world does at this point… the problem is people pretending they’re not participating in or emulating our culture. The second issue is reducing our culture to “ratchet” stereotypes. Iggy has done all of these things at one point or anther but has denied it. That’s the issue. I think she’s gorgeous, smart, clearly driven to move across the globe at 16 and I’ve seen videos of her with Trixie Matel 😂 that have shown her personality. She seems very sweet and cool. It’s just… don’t worship Tupac, become a rapper, move to ATL, start rapping in an ATL “blaccent”, get a BBL and lip filler, exclusively date Black men, have a Black child, benefit off the Black community and then act as if your whole personality isn’t built around Blackness. 😂 That’s all girl. That would be like me moving to Japan, building my whole personality around Japanese culture, getting cosmetic procedures to look Japanese, and then pretending that I wasn’t inspired by Japanese culture. People would have an issue with that but when it’s the other way around no one cares. 🤷🏽‍♀️😩

[@abbycd9715]

Yes! Man I’m relieved to find this comment some of these commenters were scaring me 😭

[@elektra6473]

So if we embrace your culture we are fake, if we don’t embrace your culture then we are racist. I never knew you had to be a specific color to embrace and love any culture or man. She was attacked and things were made impossible for her from the start. And although I respect your opinion and point of view. what I gather in what you wrote it seems that a white women should not rap, date a black man or like any black rappers because it’s not her culture. People should respect, honor, and love other people for who they are and not the color of their skin or what culture they belong to because if not, that cycle will never end.

[@lovettalover]

Thank you for saying this. I was in high school enjoying her at the time, but even then I knew something was OFF and she was reaping all the benefits as a WW and being enabled by the BM around her.

[@Peterrdee]

She didn’t have to get work done either but also let’s not lie everyone wanted a bbl back then

[@XQN-R]

@@elektra6473she’s not innocent. I’m sorry but you don’t seem to be understanding the damaging effects of misogynoir in the black community. Imagine if white men solely uplifted black women and other races of women in tv and media. You and other white women had to grasp at straws to get visibility only to be overlooked? Nobody is saying she can’t like the culture or be apart of it but have a sense of individuality whilst being in it. Her cosplaying an Atlanta native was weird 😅

[@cassielynn1023]

Soooo weird I was literally just talking about Iggy with my friend a week or 2 ago wondering what the f happened to her! She used to be EVERYWHERE. I actually feel really bad for her.

[@Imxel21]

A white Australian woman who called herself a runaway slave master and while faking an accent an using aave deserves criticism

[@Brandoncye]

Wait? We skipped over the whole part of her having a baby? What the heck? When did that happen? All of a sudden, at the very end of the video its like, iggy has a 3year old baby. Like wtf!?!?! 😮

[@KH0LRA]

Makes sense that Katy wrote black widow, it sounds like something she would sing

[@jordan_roadhouse4798]

32:22 just no. No one is saying that at all. White people, when you watch the grammies, do you see some white person win and think that award is earned by me? Like seriously, you might not like Iggy but that is a piss poor excuse for jealousy.

[@Imxel21]

A white Australian woman who called herself a runaway slave master and while faking an accent an using aave deserves criticism

[@kaylabey]

how are you going to tell her how she feels? if you don’t get it, you don’t even need to comment.

[@Luckimee]

Everything she said was true

[@jordan_roadhouse4798]

@@kaylabey Huh??? Who you on about?

[@SocialExperiment232]

@@kaylabeyoh nooo the feelings lol if you so sensitive maybe don’t scroll through comments lmao

[@Tata83102]

Sad that she was basically bullied into failure. People are so petty.

[@City-of-lights]

God, Azealia banks' blatant envy and jealousy was so on your nose that it's genuinely pathetic.

[@ymd2516]

Iggy got treated far too harshly. The New Classic goes without saying being a great album but I loved The End of an Era too.

