How Did Iggy Azalea Become the Worlds Most Hated Pop Star On Friday, Iggy Azalea canceled her Great Escape tour, which had already been rescheduled once. Its not the first time that an artists tour has been canceled for one reason or another, but in Iggy Azaleas case, its just the latest controversy in a never ending stream of public drama. Iggy started off as an interesting if dubiously authentic talent backed by T. I., but over the past year, has made headlines more for her dust ups than her music. How did we get hereAbout The Last Bookstore is Californias largest used and new book and record store. Currently in our third incarnation, we began in 2005 in a downtown Los Angeles. Online news and press release distribution service for small and mediumsized businesses and corporate communications. Includes current items, organized by date. Cosmopolitan. com examines the five year career of Amethyst Amelia Kelly through all its wins and losses. Is this the end of the Iggy eraAdvertisement Continue Reading Below. August 2. 01. 1 Iggy releases her debut single for Puy, a controversial track about exactly what the title suggests. The video goes viral, causing uproar because it featured a child riding a rocking horse while Iggy chanted pussy. It was eventually taken down from You. Tube because Iggy uploaded the video without the producers permission, and to date still isnt on Iggys official You. Tube page. September 2. Iggy releases her debut mixtape Ignorant Art, led by a track called D. R. U. G. S. It uses the same instrumental as Kendrick Lamars Look Out for Detox. In the lyrics, Iggy makes a reference to Kendricks track with the line, When the relay starts, Im a runaway slave master Shittin on the past gotta spit it like a pastor. October 2. Within a three day period, Azealia Banks falls in and out of love with Iggy Azalea over Twitter. It starts on October 1. On October 2. 0th, Banks tweets once wrote a song called Barbie Shit, but nicki minaj blew up like the week after so i took it down, lololz. Also wrote a song called P U Y before Iggy Azalea. Iggy indirectly responds with, its NEVER been about who did it first. ALWAYS been about who did it better. Banks retweets Iggys tweet, adding i know right By October 2. Azealia Banks tweets, I smell beef. All the tweets are eventually deleted. January 2. 01. 2 Iggy Azalea confirms with VIBEthat shes involved with fellow rising rapper AAP Rocky. She even has the words Live Love AAP tattooed on her fingers she later gets an X through the AAP. Line Of Beauty And Grace Downloads' title='Line Of Beauty And Grace Downloads' />I love him and thats all there is to it, she says. January 2. 01. 2 Iggy Azalea signs a management deal with Interscope Records. In an interview with Billboard, Iggy says Interscope honcho Jimmy Iovine told her shes the next Tupac. Though the comparison didnt come from her, the comment sections of websites start stirring. February 2. 01. 2 Iggy lands a spot on XXLs coveted Freshman List, becoming the first female artist in history to make the cover. Adobe Flash Player Linux Installation Instructions. Azealia Banks isnt pleased. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. Iggy responds March 2. Iggy Azalea apologizes for the 2. In an open letter, she says the line was a metaphoric take on an originally literal lyric. It was a tacky and careless thing to say and if you are offended, I am sorry, she wrote. I dont hate any race of people, and it pains me to wake up to other young people being misled to believe I do. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. May 2. 01. 2 Iggy appears on the track Beat Down by Steve Aoki and Angger Dimas. Iggys verse gets a thumbs up from critics. July 2. 01. 2 Iggy releases the Glory EP, executive produced by T. I. The free release has been downloaded over 1. Dat. Piff, which qualifies it as Gold. October 2. 01. 2 Iggy makes her American television debut as part of the Grand Hustle cypher at the BET Hip Hop Awards. October 2. 01. 2 Iggys Trap Gold mixtape is met with a lukewarm response, despite featuring production from Diplo and a track with Juicy J. It only reaches 2. Dat. Piff, making it certified Bronze. March 2. 01. 3 Iggy releases the music video for Work and is met with a huge response. The video now has over 1. You. Tube. June 2. Iggy appears on Sway in the Morning with T. I. When asked if she has butt implants, she replies, Its my flesh. Its my butt. When Sway asks her to freestyle, she struggles and delivers a pre written verse from an existing song. The Internet has a field day with the idea that Iggy cant freestyle yet calls herself a rapper. June 2. 01. 3 Rumors of racism return, as old tweets from Iggy resurface. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. Iggy comes to her own defense Advertisement Continue Reading Below. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. September 2. 01. 3 Iggy is on the cover of Complex. She responds to an indirect question about having previously been challenged for mimicking a Southern hip hop accent in her music. If youre mad about it and youre a black person then start a rap career and give it a go, too, she says. Im not taking anyones spot, so make yourself a mixtape. Or maybe if youre black, start singing like a country singer and be a white person. I dont know. Why is it such a big dealThis is the entertainment industry. Its not politics. You should be more concerned about the message, not the voices saying it. October 2. Iggy opens for Beyonc during the Australian leg of her Mrs. Carter Show world tour. She pushes back the release of her debut album to 2. February 2. 01. 4 Fancy with Charli XCX is released to radio and shoots right to the top of the charts. It ultimately gets added to the list of one of the best selling singles of all time. The single also reached the top of the Billboard rap chart, calling into question whether or not the song should be regarded as a hip hop track due to its pop undertones. So begins another lengthy debate of whether or not Iggy Azalea should be considered pop or hip hop as the song also simultaneously topped the dance chart. March 2. 01. 4 The Clueless inspired video for Fancy is released and is another home run for Iggy. The video now has over 5. April 2. 01. 4 At long last, Iggy releases her debut album The New Classic. It debuts at number three on the Billboard 2. May 2. 01. 4 Fancy makes it to number one, Problem with Ariana Grande lands at number two, and Iggy joins the Beatles as the only artist to have songs simultaneously at numbers one and two with their first two Hot 1. June 2. 01. 4 Iggy covers Billboardand in her interview, comments on Lordes performance of Nirvanas All Apologies at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony from earlier that year. Nothing against her, but I think when youre doing a tribute to someone thats dead, generally it should be the persons peer, Iggy said. Lorde is not Kurt Cobains peer. No matter if she killed the performance or not, I just dont think its appropriate. Their beef is diffused rather quickly. June 2. 01. 4 Nicki Minaj wins the Best Female Artist award at the BET Awards, and during her acceptance speech makes a remark about artists having ghostwriters that most regard as a thinly veiled insult to Iggy. What I want the world to know about Nicki Minaj is when you hear Nicki Minaj spit, Nicki Minaj wrote it. Nicki sort of denies that her words were directed at Iggy. July 2. 01. 4 As Fancy becomes ubiquitous, Vulture declares, We deserve a better song of summer and suggests that artists like Rihanna and Nicki Minaj werent present to take the lead so we were left with Fancy instead. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. July 2. 01. 4 Iggy releases Black Widow featuring Rita Ora and cowritten by Katy Perry.