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Iggy Azalea: "Andre 3000 is a genius"
This is a pretty long interview, so I decided to quote a few snippets from the article.
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Outside of female rappers, you’ve also cited Gwen Stefani, Grace Kelly, and Andre 3000 as inspirations. In what way have these people had an impact on you?
Where to start with Andre 3000? Man, he’s a genius. How do I count the ways? The thing I really love about Andre — and I don’t think anybody really notices it — but I thought about how Andre would make a record when I was making “Burgundy Shit” and “The Last Song,” because he talks to you. He’s telling you a story. This is rap and he’s rapping, but I feel like he’s telling you a story. It’s so funny because it seems like I only tell stories when it’s a love story. It’s like, “Let me tell you this love story, girl. Let me give you tea.” The way he’s so conversational with it, that’s what I really love.
With Gwen Stefani, it’s never been so much the music; I really just liked the style. She’s like this rebel girl and she had her own ****. She had pink hair and braces...
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On her upcoming tour:
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So what are you most excited about with the upcoming Tyga tour?
I don’t know, the bus! It’s so cool actually because MAC is giving me a make-up artist and paying her to come with me and do my make-up every night. This is going to be really cool. I feel so legitly set up. I have Laquan Smith in New York doing all of my show outfits. We have a bit more of a staged show than we usually have. Usually when I’m doing spot dates every show is different and it’s kind of like, “Shit, I’ve got to get this together.” It’s a lot of who’s doing this and who’s doing that. Mainly I think the idea of being on this adventure — Coco will be there and Tyga will be there — and we’re all on this bus. It’s like we’re all at camp or something. It’s like, “Do you want to go on a road trip to six cities?” Hell yeah!
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In addition, Iggy says that she loves Atlanta and identifies the city as a second home.
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Mannnnn. Atlanta is like the thread that pulls the whole thing together. People hear my story and they’re like, “Oh, she just hops from city to city.” But Atlanta’s always been the one. Ever since I was in Miami, I’ve been coming to Atlanta. I would always come here and go **** with Oomp Camp and **** with DJ Unk and [Dungeon Family emcee] Backbone. I would always come here and visit and come **** with them for maybe like a week or a few days and record a few songs before going back to wherever I was living. Even when I moved to L.A., I’d always come here.
It’s something about this city that reminds me of my home. I don’t know if it’s the trees. My mother came here and visited and was like, “I love Atlanta at nighttime. It reminds me of home.” It’s just been woven in the story the whole time; I always come back here. Even moving to New York, we were like, “At least it’s close to Atlanta.” It’s something about this city that I really love. I don’t know what it is, but it’s true.
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http://clatl.com/cribnotes/archives/...stralia-rapper
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