[@cassandramagnusson1787]

28:17 can we please acknowledge that Keith Urban sings like an American country singer but speaks like an Australian! And we are all ok with that!! ❤

[@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457]

Actually....the intonation and American accent is coincidentally naturally aligned with how the human voice sings. British people, Irish, Welsh, Australians...no matter what the accent...the way singing works ...is conducive to the American accent..the voice gravitates naturally to the drawl of the US accent..no matter where you are from

[@silkbuttons]

@@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457utter bullshit you have just inventec

[@tiffanykim2773]

Biggest thing I learned from this is that she legitimately quit 😮. That sucks. I hope she's happy with whatever she's doing rn.

[@coolfulldowns]

she feels like such a genuine person, I cant help but like her, shes also very funny

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

Loved Iggy Azalea since she came out with “Work”. The reason she fell off is because she didn’t have media training and she had a very fiery personality when someone was picking at or with her. That’s why some people in the rap game basically bullied her out of the way. She wasn’t gonna let anyone talk mess or be slick towards her simply because she’s a white girl. Then of course you had the toxic stans constantly trying to start beef with her and Nicki when there really wasn’t any. Nicki didn’t even see her as a threat until Iggy started taking all the features as the “token rap girlie”. Which brought out Nicki’s competitive side and of course Iggy was no match for the Queen of Rap. Though she did have a mean pen. There was also that verse controversy which I think was a Kendrick song if I’m not mistaken.

[@keelahrose]

She fell off because she sucks. You must have missed her attempt to freestyle and all the parts of this video talking about her cancelled tours due to lack of ticket sales.

[@headerahelix]

I have to say I can see where everyone is coming from on this... I don't think most people's issues with Iggy are actually personal but what she represents in a time where we're still very often seen as less than yet a white person comes in and makes bank emulating our art and labour where most of us would never see the same level of success with her level of talent. That said, she left home at 16, a baby, and had a predator who knew her from even younger in her myspace days waiting to prey on and groom her. Then when she had success without him he tried to claim her. I do buy that she didn't realise it would be cultural appreciation cause she grew up emulating black folks from the States and she was taken in by black folks when she moved there who clearly said nothing. That said, that doesn't excuse her from not accepting that it's wrong once she's told it's wrong. I agree with her that women in the entertainment industry in general are far more harshly criticised. What she did is almost nothing compared to Tim Burton saying black people don't meet his aesthetic and even after that people watch Wednesday and love Beetlejuice 2 with the only black people in it being a racial stereotype from 50 years ago. I think she must've wished on a monkey paw or something cause while I guess she made a buck people seem to actually hate her and for why really?

[@walkersonn]

I really miss Iggy Azalea. She got bangers back in the day. I was so obsessed with her

[@toxiczombiewolf5692]

She stopped her album. After she dropped her last song.

[@nikitakelly2801]

She's still releasing bangers - have a look at her newer stuff!

[@KrownHouseInc.]

Dang, Iggy must have really not drank ya alls cool aid, or took that devilish blood oath. Cuz all ya all just hating and don't give that woman as much credit as she deserves! Iggy Azaela is an Icon period.

[@jayj8135]

What credit does she deserve? TI said they did all the work for her. She just has a nice look

[@emptyteardrops]

25:11 i swear every artist is the only artist since the beatles to hold the #1 and #2 spot.

[@jenniferlewis7994]

Honestly always loved Iggy! The New Classic came out when I was in high school and I listened to it constantly!! I even went to her tour in 2014! End of and Era is one of my most played albums now and I never see anybody talk about it! I never really hear of many Iggy fans tho🥲 I still love you Iggy🥰

[@andreinapereira552]

I was a fan in 2014, I loved her

[@diamerist88879]

Nikky was definitely being shady asf. And she’s always been shady. Which the internet is just now starting to pay attention to. That was big corny. Nikky always wanted to be the only female, now that she’s not, she’s been crashing out.

[@leighacraig5275]

her beef with snoop was crazy bro i remember it like it was yesterday

[@Lola-AreaCode212]

The rap scene is so disgustingly toxic and dangerous. The envy is absolutely revolting.

[@jumpdumppyy]

Defending tory lanze smh, not a girls girl OR good person.

[@whalewolf7477]

No shes definitely a girls girl. Just because she dont fuck with megan (which alot of girls dont). Iggy has a HUGE list of female rappers and singers and actors that shes friends with. Nice dodge tho

[@rangeramarilla7301]

was a fan of iggy since 2013, she even noticed me on twitter once, and so on, but knowing about that letter destroyed me. never have i thought she would be capable of standing against a fellow female artist on a court case as sensitive as that one

[@eduardoserafin5034]

Literally she’s her own downfall

[@StephenJHolloway]

Why do i suddenly like her more now. If anything this video just showcases how disliked you are if you're rapper and also white 💀 I feel kind of bad her now to be honest, I always thought that she brought it all on herself but to be honest she didn't have a chance to begin with..

[@anthrognostic]

im curious why deep dive didn't even mention her most obvious relationship with carti and the fact she has a baby with him lol

[@claudiajimenez33]

surprised the crazy viral meme of her rapping on stage wasn’t mentioned

[@zellyu8559]

Yeah that was like when the downfall reallt sped up

[@jennizel]

​@@zellyu8559☆ what did she do? I missed that.

[@Youtubee-nd4je]

Tire monks tire monks 🤣

[@zellyu8559]

@@jennizel Look up "iggy azalea rap on stage"...it's the worst freestyle in the history of freestyles

[@jennizel]

@@zellyu8559 ☆ okay, I will! Ty

[@plantdaddy2371]

she is messy and got bullied out the industry but ”Survive The Summer” and ”The End of an Era” are fucking bangers tho

[@ZeroChases]

She ain't messy

[@NelsonSwampWorldTour]

The more I learn about Iggy, the more i like her. She was unique: Blonde, Australian, stauesque, and had the 'It' factor. Shoulda been handled better by the (mostly) men who guided her career and been on some real pop rap legend shit now.

[@Indomita506]

Anything about her is unique

[@charchar10222]

This made me genuinely sad. Iggy seems like a sweet girl with real star power. It’s so sad how many people were so jealous and tried to tear her down 😢

[@al.s.3277]

Please, please make one of Justin Bieber and how the media completely bullied the hell out of a KID. Because the hatred Justin was getting in 2009 and 2010 was crazy. They were going after him with torches as if he had committed the worst crime. And how weird people were regarding him, touching him inappropriately, etc.

[@emmac687]

I love your all's Deep Dives. Pop culture is so fun when you all run through the topic so well! Thanks for sharing awesome, high-quality vids!!!

[@Will-fk2dk]

First, who the hell is Azeala Banks? Seriously... I have NEVER heard of this person. Second, the balls for some of these people to gang up on her, throw shade at her without ever knowing her, and then lie about her for no reason. And finally, the ones that pulled the Race Card on her are the worst. Claiming Rap is a "Black culture thing, and isn't for White people." Huh. I guess that the NBA and NFL should be WHITE ONLY then... right? Both sports created by Whites. Anyone? Also, rap and hip hop is world wide now. These same people gonna go to Mexico, Canada, South America, The UK. France, Germany, The Middle East, and literally ALL OF ASIA to tell everyone there that they can't Rap because... you know wherenI am going with this. All of this just comes down to 2 things: Ignorance and unfathomable Jealousy! Iggy was it and they weren't. They couldn't handle it.

[@keyuantejohnson4373]

Hip hop is black culture and hip hop was created by black people

[@AboveTheClouts]

This really humanized her for me, thank you ❤

[@BrandyyBrandyy]

Iggy’s biggest mistake will be heavily aligning herself with these black men in the rap industry. I get it, they have a lot of power and access in hip hop. But they will NEVER stand by you when things go left and they have no politics 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

You guys always do such good work 💕🎀 thank you 😊

[@Oskar-2896x]

In my opinion her last album, or at least the latest shows how talented misunderstood underrated she actually is. Too bad the world cancelled and gave up on her already.

[@AmberBrooklyn24]

No shade, but I never ever thought this girl was a good rapper lol Fancy was just OKKK because of the hook. She was not good in my opinion. Then she tried to use slavery as a punchline for attention just to flop smh Sad. After awhile we only knew her for arguing online with her zesty baby daddy lol smh But her ex bf and ex manager was totally disgusting for coming after her like that and trying to sell her tape and get money from her smh he is trash for that and seemed very desperate. And I will neverrrr forget that “freestyle” she did on that concert stage that no one could figure out wth she was saying lmao that will forever be hilarious 😂😂😂

[@dopefinesse9618]

iggy didnt deserve all the hate she got. ppl was just hating on her bkus they felt she was just benefitting from the culture but she actually loved it and been respectful unlike some other white artist perdue chicken being one. i love iggy as an artist and she makes bops. she was the pop doja before doja

[@kiko485]

Not Perdue Chicken! 😂😂😂

[@dopefinesse9618]

@@kiko485 lol thts wat nicki called her

[@Isvhwv]

Waking up this morning wondering what I’ll watch over a late breakfast… just what I was looking for!!! 💅

[@amandaredd3057]

It was knit picking bullies doing what they do best - being hateful and jealous. I can't stand Azalea Banks for a myriad of reasons and Snoop is a regular dick to many. I love Iggy. She's not sought out to hurt a soul. I hope she's doing ok right now. I can't imagine going through the kind of crap she did

[@Tenshii_Artii]

This is kind of surreal. She was definitely a part of some of the songs I listened to when I was basically in Highschool. I would listened to a few of her songs just a couple of times. But the one song for some reason is still stuck with me to this day, was her ‘Heavy Crown’ where she sang With Ellie Goulding Around 2014. I think because it was featured in the trailer from one of my favorite movie franchises, Kingsman.

[@ConcietedMuchXD]

I usually love deep dives, but there’s a lot missing in this video. How she got with her baby father, and how the Kendrick controversy put a nail in her coffin in terms of how she was perceived by the public was a huge part of her flopping and this video barely touches the surface of that

[@kellymd4889]

This story is sad...God bless her, she gave it a fair crack and stayed strong.

[@ericphilipe3151]

Her single Switch with Anitta actually stirred up so much controversy in Brasil, among the video being leaked before it's official release, and rumors of some beef between Iggy and Anitta; this played a STRONG part on her loss of influence in Brasil

[@HolographicCathawk]

Azalea Banks is just jealous.

[@0h_hi_mark]

I thought that too, she reaks jealousy

[@keepingit100-ss3hx]

Jealous of what? I would love to know what Banks would be jealous of? Do white women think this highly of themselves that all women of colour want to be you guys? Like you guys walk around with this fat head? I honestly got to know. The narcissism in white women should be studied.

[@kyky9260]

She speaking truth, try to understand

[@y2kmeangirl]

Okay but how come justin timberlake, justin bieber, and even Eminem (in all his glory & talent) are allowed to take part in black culture dress like us, talk like us, act like us and so on, but iggy got attacked so badly? Why is it so normalized to clown on "white chicks" that act "ghetto" y'all just don't like "ghetto" women period. Whether they're black, white, asian, if they got a uterus, and they wanna rap about it, y'all find a reason to hate on them. And her race and alledge "appropriating" was the perfect topic to slander her for. Its sad, and Azealia Banks and Nikki should know first hand what its like for female rap to be taken as a joke. Every women that enters this game constantly feels as though they have to prove their worth whilst the men get away with all sorts of things simply because its a male dominated genre and it's just not fair. I feel bad for her and all aspiring female rappers need to stop looking for all these notorious men to raise them up to stardom because it will and ALWAYS backfires. Always.

[@Essence-v4c]

All of them got dragged for that, they just didn’t play the white woman tattooed tears card after😂. They owned up to what they did and then stopped, she still tries to cosplay